extraOrdinary Time
Starting this Monday…
June 4, 11, 18, 25 – Faith Sharing on Monday mornings at 7:30am at Off the Leaf Coffee Shop
Hey college students and incoming college students! BCCM will be offering a faith-sharing group Monday mornings of June at 7:30am at Off the Leaf (coffee/drinks are on us!). Join us for this unique and new opportunity to deepen your faith as we reflect on the Sunday readings and our spiritual lives. Four weeks starting on June 4th! Let us know if you’re interested in learning more! 
All college-aged students from any school are welcome!
Here’s a little bit more:
With the first Sunday of June, the church moves into Ordinary Time. As Catholics, we spend a lot of time thinking about Advent, Lent, and our other liturgical seasons, but what happens with Ordinary Time. You hear those crickets chirping? Sure, “ordinary” makes it seem the like the same ol’, same ol’…but what if we thought of this time as EXTRAordinary? What if we took this time to deepen our faith and learn more about what it means to be Catholic? What if we imagined our lives to be extraordinary…because isn’t that what we all are as created by God?
Want to jump more into this EXTRAORDINARY TIME in your life? Come to the BCCM Monday morning faith sharing group…Mondays in June at 7:30am at Off the Leaf! The drinks are always on us! 4 Mondays…hit up one or all four! See you soon!
Summer Schedule
Here’s our summer schedule…grab some friends and join us! We can’t wait to see you soon!
June 4, 11, 18, 25 – Faith Sharing on Monday mornings at 7:30am at Off the Leaf Coffee Shop
Hey college students and incoming college students! BCCM will be offering a faith-sharing group Monday mornings of June at 7:30am at Off the Leaf (coffee/drinks are on us!). Join us for this unique and new opportunity to deepen your faith as we reflect on the Sunday readings and our spiritual lives. Four weeks starting on June 4th! Let us know if you’re interested in learning more! All college-aged students from any school are welcome!
And here’s our Wednesday evening schedule!
May 30 – BCCM BBQ at Pioneer Park @ 6:30pm
June 6 – Mini-Golf at Geyser Park @ 7:00pm (BCCM’s treat)
June 13 – No BCCM this week.
June 20 – Finding God in Photography, meet at 6:30pm @ Off the Leaf and bring any camera you own (cell phone camera is fine)!
June 27 – Craft Night (because we all know we wish college were a little more like kindergarten!) @ 7:00pm, location TBD!
July 4 – No BCCM, Happy 4th of July!
July 11 – Mustang Game @ Dehler Park @ 7:00pm…sign up by July 3rd to get your free ticket!
July 18 – Oversized Game Night at Pioneer Park @ 7:00pm…just wait til you see this one!
July 25 – Plans TBD
August 1 – Plans TBD
It’s Summer!
It’s summer! Get your favorite shades on!
There’s gonna be a BCCM BBQ NEXT Wednesday evening, May 30th…food, sunshine, your favorite lawn games, and of course getting to know BCCM and each other better! We’ll be at Pioneer Park starting at 6:30pm. Bring friends (everyone is welcome!) and join us for a fun, laid-back, summer night!!!
For more information about our upcoming summer activities, visit our Facebook page…www.facebook.com/BCCMSummerEdition! See you soon!
Thank You and Good Luck!
All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.
~Pope Paul VI
The end of the semester can be tough, but keep up the hard work! Challenge yourself to approach the next couple of weeks with a positive attitude, and keep God at the center of all you do.
There are no BCCM events during the next few weeks as we end the school year
Thank you all for a great year of BCCM! Good luck on your finals, and have an awesome summer.
Be on the lookout for BCCM activities this summer too if you’re going to be in the area!
Almost There!
Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!.
-Amanda Bradley
Come celebrate BCCM and all we have done this year! Keep working hard in your studies, but try to include time for prayer and rest as well.
The semester is not quite over yet! Join us for the MSUB Awards Dinner at 6pm at The Depot. BCCM was nominated for several awards, and we would like to have as many people there as possible to represent our group. Call or text if you have questions.
One Day Without Shoes
How many pairs of shoes do you own?
Have you ever considered that such a simple item that you most likely wear (and perhaps, many of us, also take for granted) every single day might be viewed as a luxury in other parts of the world?
This week, BCCM joined forces with Student United Way to host the first ever One Day Without Shoes at MSUB.
Students committed to not wearing shoes the entire day on Tuesday, April 10th in order to raise awareness on campus about the various hazards of living without shoes. That’s right…no shoes…the entire day. In addition, some participants went a step further and purchased a pair of TOMS shoes which they then hand decorated Tuesday night. For every purchase received at TOMS shoes, the company gives a pair away to a child in need in various parts of the world, including the US. Two dozen children received shoes somewhere in the world because of one simple event.
Because BCCM and SUW strongly believe in the importance of active, local community involvement, participants also made and donated sandwiches to the Montana Rescue Mission as well as listened to a fantastic presentation from Sheila Cole, Volunteer Coordinator at MRM. As important as it is to recognize global poverty, we can never forget those who go without in our neighborhood.
We are reminded of Matthew 25…
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me….whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
For I was barefoot and you gave me shoes…
More information about the national One Day Without Shoes movement can be found here.
More information about TOMS shoes can be found here.
Free Sammy on BCCM!
The religious community is essential, for alone our vision is too narrow to see all that must be seen. Together, our vision widens and strength is renewed.
-Mark Morrison-Reed
Come join us for our last weekly meeting. It has been a great year!
Free Meal at Staggering Ox, Wednesday, April 11 at 7 pm
Join us for our last regular weekly meeting for a free meal at Staggering Ox. The restaraunt is located just off King Avenue, and it is near Lowe’s and Ross. Please let us know if you need directions. The MSUB Awards Dinner will be next Wednesday, which is why we are not meeting that week. We would like to have a good BCCM turnout for the Awards Dinner as well, so please get in touch if you would like to attend.
Just a couple of other notes:
- On April 10, 2012 we as students will raise awareness of the TOMS movement at MSU-Billings. We will spend the day barefoot. That night we will be hosting a “Style Your Sole” party, a party that allows you to decorate your own pair of TOMS white classics. Please stop by from 7-9pm at MSUB on the 10th if you would like to check things out. You are welcome to attend the event even if you did not order a pair of shoes. We hope to get members of the Art Department to be there as well to help all of us artistically challenged people. It is a great cause and I encourage you to check out the website,onedaywithoutshoes.com.
- The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women is giving out small scholarships ($300) to Catholic women enrolled in college (you must be attending school next year). If interested, please emailbillingsccm@gmail.com and ask Mary for an application! Applications are due April 30th, 2012.
