CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS – 04/20/2021

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS

The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, Chaplain

Campus Ministry was the primary user of Trinity’s labyrinth.  The former Dean gave us custody of it several years ago and now it is back at Trinity.  The portable labyrinth brought new dimensions of awareness to students in Health Science and Recreation.  Initially not understanding why they had to walk the labyrinth as part of their class work each semester, most embraced the experience post-labyrinth as a way to become centered, feel Sacred Presence and get in touch with life questions.  As chaplain, I was often touched by student response.

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS – 03/21/2021

CAMPUS MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS

The Rev. Deacon Kathey Crowe, Chaplain

Serving our student residents really is a joy not only for me as the chaplain, but also for our board members. Pictured is one of our graduate students who now lives with a host family seen here celebrating the completion of his under graduate work at SJSU with members of our board, the Rev. Ernest Cockrell, President, Mrs. Gerry Chartrand, the Rev. Nayan McNeill, and Mrs. Anne Louise Heigho, a beloved friend and Secretary Emerita,  who we lost last year.

Celebrations as Students Graduate!

A primary goal of this ministry is to assist students with the tools and support to graduate from SJSU.  Here is a picture of a celebratory dinner with a host family as one of our students graduates and goes out on her own!

Our Student Grad!

Our Host Families

The Canterbury Bridge is blessed to partner with home owners in the neighborhoods surrounding the urban centered campus at San Jose State University.  These host families invite students into their homes and lives by providing a room at no cost to the student.  The arrangement has been a wonderful success story as students find new inspiration and support from more senior mentors as well as the students’ opportunity to be supportive of the host family in exchange for their hospitality

 

Laundry Ministry

Affectionately called “Sacred Suds“, the campus chaplain engages students each Sunday afternoon at the Quick Wash on San Carlos Street offering to pay for laundry with no strings attached.  The most significant part of the exchange happens when the chaplain offers a pin with the hashtag #IBIY – I Believe in You.  Students receive the little pin often with emotion indicating how much these young people need to hear those words.  It is actually sacramental and heart to heart.