ISC Friday Night Fellowship

Entries from August 2007

ISC Friday Night Fellowship: First meeting of Fall 07 (yummy dinner and hanging out!)

August 29, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Dear friend,
How was your first day of school?
I hope it was great!

In a few days is the Labor Day weekend, so you’ll get some extra time to adjust to your new weekly schedule. How about kicking off this long weekend by joining us for a relaxing summer evening of great homemade dinner and warm friendship?

This Friday at Wesley House

Dinner begins at 6:30pm
Susan has volunteered to be the first chef of this semester (you rock, Susan!). Here is the mouth-watering menu:
Chicken Tetrazzini (creamy noodle dish), salad, and bread
Coke and RootBeer Floats for dessert

Welcome and Announcing this semester’s group calendar

7:30 -7:45pm

Social/Games/Hanging out and more
(ex. learn to dance Salsa?)
7:45 – 8:50pm
For whoever are interested, we will play games, hang out with old friends, get to know new friends, chill out, and/or do some salsa dancing (WenRong will be happy to show you how to do this dance which is very popular in Austin).
It’ll be very casual, so feel free to leave when you need to or hang out more if you want to :)

Look forward to seeing you this Friday at Wesley House.
Feel free to bring your friends/family too~

Blessings,
WenRong
International Student Connection
FridayNight Fellowship

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Wesley House is located in West Campus area, only two blocks away from UT campus. The address is 2202 Nueces St. (Intersection of 22nd St. & Nueces St.) Here is the link to Google map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2202+nueces+st,+austin,+tx&spn=0.009734,0.014840&hl=en 


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Texas Square Dance tomorrow night!

August 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Hello friend,
Howdy~
As the summer is approaching to the end and the first day of school is just around the corner, don’t miss the 2nd part of our Welcome to Texas 07: TEXAS SQUARE DANCE! Bring your new international friends and join us for this fun experience that you won’t be able to have any elsewhere in US~

This Friday August, 24

TEXAS SQUARE DANCE
What: Enjoy free square dance (a Texan folk group dance) lessons with a live "Caller".
No partner or any dance skill/experience required.

Plus, great prizes (ex. desktop computer)  exclusive for new international students~
When: 7-9:30pm
Where:
Texas Union Ballroom on UT campus

Hope to see you there~

WenRong
ISC Friday Night Fellowship

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Information Fair & Welcome To Texas BBQ on Friday!

August 15, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Dear friend,
Are you ready to say HOWDY to international students who are new to Austin?

Join us for 2 important events this Friday (August 17) to welcome them!

Information Fair
When: 12:30-2:30pm
Where: Rec Sports Center Gymnasium
What: We are going to give out tons of Welcome2TX07 invitation cards to international students who participate in International Office’s orientation program. Please stop by and help us to invite new friends over for the BBQ dinner and also tell them about our group!

Welcome2TX BBQ Dinner
When: 5:30-8pm
Where: BSM (2204 San Antonio St.)
What: ISFM(International Student Friendship Ministry) and us(International Student Connection) are co-hosting this Free Texas-style BBQ dinner to welcome new international students. Bring your new international friends over for the yummy meal and a picture with a longhorn, help them get connected, and have a relaxing summer evening :)

To know more about Welcome2TX, please visit http://www.welcome2texas.org

Hope to see you on Friday~

Blessings,
WenRong
ISC Friday Night Fellowship


         

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parking available for Table Host Training today

August 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Dear friend,
Just want to let you know that parking is available for the Table Host Training this evening. You can park on the side of some nearby streets (the meter won’t charge you after 5:30pm) or
at Lot B of University Baptist Church’s parking, just on the other side of 22nd Street.
Hope to see you there!

WenRong
International Student Connection

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Table Host Training for WelcomeToTexas 07 tomorrow evening

August 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Dear friend,

Remember how you were welcome to this city and campus last year when you left your country and came here to pursue your studying? This year how about giving back to the community by joining us to welcome new international students with Texas-style hospitality?

Several campus ministries (including ISC) work together to host the annual event Welcome to Texas (on August 17 and 24), and we’ll need 50 volunteers to help greet and host new international students.  Please join us to serve these new friends from all around the world!To know more about this event, please check out the event website at
http://www.welcome2texas.org

The training for table hosts will take place tomorrow evening. Dinner is provided. See details below:

Time: Friday, August 10
         6:30- 8:30pm

         Dinner (yummy fish dishes cooked by Cliff) begins at 6:30pm
         Training session begins at 7:15pm
Location: Hill Country Bible Church Campus
                The southeast corner of San Antonio and 22nd St.
                Entrance is on San Antonio
                Just a block away from UT campus

This training is not a regular ISC Friday Night Fellowship meeting, but we welcome you and all those who have a heart to serve!

If you have any question, please call
Cliff at 791-8565 or WenRong at 300-7565.

Hope to see you there!

WenRong
ISC Friday Night Fellowship



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ISC Friday Night Fellowship: Last Meeting at Wesley House for the Summer

August 2, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Dear friend,
It’s been halfway through the summer, and we hope you’ve stayed cool and healthy no matter where you are.
Please join us this Friday for the last meeting for the summer. We’ve got great food and discussion! Also get involved in our annual Welcome To Texas: BBQ & Square Dance to help new comers connect with communities on campus :)


This Friday at Wesley House
Dinner will begin at 6:30pm
Rotimi will be cooking this Friday. Come and taste yummy Nigerian dishes! Here is the menu:
Nigerian style beans, steamed ricewith chicken sauce

Discussion from 7:30 to 8:30pm
This Friday we will talk about forgiveness. Please read chapter 7: Spiritual Surgery: Forgiveness in the book <Everybody’s normal till you get to know them>. Here take a look at some great quotes from this chapter:

To all the wonders that God has created, human beings add an invention of their own: revenge.

There are two ways to live with hurt: the way of vengeance and the way of forgiveness.

Forgiveness takes place within the heart of one human being. It can be granted even if the other person does not ask for it or deserve it.

Avoidance kills community. Avoidance causes resentment to fester inside you.

The problem with getting even is that no two people weigh pain on the same scale.

Because reconciliation is the healing of our deepest longinh, it is never too late to seek it.

To know more about this book, please visit our blog, or go to this following Amazon link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310228646/sr=8-1/qid=1179932842/ref=olp_product_details/102-2391660-5786500?ie=UTF8&qid=1179932842&sr=8-1&seller=

Request for Your Help (Welcome to Texas 07)

To welcome them with Texas-style hospitality, we’ll be putting together the annual event Welcome to Texas which will take place in mid August. Please join us to serve and host these new friends from all around the world!
Volunteer / Servants Needed
Table Host for Bar-B-Q      
August 17
5:30—8:30 pm     

BSM Building (2204 SanAntonio Street)

Required Training
Friday August 10th          6:30—8:30 pm
Includes Dinner  /  Location near campus TBA

The Table Host will sit at a table with new students / making themfeel welcome / informing them of ways they can get connected intocommunity on campus / and helping everyone at the table engage inconversation.  The training on  August 10th will provide allthe help you need to be an effective Table Host.

We need 50 Table Host for the Bar-B-Q and we hope that you asparticipants in the ISC Community will serve the new students in thisimportant role.
Email: 
cliffh@isc-austin.org to confirm yourhelping.

ISC Furniture Loan Program
Do you or your friend need furniture butdon’t have the budget for it? We might just have something for you!Our Furniture Loan Program, directed by Austin,is aimed to help students who have limited budget for furniture but are in needof it by providing used furniture for free. We will also help with delivery!

For more information, visit our website at http://www.utaab.org/furniture/index.php


Look forward to seeing you this Friday at Wesley House.
Feel free to bring your friends/family too~

Blessings,
WenRong
ISC FridayNight Fellowship
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ISC Friday Night Fellowship meets weekly at
Wesley House in West Campus area
2202 Nueces St. (Intersection of 22nd & Nueces St.)
Below is the link to Google map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2202+nueces+st,+austin,+tx&spn=0.009734,0.014840&hl=en

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