At La Salle University, CCO staff worker Suler Acosta provides spiritual direction to students, providing a listening and prayerful ear. He provides an off-campus Bible study for students where questions are welcomed, mystery embraced, and doctrine discussed. He also meets with some faculty for their spiritual direction.
The Trend is a Reformed yet catholic fellowship of young adults that seeks to provide young adults the context to experience:
- biblical exploration: knowing God’s Word in a postmodern context
- sincere relationships with other young adults
- relationships with other believers
- tangible expressions of kingdom living through service
In their growth towards Christ-formation, we pray that young adults will…
- live on the basis of their identity as children of God.
- understand the gospel of God’s kingdom and its implications for all of life.
- have a network of peers that will encourage them.
- have a commitment to their church and to their neighborhood.
- seek out someone to care for them while caring for others.
- further their gifts.
- effectively share Christ’s mercy to those not committed to Jesus.
- analyze culture, celebrating God’s grace.
To that end, we provide for students Spiritual Directors, volunteers who have a passion for college students and who know the heart of God, these people meet and pray with young adults in their spiritual pilgrimage. Those individuals include Heather Ramsay-Acosta, Jay Scharfenberg, Monica Linde, and Tammy Perlmutter.
Our meetings and activities:
Dinner & Discussion is our large group forum for fellowship, prayer, Bible Study, and discussion. We meet the 1st & 3rd Mondays each month at 6:00pm at New Life Presbyterian Church (425 E. Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, 19120).
Living Theology Discussion meets the 2nd Monday of each month to explore in-depth the application of theology to every square inch of daily life.
Apologetics Training meets the 4th Monday of each month to learn how to share the Christian faith in winsome and relevant ways to our postmodern culture.
We hold two retreats every year (spring and late summer). Check the New Life website for more info.
We are also working in connection with Stop Modern Slavery to bring an end to human trafficking in the Philadelphia Metro Area. These meetings are held every 4th Thursday of the month at the University of Pennsylvania Women’s Center at 6:30pm.
Other service projects include: Leading worship at the Whosoever Gospel Mission, street cleaning, hanging on with the homeless, and vision trips to Guatemala.
Feel free to contact Suler Acosta/a> for more information.
to develop men and women who live out their Christian faith in every area of life.
5912 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15206
412.363.3303 (phone) 412.363.1005 (fax)
