SCF is up and running!

Hi everyone!

SCF is up and running for the new school term! We had our first meeting last Thursday and it was a great turnout especially with such short notice. It was great to see so many new faces and so many friends from last year, and exciting to see new friendships forming already.

So far, we're meeting every Thursday at 6:30 in room C209. If you're new, there'll be signs pointing the way. If anything changes, we'll let you know too.

It's going to be an exciting semester. We've got a boatload of awesome people on leadership this year and aiming to do even more than last year. We recognize that one meeting each week can't be all things to all people, so we're hoping SCF can act as an "umbrella" group to smaller groups that can fit people's needs better. Our big group meetings on Thursdays will focus on a discussion series about Jesus, but we'll have small groups as well that focus on different topics. The first one coming up soon will be about Christianity and the Arts. We also hope to partner with other Church and community groups, and provide volunteer opportunities. We've got a lots more for the future so stay tuned. We'll keep you updated here so check back every so often. Or email us at SCFoncampus@gmail.com with specific questions or ask to be put on the mailing list.

Hope to see you around soon!

scf is beginning its club registration for the fall.

Summer Break

Hey everyone, SCF is officially on break for the summer.

It's been an amazing year and things have turned out well beyond our expectations. We're so thankful to God for everything as He's guided us, corrected us, and blessed us (quite often in spite of our fumbling and bumbling).
Truthfully, it was a lot of hard work and a lot of responsibility but totally worth it and God is faithful. He sees the heart, and does great things, no matter how weak we are. We don't rely on our own strength but we look to God, the source of all good things.

Just wanted to officially congratulate Jasmin on graduating from Sheridan's Bachelor of Arts Illustration program. We wish you all the best as you move on in life but we sure hope you'll come back and visit us too. We're really gonna miss her, and not just because she can bake delicious cookies. :)

Jasmin's been helping out at SCF for many years now including being President last year, booking rooms, speakers, doing posters, leading activities and discussions, emailing updates, planning and pretty much organizing everything. More than that, she was a great friend, a real encourager and fun to hang out with. She also plays a pretty good game of Dutch Blitz. We're sad to see her go but we know she'll find new ways to serve God and she'll always be a part of us.

Last year, we knew this was coming and were a bit concerned about the future. It was hard enough with just the two of us and we both burnt out at times, what would happen after she left? Thankfully, God provides. We're not just very glad, we're ecstatic to announce that many SCFers have stepped up and are volunteering in a number of ways. It is more than we could have asked or imagined.

Thanks to Edwin, Sagan, Bruce, Rachel, Faron, Carla, and Alissa for volunteering! We do have position names and details will follow but at this point what's important is the willingness to serve. We know it's going to be a phenomenal experience to see God work in our lives and the lives of others as we do our best to follow Him. If anyone else is still interested, there's always room for more - especially the musically inclined. :)

Lots of ideas around and many people have put in a lot of work already to prepare for next year. We hope to have a really cool program ready for you when we get back including a more organized big group meeting, fun events, guest speakers, and small groups! We'll keep you posted.

See you all when school starts up in the fall.

Life, and life to the full.

This week's topic was "Does God Matter?". It wasn't a rhetorical question. We looked carefully at the question: What difference does God make in your life? and tried to answer it as genuinely as we could. Thanks to everyone for being so willing to share so personally.

Our Scripture for the study focused mainly on the latter part of John 10:10 where Jesus says "I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." What did He mean by "life to the full" and are we taking Jesus up on His offer? It wasn't just the benefits that we looked at but rather the big picture. The "abundant life" or "life to the full" didn't mean that everything would turn up roses but a better life in the sense of being more worthwhile. A life not just quantitatively more, but qualitatively more. Apples and oranges, you know?

Hopefully if I have the time, I will post the discussion sheet we used and summarize some of our general responses (including all those food analogies of fullness). In the meantime, here's a picture of what we do after our meetings. If you have the time, please stick around and join us in a friendly (and sometimes intense) game of Dutch Blitz! It's a vonderful goot game!

Changes for the New Semester

1) Time change! Due to the new schedules for semester two, we've had to switch our times from Tuesdays to Thursdays. Still at 6:30. I know this conflicts somewhat with the grocery bus run for some folks, but to make up for it, we're going to offer our own grocery run... the times will depend on people's schedules.

2) Room change! Residence is turning the lounge we were using into a gym, so we're now in C-209. That's in C-wing, second floor, above the library. It's in something of a hidden hallway, but if you look for the sign that says "A Touch of Esthetics", it's just around the corner. We'll try to post a map soon.

On the minus side, no more couches. On the plus side, no more having to sign in! See you there!