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Student Sustainability Potluck Mondays 6:30 pm |
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Interested in delicious food, fun people, and eating sustainably? Join The Crossing student org. and F.H. King for our Monday potlucks held in the lower level of The Crossing. Feel free to come the first time just to get a taste (no need to bring a dish to share). Besides enjoying each other and the good food, this group of university students and recent graduates enjoys conversations and education about eating sustainably. For more information, contact Claire at
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Past themes have included:
Mexican
Cabbage and pasta
Roots and tubers
Market Fresh
Iron Chef (pick an ingredient out of a hat)
The potluck is continuing through the summer... so take advantage of the fact that you don't have as many classes to come join us in the basement of 1127 University Ave.
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Swing Dance Lessons and Dance (Watch for Dates of Upcoming Dances)
Free for students ($5.00 for others)
Beginner Swing Lessons 7:30 to 8:00 pm
Social Dance: 9:00 to 12:00 pm
See why
swing dancing is so popular! Swingin’ music, talented teachers, cool
moves, a convenient location and a great way to meet people! Bring
friends or come alone. Dance your heart out or grab some snacks and
watch the fun from the sidelines. But beware, once you start watching,
it won't be long before you move out onto the dance floor! The
introductory lessons will give you plenty of skills to get your groove
on. Give it a try. You won't be disappointed. To get to the dance,
enter the front door off University Ave. Take your immediate left and
go downstairs. The Crossing student organization is partnering with
Madison Lindy Connection to make these dances possible. For more
information, contact Brandon McDonald
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. For more information on The Lindy Connection, go to www.uwswing.com.
Tango Dojo Thursdays 7-9:00pm Lower Level: South Meets East in the North
Tango Dojo
is an all-level, no partner required class. The instructor, Craig
Rypstat, teaches out of the Nuevo Tango, open embrace, vocabulary. If
there is enough student interested, he's also willing to teach close
embrace. He emphasizes connection, posture, and awareness while
teaching Nuevo Tango. He teaches to both classic and Nuevo tango music.
The goal is to create an environment where people can simultaneously
develop their quality of motion and vocabulary. For more information,
visit www.MovementJunkie.com/TangoDojo/
Beginner Social Dancing Thursdays 6-7:00 pm
Advanced Social Dancing Thursdays 7-8:00 pm
- Free for Students
- Begins January 24 through May (new students can begin at anytime)
- Located in the lower level of The Crossing
If you
don't know how to dance or feel you can't dance or are afraid of
dancing, this class is for you! Teacher Craig Rypstat will guide you in
learning basic steps and principles for Merengue, Rhumba, Salsa and
East Coast Swing. Advanced lessons will venture into Tango. During the
semester he will be offering social dances to give students a chance to
try their new moves. No partner is necessary but feel free to bring
friends!
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Student Choir Wednesdays - 7:30-8:30pm |
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Love to sing? Consider joining The Crossing Choir! All voices welcome. We perform once or twice for the Crossing Vespers service each semester and also to a local nursing home or other opportunity that the group chooses. During Spring semester 2008, we are planning a musical ministry to a local Hospice Center where we will sing for individual patients (on Wednesday evenings during our normal rehearsal time). For more information, contact our director: Bridget Duffy,
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. We meet in the Sanctuary. Spring Semester Choir Rehearsals and program begins Janaury 30, 2008 |
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A Reverse Mission Trip to Honduras July, 2008 and January 2009
Housing continues to be a huge concern for the people of Honduras after the devastation left by Hurricane Mitch in 1998. The Wisconsin Conference United Church of Christ (a Crossing parter/supporter) makes two trips a year to help build houses for families in need--January and July. Come spend a rewarding, eye-opening, unforgettable 11 days giving your time and energy working alongside Hondurans to build their homes. University students can go for $500!!! To find out more, contact
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Habitat For Humanity Blitzbuild, January 2009 |
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Interested in going to Florida in January to have fun AND to make a difference? Each year we take a group of around 20 students to work for Habitat for Humanity in Palatka County, Florida. This is one of the poorest regions of Florida, but their hospitality is amazing. We call it a blitzbuild because we go from nothing to 4 walls, a roof, and siding in 5 days. It's extremely satisfying and lots of fun to provide help to those who need a nice, safe home. If you would like to learn more, contact Phil Kollmeyer (
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). Check out photos from past years--under multimedia--each year has its own album.
The 2008 Trip is now history but check out our TIME LAPSE VIDEO -- click on"videos" under "Multimedia"! |
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Over the past six years The Crossing has sponsored service learning opportunities (Quest trips) to Israel/Palestine (Peace focus), Costa Rica (Spirituality and Sustainability focus), and Northern Ireland (Forgiveness focus). The Quest experience is more than a trip. It is an opportunity to meet twice monthly in advance of the trip to engage the focus topic and to bond as a group, plus share the experience with churches, peers, and civic groups upon return.
All students are welcome to apply for these opportunities. We do our best to keep costs low and the group fundraises in advance.
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Worship Team
Each week our student worship team meets with campus ministers to do Bible Study on upcoming scriptures and plan Sunday Vespers services. This Fall our team members include Mark Eatough, Suzie Considine, Forrest Bishop, Courtney Woods, and Aly Manthei.
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Book Study: A Faith Worth Believing
The words religion and faith can stir up some vivid images; some of them are positive, and others are not. This summer, we'll explore the ideas of faith and religion by reading Tom Stella's "A Faith Worth Believing: Finding New Life Beyond the Rules of Religion". We'll begin with the first chapter on Tuesday, June 24 at 7:30pm at The Crossing. Join us for the company and conversations we'll have each Tuesday! Contact Suzie (
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) or Lyndsey (
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) if you're interested or have questions.
"Becoming Human" by Brian C. Taylor-Book Study Wednesdays 4 PM
Join fellow Christians and Non-Christians seeking to know more about what Jesus has to say about living a vibrant, full life! This summer will be a time to explore more about how to discern traits such as love, commitment, clarity and joy in our own lives through the transformative wisdom Jesus shared with others while living his life. We will be a relaxed and open group welcoming all ideas and reflections of the book, please join us! We will meet five or so times throughout the summer, most likely on a weekly basis. The first meeting will be on Wednesday, June 25th from 4-5 PM at 1127 University Avenue in the upstairs student lounge. We'll discuss the first 50 pages (intro and ch. 1-5) during the first meeting! Any questions, please contact Bri Sundal at
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Outdoor Labyrinth Walk Sunday June 22 7:15 pm -- possibly every Sunday?
Join others from The Crossing as together we worship by walking an outdoor labyrinth. This labyrinth is located at a church on the west side of Madison (http://www.madisonchristiancommunity.org/labyrinth.htm). Please register in advance by contacting Mark Eatough (
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). If you can drive, please note this. We will be leaving The Crossing at 7:15 pm and arrive at the church 7118 Old Sauk Road around 7:30 pm. We will plan to be back by 9:00 pm (but possibly earlier). It all depends on how much time walkers take walking the labyrinth. This is meant to be a very reflective contemplative experience not to be rushed. Rain date will be on June 29th.
If enough students are interested and we can provide transportation, perhaps we can make this a weekly Sunday evening worship experience and when you are in town, you can join us. Let Mark know if this is something you might be interested in doing weekly when you are in town (whether or not you can make it to the first walk on June 22).
Monday Sustainability Potlucks
Join this group for some great food. Note the summer time is 7:00 pm! Don’t worry about bringing a dish the first time you come. Next Monday theme is Anything Green! If you would like to be put on the email list, contact Claire at
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Donald Park Archaeological Dig
Ever want to pretend you are an archaeologist? Well, now is your opportunity! This summer at Donald Park, Bob Birmingham, a retired State Archaeologist, is doing a dig (a pioneer cabin). He needs at least 4 volunteers a day (from 9 - 4 usually) to help him. The days available are this Fri. June 13, and June l9 through 29. If you (and any friends) would like to sign up, contact Pat Hitchcock at 608-832-6608 with information on when you can come and help out (if you get her message machine, speak slowly and leave your phone number so she can call you back). Pat can give you information about how to get to the site. For more information on Donald Park and how to get there, go to http://donaldpark.org/. If you do go on the dig, let Karla know. Thanks.
Donald Park Workday
If you are interested in volunteering at Donald Park (http://donaldpark.org/) to do projects such as maintenance on the trails, digging yellow parsnip in the prairies, hauling wood out of the prairie edges, transplanting forbes into a savannah, weed eating, etc., contact
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with the Saturdays and/or Sundays you are available. We will see if we can find a date that works for a number of students! |
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