GCF Newsflash! Romance | Friday 4/11 @ 7:30pm | SP Seminar Room

Welcome to the MIT Graduate Christian Fellowship!

It finally feels like spring!  With the new season comes the air of new possibilities, and perhaps a new view about romance from a Christian perspective.  Can Christians date non-Christians?  How can one prepare oneself for singlehood and/or marriage?  Mickey and Michelle Sanchez, Harvard Intervarsity staff and Highrock staff respectively, will be joining us to address these topics and more!

Submit your questions in advance using this form.

Topic:          Romance with Mickey and Michelle Sanchez

Where:        Sidney Pacific Seminar Room (1st floor, to the right of lobby)

When:         Friday April 11th @ 7:30pm

Contact:      Sam Elder (970-232-5820 if you have trouble getting in)

Announcements

• The weather's getting warmer, so we're going to play some frisbee!  Come out to Briggs Field on Sunday 4/13 at 2pm for some ultimate fun.  Call Sam E. if you need to find the group.
  
• NEXT WEEK: There will be no large group due to Good Friday.  An email will be sent out about services at local churches that day.  Look forward to details about our annual Easter potluck on Sunday 4/20!
• GIG (Groups Investigating God) is a series of weekly group discussions for non-Christian/seeker friends to learn more about God.  If you or a friend are interested, please contact Sam Perli.

Prayer Square

• As we move into Holy Week, pray that our hearts would be prepared and readied for Easter.  Pray that we would each have an opportunity to invite friends to celebrate with us.
• Pray for those graduating this semester, that the work of their hands and minds would be blessed and that they would receive the strength and encouragement needed to complete the task.
  

Community Corner

Instead of our typical large group, many GCFers went to Park Street Church over the weekend to hear from Alister McGrath, Gerald Gabrielse, and others as part of an apologetics conference.  The plenary sessions will soon be made available online.  While we wait, check out Dr. McGrath's previous talks.

All Things Considered

Some resources for Holy Week:
- GO: Midday services at Park Street Church (w/ devotionals posted afterwards)

- READ: Free ebook devotional for each day of the week from John Piper

- LISTEN: An Orthodox podcast and a reflection about Lazarus Saturday (day before Palm Sunday; note that Pascha = Easter)
- LOOK: Pairing art and scriptural reflections

Verse of the Week

"And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, 'Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!'  And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, saying, 'Who is this?'  And the crowds said, 'This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.'”
_ Matthew 21:9-11

For Other Good News and Updates, Visit the GCF Website:
http://web.mit.edu/mitgcf/www/