We had just finished freshman move-in and the first Sunday of the semester was only a few days away. I began to think that if the new freshman didn't go to the first Sunday Mass, they would be more likely to fall into a habit of not going at all. So I asked various students and missionaries to help chalk for our first Sunday Mass. This meant that we went all over campus and wrote chalk messages on the sidewalks, tellings students about Mass. This is what we wrote: "Catholic? Student Mass, 6pm. Meet by the UMC fountains at 5:40pm to walk together."
When Sunday rolled around, I headed over to the UMC fountains to see if anyone showed up. As I rounded the corner of the building my jaw dropped: there were around 40-50 students gathered together, all waiting to go to Mass! I was so excited that I started talking to students left and right, and consequently lost track of time! With 10 minutes to spare, we headed off to the church, and I felt like a mama duck leading all her little children to the best destination on earth! We walked in right before Fr. Peter processed in, and his face was full of surprise and joy. We cannot thank God enough for bringing all of those new students to Mass, and I hope that by chalking every weekend for the next few weeks we can continue to meet more students who are longing to be loved by Jesus Christ.
~ Jessica Connelly, Missionary at University of Colorado in Boulder
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