This Week In GFM: January 23-29

Today:
New! GFM Blog Series: 

This spring semester, our blog will feature a short, open-topic reflection each Monday, written by graduate students & faculty members. This week's blog post comes from Henry Gabriel, Grants Analyst in the Office of Research Administration. Thanks, Henry! We’re on the lookout for people willing to post, so if you’re interested, contact Kerilyn Harkaway-Krieger (kharkawa@indiana.edu).

This week:

Manuscript Study. You know how this works: You come; we study the Bible; there's coffee & cookies. This Wednesday, 7-9pm, Ballantine 004.

Weekly Prayer will meet on Thursday from 9-10 in the Charter Room. 

Looking ahead:
Men's Group Meeting/Series:

From Henry Gabriel: During the weekend retreat in November on "Flourishing within the Academy", the men split off for a bit and one of the questions raised was "What men's events or groups do we have?". Well, none. Until now.
On Thursday, February 2nd, we're meeting at Josh & Kerilyn's house to begin discussing the book "What Makes Life Worth Living" by W. Phillip Keller. It is short but thought-provoking and should provide a launching point for great conversation and fellowship. For the first meeting, we'll send out a PDF of the first three chapters; we'll also have a few copies of the book to give out at the first meeting.
After that, we'll meet every other Thursday (except Spring Break) and rotate locations. Also, this particular series is limited to this book; at the end of the semester we'll decide what, if anything, to do next. Please contact Henry Gabriel (higabriel@gmail.com) if you have any questions or are interested in hosting.

Superbowl party! 

Our most hotly-anticipated GFM event is coming up on Sunday, February 5. Here's the rundown: We’ll start at 5pm at Dr. Amrita Myers' house and end, well, whenever the game is done. Like last year, we'll have sandwiches from Jimmy John’s, so please bring $3 apiece to pitch in. Amrita and Kerilyn will cover drinks. Those with last names beginning with A-M, please bring a side dish, and N-Z, please bring a dessert. Then we will all eat chips and watch commercials like the rest of America. Wait. Football. I mean football. 

Any time you want: 

GFM Facebook group! You can connect with other GFM folks on Facebook! Click here to go to our group page. 

Finally, thanks to all who attended the "Seeking the Peace & Prosperity of IU" meeting.