The Lord's Passover Supper (Maundy Thursday)

The Ohio State University ACF group decided to forgo their weekly Bible Study this last Thursday to do something extra special for Holy Week.

It was a Thursday evening in 33 AD that Jesus sat down to a meal with his disciples and prefaced it with these words "I have eagerly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer." That was the evening that all Israel performed a special service in commemoration of God's redeeming act in Israel's past when He called them His own people, delivered them from slavery, bought them with a sacrifice, and led them into their promised inheritance. Type was about to meet antitype.

April 21 2011, 11 of us sat around a table filled with traditional passover foods and contemplated the meaning of the passover rituals while acting out Jesus' command to serve one another and "Do this as often as you eat it in remembrance of me." We learned what was significant about the bread (matzo) that Jesus broke, what the cup Jesus gave his disciples has to do with marriage, and why Jesus never concluded the Passover meal but walked out after the third cup. Then we sang hymns together before concluding the evening. James Randolph described it as a "real" worship experience. We're already looking forward to next year.

Our Holy Week activities continued on Sabbath with dinner at Dr. Pascall's house, a faculty member at OSU and ACF sponsor. Lunch lingered into evening as we shared and sang more together.

I hope you each had a blessed Easter Weekend. HE IS RISEN!

Cherry Blossoms

Last Sabbath a few of our ACF students and church members enjoyed the an afternoon walk around campus. We spent most of our time observing the beautiful cherry blossoms along the Hocking River. We concluded with a short worship and prayer.

Spring Break Zoo Trip!

ACF enjoyed a wonderful Spring Break at the Cincinatti Zoo and enjoying nature and the beautiful animals that our God created. :) It was a bit chilly but we still had a fun time!

Winter Quarter Re-Cap

Winter quarter turned out to be a hectic quarter for many students. While to do lists seemed never-ending, time was hard to come by! By the time finals hit, students were ready for a break, eager to be done with exams and looking forward to Spring Break.

As a source of encouragement for students, ACF and Athens SDA church got together and made 25 care-packages for students who were either actively involved in our student group or who we had come across one way or the other. In the packages, we put in little treats, school supplies, and hand written anonymous notes of encouragements for the students.

After the long week of exams, ACF hosted a game night during Spring Break. We had a good turn out and both students and community members alike enjoyed food, games, and socializing together.

Like always, time has flown by and we are already done with the first week of Spring Quarter. Students have hit the ground running and we are excited for what this quarter holds. We're looking forward to more great Friday night discussions, fun-filled social activities, and more community service. We hope you keep checking in to see what we have up our sleeve :)