Welcome Mass

The most common thing that I've heard everyone mention this week is their disbelief at how it's already the second week of uni and there's heaps of work awaiting for them at home to be completed. The stress of what's there to do for the coming week is already building up.

So why not come and join us where we can all find comfort in the presence of the Lord together while we celebrate mass this Friday, take our minds off uni and for some of us, off work. For the carefree ones out there, you can join us as we give thanks to the Lord for all of his blessings upon us.


Do not fret if you missed last week's Welcome Session, that's what this Welcome Mass is for. Just be at Sidney Myer by 6pm and we look forward to seeing you all on Friday! :)

Welcome Session

Before I begin the recap of Friday's Welcome Food and Games Session, which is also Cosdu's first session of the semester, I'd just like to share one of my favourite quotes from C. S. Lewis:

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What! You, too? Thought I was the only one."

In a similar sense I guess you could say that all of us on that day, returning or brand new members, have something in common; which is that we ALL share the same faith in Christ. If you were one of the new members who showed up on that day, you gotta hand it to yourselves for not only willing to meet a completely new group of people whom you've never met before and knew nothing about, but also for subjecting yourself to the endless introductions where it becomes a memory amusement of connecting names to faces. :)

The evening commenced with a speech from our President-Jessica followed by introductions of the Cosdu Committee and our wonderful Chaplain-Father Thinh.

While the activities played out after, everyone limbered up and the evening was quickly filled with mirth and merriment. Soon, we began fostering a new community of friends to grow together in faith, some of them..just the beginning of a lifelong friendship.

We would still love to meet any of you who were unable to make it to the first food and games session. You can come along and celebrate Welcome Mass with us at the Newman Chapel which is in close proximity to Melbourne Uni, so stay tuned to this blog and check your emails for further info!

If you still aren't receiving mails from us, email us (cosdu.melbuni@gmail.com) your name and email address right now!

And as the night ended with plenty of exchanged conversations over delicious pizza, here is a video we showed of our Easter Camp from April 2nd-5th! Enjoy :)

Food and Games Welcome Session

Hello and a very warm welcome to the new members! To the existing members, welcome back!

We've met some really cool people during orientation and we can't wait to see you all again! So please do come join us in the fun this Friday! It's just an informal session of getting to know each other while playing some games and chatting over dinner. All you have to bring is yourself :)

So do come and join us for some FREE FOOD and FUN-FILLED ACTIVITIES!

If you do not know where the Chaplaincy is, rest assured as there will be a couple of us waiting for you in front of the Sidney Myer Building in uni, (opposite the tram stop) and we'll bring you there.

We will be there from 6pm and will wait until 6:15pm sharp before we leave to the chaplaincy. Try not to be late so we can start on time.

If you have any questions of if you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me on 0430385525 (Audrey). I will see you all soon on Friday!


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Clubs and Societies O'Week

Come visit our booth at the Union Lawn in Uni from 11am-2pm on 25th and 26th February (Thursday and Friday) for information on what we are all about. It's also a great chance to meet our club members and find out more on how to join! See you all there!

It's Thursday and Friday!
11-2pm
Union Lawn

The Lord Mayor’s Student Welcome 2010 – FLASH MOB DANCE

The Lord Mayor’s Student Welcome is all about celebrating the fantastic contribution that multiculturalism adds to this city, through overseas-born Melburnians and the presence of international students. (Nearly 24,000 international students live and study in Melbourne’s central city.) As well as a variety of entertainment, the event will feature an official welcome to Melbourne by the Lord Mayor Robert Doyle.

Students can also learn about support services available during their stay. Information booths will be run by the Australian Federation of International Students, Victoria Police, Melbourne Fire Brigade, Department of Immigration and Citizenship and the City of Melbourne.

The event is on Saturday 13 March at Federation Square, from 1pm until 4pm. For more information about the event and other activities for young people in the city visit www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/internationalstudents.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from students [and staff] who are interested to be part of an amazing 'secret flash mob' group dance performance as part of Lord Mayor’s Student Welcome event at Federation Square. To get an idea - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2arBPj1D6Ac

Choreographers have designed an interesting medley of dances that everyone can follow. No prior dance experience is necessary as the dance steps are easy to learn and everyone is guaranteed to have a good time. Dancers can include people of all ages, nationality, shapes and sizes.

Rehearsal dates, times and rehearsal venue will be emailed to you.

Performance time will be kept a secret until a day before the event whereby students will be emailed a time and cue as to when the dance starts.

The dance will take place on Saturday 13 March at Federation Square, anytime between 1pm until 4pm.

If you are interested to be part of this dance project, please email siddesh.jukar@gmail.com by Friday 19 February - title your email ‘DANCE’ and provide us with your name, email address and telephone number so that we can send you more details.

Name	Email	Contact Number

Catholic Mass on Campus

There will be Catholic Mass on campus which runs every Tuesday-Friday. Here's a calendar of the time and place for mass this month in February (click to enlarge). Please do come join us!

Christmas Lunch for everyone!

In the spirit of Christmas, you are all invited to come join in the celebration with some of your fellow friends by joining us for mass celebrated by Fr. Thinh and lunch after at his place! Lunch will be potluck, so bring your specialty dish!

Details:

Date:	Friday, December 25, 2009
Time:	11:05am - 2:05pm, lunch will most probably be at 12pm
Location:	Fr Thinh's place (174 Brunswick St., Fitzroy)

See you all there and we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!