Greetings HDS Methodists,

I hope the start to your academic year has gone well. This important email is to remind you of upcoming events and to ask for further suggestions.

1) The Student Activities Fair is this Tuesday, September 7, from 5:30-6 in the Braun Room (Community Tea starts at 4:30). Thank you to Allison and Jessica for agreeing to be there (and, Thomas, if you can be there too that would be great! The more representation the better!)

2) Also on Tuesday, we meet with the Wednesday Noon Service Steering Committee to discuss our plans for our upcoming Noon Service on September 22. All who can be in attendance for this meeting on September 7 please come! We must have an outline for our service by then. It sounds like we are in agreement to open with prayer and then intersperse scripture readings between several hymns. WE NEED MORE HYMN SUGGESTIONS! So far we have Lord of the Dance, Of for a Thousand Tongues to Sing, and God of the Sparrow...ALSO, would someone like to deliver a short homily? We have 45 minutes to an hour to fill so maybe even two short ones? Allison, would you like to speak on how your Methodist faith impacts your view of religious tolerance, especially as it pertains to the mosque issue in NYC? Will anyone else offer to give a homily?

3) Our FIRST Wednesday Morning Covenant Group will meet this Wednesday, September 8, at 8:00am on the first floor of Divinity Hall. We will be meeting in the small room with the computer that is to the left of Belva's. The Religious Group Leaders Meeting conflicts with this time so I am sure we will be missing a few members (myself included) but I look forwarded to starting off a new year of HDS Methodist's Covenant Group!

Thank you all and have a great three-day weekend!