Spring Banquet & Water Baptism!

To be baptized “in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit” is a sign that you totally accept and identify with Christ’s sacrifice on your behalf. You are proclaiming your dependence on Jesus and the end of your efforts to earn your way to heaven by being good enough.

Water Baptism is an outward symbol of the inward change that has occurred in your life since you surrendered your life to Jesus. It is also a public proclamation of your faith in Jesus, so that your friends and family can celebrate with you.

Chi Alpha will host a water baptism service this Friday, the 25th at 6pm at Tulane's outdoor pool at the Reily Center. Come celebrate with those who are "taking the plunge".

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE WATER BAPTIZED, OR TALK TO SOMEONE MORE ABOUT WATER BAPTISM, SEND AN EMAIL TO XA@NOLAXA.COM or call 504.708.2339 BY THURSDAY AT 9PM.

**THIS EVENT WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF Tulane PRAYER**

Spring Banquet is our annual semi-formal night of celebrating the year, and honoring those amazing people called 'graduates' among us.

Next Wednesday, the 29th from 7-10pm at Copeland's Sweet Fire & Ice on Vets in Metairie. Tickets are $28 (includes entree, dessert, and drink, tax & tip), and must be purchased by Monday the 27th at noon. Email us at www.nolaxa.com or call us at 504.708.2339 to arrange for ticket pickup.

Curt Harlow - speaker and comic - Comes to Town

From Matt DeGier: Curt Harlow may be my favorite Christian communicator on the planet. He's one of the best story tellers you'll ever meet, is funnier than should be legal, yet intellectually credible, and spiritually powerful. It's a supernatural gift.

Curt will be with us Sunday the 30th - Tuesday the 1st.

On Monday, he will be at Tulane during the day, helping us promote the Sex: Selection and Survival programs. He'll be using humor, and personality to invite people to come out that night.

XA folks - come on out from 11am-1pm to help us make these invitations in the LBC.

Monday night at 6:30, he'll be at Butler Hall at Tulane.
At 8:15, he'll be at Carrollton Hall at Loyola.
pizza will be provided at each location.

Tuesday, he'll be around for coffee and such. We'll setup some more details soon.

ps: don't forget to check the calendar from time to time

Tulane and American University

Check out what's up Monday on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=22700561552

Also, Tulane prayer will be on campus this coming Friday at 8pm. Meet up by PJs at Stern for a prayer walk.

A Call to Prayer

It's been a dangerous month for college students.

As we remember the students murdered by suicidal gunners in Baton Rouge, and Illinois, I hope it will call the Christian community of university students in New Orleans to prayer. We are not immune from the dangers realized at Northern Illinois, and Louisiana Technical College. The same fears, insecurities, hatreds, and imbalances are present among us. It is our responsibility to be the hands and feet of Jesus (the Body of Christ) reaching out with love, care, and healing in this broken world, and that starts with prayer - praying to a God who hears and responds to our prayers.

This weekend, a few Christian communities at Tulane and Loyola are sponsoring 48 straight hours of prayer, and I invite you to join us.

Forty8 kicks off this Friday at 7pm. Instead of Chi Alpha's usual Friday 8pm prayer, we will host everyone interested for a prayer and worship time at Rogers Chapel at 7pm to get the 48 hours started. I hope you can join us.

The other 47 hours will be hosted at the BCM building on Freret St. Students and friends are signing up for one hour blocks, and we hope to have at least one person praying at all times: praying for our campuses, our city, and our world.

Please join us. You won't regret it.

February Doings

forty8 hours of prayer Uptown, Feb 22-24. www.forty8.org

happy Mardi Gras

Tomorrow, Zulu and Rex Parades will roll, ushering in the Grand Finale of Mardi Gras. Other than sleeping and finding something to do with your recently acquired enormous bead collection, there is ONLY ONE THING TO DO.... come to the Chi Alpha CRAWFISH Boil. 

Audubon Park at 4:30 (Bocce and Soccer and other fun stuff while we wait for the crawfish to be ready)

Look for us at the pavilion across from Loyola - otherwise look for a red tent in the grass near the pavilion. Call (504) 909-1428 if you get lost or in case of rain.

BRING A FRIEND - THIS IS A GREAT EVENT TO INTRODUCE YOUR PALS TO CHI ALPHA!

Hornets v. Clippers

Due to some free tickets distributed at the KaBoom build last Saturday, some of XA is going to the Hornets game Friday at 7pm. If you would like to join us, shoot us an email at xa@nolaxa.com or give us a call at 504.708.2339 ASAP

-This also means that Tulane group Prayer will be canceled this week.

Spring Break Outreach Trip to Washington, DC

Washington DC, the capital of the USA, hosts a vibrant Chi Alpha community, with chapters at American, Georgetown, Howard, and Gallaudet, as well as nearby campuses: U Maryland, and George Mason.

Tulane, Loyola, and UNO all share the same Spring Break this year! So, Chi Alpha New Orleans is planning an exciting trip to DC March 17-22. While there, we will meet and interact with, primarily, American XA, as well as Georgetown XA (hopefully), engage in outreach with the combined Christian ministries at American, engage in service to the DC homeless population, and take a day to tour the District.

The cost will be approximately $300 or less, and fundraisers will be employed.

Get your application and $100 deposit in by Jan 30th.

Christmas Party!!!

'Tis the season to be jolly, and we'll be plenty jolly on Friday (7th).

Fun, food, and friends...and WHITE ELEPHANT! at Matt & Jen's place: 211 Cherokee St.

The party will commence at 8pm.

However, if you're up for it, we'll be going to spread some Christmas cheer to the elderly at Notre Dame assisted living at 6:30pm. We'll sing some carols, play some bingo, and have some fun. - meet up by PJs on Freret before 6:15 for a ride

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white elephant guidelines: please bring a gift to exchange. it should be wrapped in some manner. it should be something you already own, or cost less than $5.00. if you have nothing, don't worry, we'll make it work :)

more RenFest details

Saturday, November 17, Chi Alpha is going to be taking a van to Hammond, LA for the annual Renaissance Festival. For those you who are unfamiliar, the Renaissance Festival is an amazing real-life model of a 16th century village. There is jousting and shows and my personal favorite part, COSTUMES!!! I really hope several people can really get into the dressing up!

For more info, their website is http://www.la-renfest.com/. The cost is going to be $14 per person.

This is the way registration is going to work: In order to sign up, you must email me at festival@nolaxa.com with your name, phone number, and email address, but nothing is final until we receive payment!

It’ll do fine to give payment to a satellite leader, the DeGiers, or Nicole Spade. All those who register through email will be given the opportunity to meet with someone in order to collect their payment. A confirmation email will be sent to each individual who registers and completes payment informing them of where and when to meet, what to bring, etc. In case of last minute plan changes, there will be a complete refund for those who notify ME, themselves, up to 24 hours in advance. If someone is interested in attending, but is unsure of what their plans for the day might include, it’s fine to register, submit their payment, and cancel as long as they send cancellation DIRECTLY to me at festival@nolaxa.com up to 24 hours of our departure time.


--Nicole Spade

upcoming Goodies

BOO! The last Gathering of the fall semester is nearly upon us! -that's scary...

Next Monday, the 5th, we'll Gather at Tulane's LBC (university center), upstairs in the Ball Room at 8pm. ' Look forward to seeing you, and your friends there!

Also, speaking of costumes, we're looking to take a group to the Louisiana Renaissance Festival on Saturday the 17th. Check the calendar, or email Nicole festival@nolaxa.com

Finally - forty8 is this weekend!
Join us for the kick-off at Tulane's Rogers Memorial Chapel at 7pm on Friday. www.forty8.org

Counterpoint to Ann Coulter

In response to Ann Coutler's recent visit to Tulane, Chi Alpha would like to invite the you to an honest dialogue regarding such difficult issues as cultural and economic imperialism, terrorism and religiously motivated violence in general, tolerance and hatred, and Christian evangelistic work. These are not easy topics, but if we are to be the best people we can be, we must address difficult issues with more than a jeer, a prejudgment, or an apathetic wave of the hand. I also hope Tulane Christians can have the opportunity to graciously present their beliefs, and the ethic they embrace as followers of Jesus of Nazareth.

Please join us this coming Monday, the 29th, in the 1834 Room/Faculty-Staff Dining room in the Tulane LBC (#215) at 8pm for a talk and dialogue with a Christian worker who has lived with the Islamic Albanian people in the Balkans for the past decade: When Cultures Clash: Hatred vs. Tolerance… or is there another Way – a counterpoint to Ann Coulter. For the sake of space and real dialogue, only the first 60 guests will be admitted.

The first comment on this post introduces our guest speaker.