How can you be invoved?

En Christo belives in earning the right to be heard and that faith without works is dead. It is for this reason that En Christo asks its student participants to commit to an entire semester at a time. A strong emphasis has been placed upon being consistently present with the people we meet each week. We believe this is one of the foundations for building a trusting relationship. This same commitment is requested of those in the community who wish to be involved during the school year.

Regular En Christo Schedule while Whitworth is in Session
Lunch making	Saturday, 3:30pm - Marriott Dining Hall in the Student Center
Prayer, Worship & Outreach	Saturday 5:30pm - 9:30pm; Downtown En Christo Worship Center
Discipleship	M-Th 6:00pm - 8:30pm (Contact Coordinator for scheduling and team assignments)

However, since En Christo mainly consists of students during the school year, there are times when school is out of session. It is during these times that local churches and individuals are most needed to continue the ministry of En Christo. The summer ministry depends greatly on the Churches to make lunches and assist the core group in delivering the lunches.

The following table shows the schedule for when En Christo will be needing community assistance:

2000-2001 Schedule of Community En Christo Involvement
Thanksgiving Break	Nov 25
Christmas Break	Dec 16, 30 & Jan 6
Spring Break	March 25, 31
Summer Break*	May 19 - Sept 15

Typical Times and Locations for Community Involvement

~~~ Summer 2000 ~~~

~~~ Group in charge ~~~

May 13 thru June 10

Northview Bible Church

June 17 thru July 29

Whitworth Pres

Aug 5 thru Sep 2

First Pres (Spokane)

Sep 9

Whitworth Pres

Saturday Lunch Making (at the respective location depending on which group is in charge)

@ Whitworth Presbyterian Church: 3:30pm
@ First Presbyterian: 4:30pm
@ Northview Bible Church 3:30pm

Saturday Outreach (at the respective location depending on which group is in charge)

Departure times from the church:

	Whitworth Presbyterian Church: 6:00pm
	First Presbyterian: 6:15pm
	Northview Bible Church 6:00pm

Arrive downtown at 6:25pm (Sprague & Madison);
Finish at approximately 8:30-9:00pm

Download a copy of the En Christo Handbook (DRAFT) [35k PDF]

Please contact Jared Hungerford (Community Liaison), or your church representative, if you would like to be involved.

List of current churches involved:

Whitworth Presbyterian Church - Larry Reichert and John Conzett
First Presbyterian Church - Donna Tikker
Northview Bible Church - Laurie Otteson
First Church of the Nazarene - Mike Nguyen
First Presbyterian Chruch, Moscow ID - Mary Read

This assists us in scheduling teams and knowing when we will be short handed.

Below is a copy of the Academic Calendar for Whitworth College for your information.

2000-2001 Academic Calendar

FALL TERM 2000
 Day classes begin                             September 6
 Faculty Development Day (no classes)          October 20
 Fall Break (no classes)                       October 20-23
 Thanksgiving Holidays                         November 22-24
 Final exams                                   December 12-15

JANUARY TERM 2001
 January term begins                           January 8
 Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday               January 15
 Last day of the term                          January 30

SPRING 2001

 Evening classes begin                         February 5
 Day classes begin                             February 6
 Faculty Development Day (no classes)          March 9
 Spring Vacation                               March 26-30
 Good Friday (no classes)                      April 13
 Final exams                                   May 15-18
 Graduate Commencement                         May 19
 Baccalaureate & Undergraduate Commencement    May 20

*Summer Break - For the summer, a core group of individuals is developed who have commited themselves to the majority of the summer weekends (mostly students). Community churches are then asked to supplement the core group on a rotating schedule. This has provided the best consistency to date. If you would like to be a part of this core group, or think that your church or organization would like to be a part of this core group, please contact Jared Hungerford at Jhungerford@mail.whitworth.edu