Campus Ministry Events
Regular (recurring) events
Worship at Trinity
Students are invited to join Trinity as she celebrates the Divine Service at 8:15 and 11:00 a.m. each Sunday. During Advent and Lent, Trinity also worships at 12:00 and 7:00 p.m., with a soup lunch at 1:00 p.m. and a soup supper at 6:00 p.m. (except on Ash Wednesday). Check the Trinity Calendar for information on the other festivals of the Church Year.
Bible Study at Trinity
An Adult Bible Study and refreshments are offered between the services (9:45 a.m.). For students having children, your children are welcome to join our Sunday School program (also at 9:45 a.m.).
Rides to Trinity
There will be a car waiting at the top of the Oval every Sunday at 8:00 a.m. Feel free to come by and catch a ride! Rides to the 11 a.m. service are by arrangement - please call the church office (853-1295) or send Vicar Sias an email.
"Table Talk" Bible Study at Stanford (Sunday Evenings)
The Vicar holds a Bible Study on the Stanford campus, starting at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday evenings in the Seminar Room of the Stanford CIRCLE (3rd floor of the newly remodeled Old Union). We study for about an hour and then enjoy a half hour or so of fellowship, possibly with baked goods. Come and bring a friend! Topics include:
- Fall 2007: "On Being a Theologian of the Cross." We'll be looking at how we become theologians--ones who think and speak about God. Luther says "The cross alone is our theology." What does this mean? Our class will begin Sunday, Sept. 30. Join us to discuss how the Cross defines how both the world and the Word shape our lives.
- Winter 2007-2008: "There's nothing minor about the Minor Prophets" We'll take a look at the Minor Prophets, or the Book of the Twelve, the collection of prophetic writings at the end of the Old Testament. We know of a few passages from these books, largely a few Christological prophecies without a whole lot of context. How do these preachers of the final days of Israel and Judah preach to us today?
- Spring 2008: To be announced--suggestions? Let the Vicar know!
Coffee / Lunch at Stanford
Join the Vicar at Stanford for a cup of coffee or a bite to eat and an informal discussion of the week's Scripture readings, hot theological topics, or whatever's on your mind. Feel free to bring a friend! Initially, we're gathering between 11:45 and 1:00 p.m. on Thursdays at Tressider, outside the Subway. Other times and locations TBA.
December 2007
Sat., Dec. 15 - Christmas caroling and Thrivent Dinner. Join us to share our Christmas joy with Trinity's homebound, and then for pizza. Meet at 3PM at Trinity.
January 2008
Fri., Jan. 4 - Trinity First Friday Family Fellowship Night. Students are invited to help supervise the younger children while parents and older children prepare a meal for Hotel de Zink.
Sun., Jan. 13 - LSF Sunday Night Study resumes at the Old Union (7:30PM) with a new topic: the Minor Prophets. We're familiar with a few NT citations of these twelve prophets, whose writing is concise, but whose theology is anything but minor. Come learn more about the breadth of their preaching, and its meaning for us today.
Fri., Jan. 18 - LSF Dinner and Social Night at the Trinity Vicarage. Dinner will be served at 6PM. Stay afterward for games or a movie. All are welcome, but please RSVP!
February 2008
March 2008
April 2008
Fri., Apr. 11 - Sun., Apr. 13 - Rev. Dr. John Nordling of Concordia Theological Seminary will conduct a lecture series entitled Ancient Slavery and the Modern Christian. Come learn more about the lives of First Century Greco-Roman slaves and about the significance of the language of slavery and servitude for us in understanding the faith and our Christian vocations.
Please check back for details on our Spring Retreat.
Retreats
Our group enjoys sharing weekends of fellowship and study, typically once in the Fall and once in the Spring. Check out our topics:
Spring 2008 - Topic TBA
Speaker series
Trinity Lutheran Church and her Stanford Campus Ministry regularly invite engaging speakers to speak on Biblical studies, Lutheran theology, and Christian vocation. The following are some examples of presentations we have sponsored in the recent past:
Rev. Dr. John Nordling
Concordia Theological Seminary
April 11-13, 2008
Rev. Dr. Nathan Jastram
Concordia University Wisconsin
May 18-20, 2007
Rev. Dr. Korey Maas
Concordia University Irvine
April 28-29, 2006
Rev. Dr. Steven Mueller
Concordia University Irvine
January 27-29, 2006
The Gospel for Those Broken by the Church
Rev. Rod Rosenbladt
Concordia University Irvine
April 29-30, 2005
Craig Parton
February 20-22, 2004
