Career Connect

Don't forget to sign up for Career Connections, Cru's opportunity to learn what it's like to live as a Christian in the workplace! Registration is free until tomorrow and the actual event is THIS SATURDAY at 9am.
Find out mroe and register at chicagocru.com.

Spring Break Trips

Hey everyone,

Spring Break is coming up faster than you think (just over a month!) and if you don't have any plans yet, why not come with Cru on one of our mission trips? There's one going to Guayaquil, Ecuador and another to Panama City Beach, Florida. Both are great opportunities to spend the week working for God and getting a break from the Chicago weather.

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Chicago Cru has a overseas partnership with Universidad de Guayaquil in Guayaquil, Ecuador. You'll have the chance not only to experience Ecuador and its culture, but also to share the gospel with a campus of 80,000 receptive students! The cost for the trip is $1600 and applications are due February 14th (in five days.) Visit http://chicagocru.com/2012/01/25/guayaquil-spring-break-2012/ for more information.

Panama City Beach, Florida

Panama City Beach is the location of Big Break, a conference of Cru students from across the nation. There will be seminars on different topics throughout the week and you'll get to learn to share your faith with college students on the beach. The general cost for the trip is $299 plus food and transportation, but talk to Ryan (rcummin1[AT]hawk[DOT]iit[DOT]edu) this week to get in a great discount for IIT students from SAF. Visit big-break.com for more information.

It would be awesome to see you on either of our Spring Break trips! Email us (iitcru[AT]gmail[DOT]com) or stop by one of our weekly meetings (Mondays 7:45pm-9:15pm in the colored rooms) to find out more about these trips or to get involved with Cru.

IIT Cru Servant Team

February Events

Hey Everyone!

I hope the start of your semester is going well. Cru has some awesome events coming up, so get excited!

First off is our weekly meeting this Monday at 7:45 in the Colored Rooms. We'll be talking about Cru's vision and establishing small groups, so this is a great chance to find out what Cru is about.

We also have a bunch of stuff going on in February (click on the name of each event to find out more):
-A women's overnight (2/3-2/4)
-A men's overnight (2/10-2/11)
-The fourth week of our spring Church Sampler (2/5)
-Career Connect (2/25)
-Ice Skating (2/25)


See you tomorrow!




Women's Overnight
Join the women of Chicago Cru for a Pintresting Women’s Night. We’ll have snacks, time in The Word together, and time to make crafty things. Cost is $20. Go to chicagocru.com to find out more and register or talk to Kathleen, Emily, or Jordan.
Date: February 3rd-4th

Men's Overnight
Join other student men from campuses all over Chicagoland for our first men’s overnight. We’ll be exploring the uniqueness of walking with and serving God as men, eating good food, and having a lot of fun. Go to chicagocru.com to find out more and register or talk to Zach, Ryan, Nathan, Ethan, Toby, or Nick.
Date: February 10th-11th

Church Sampler
Come with Cru to visit various churches around Chicago. This week we're going to Harvest Bible Chapel. We'll be meeting by Global Grounds at 8:30 am to travel there together. Talk to anyone on Servant Team for details.
Date: February 5th

Career Connect
Find out what it's like to work in industry as a man or woman of God. Talk to professionals in non-ministry fields and see what they're doing to live Godly lives and spread His Word.
Date: February 25th

Ice Skating
Come join IIT Cru for an awesome afternoon of fellowship, ice skating, and hot chocolate! We'll be meeting by Global Grounds and renting skates from the CCC, so the cost is only $3!
Date: February 25th

Spring Semester!

Hey, everyone! I hope you've had a good break. Cru has a lot of awesome plans to start off the next semester. Our first general meeting will be on January 9th (MONDAY) at 7:30pm in Rm 706 in MTCC. Also, next Saturday (the 14th) we'll be heading downtown for ice skating and hot chocolate! Check out the calendar for more details on these events.

We're doing another church sampler this semester! We're visiting:
Park Community Church - January 15th
Holy Trinity Church - January 22nd
4th Presbyterian Church - January 29th
Harvest Bible Chapel - February 5th

Email us or talk to someone on servant team if you have any questions or would like to get involved with Cru. Good luck with the coming semester!

Merry Christmas

"And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."
Luke 2:9-14

Merry Christmas, everyone.

Thanks for coming to Christmas Party!

We had an awesome time at Christmas Party, it was great seeing everyone who came out to join us! We hope you enjoyed it and Merry Christmas!

Christmas Party This Friday!

IIT's annual Christmas Party is this Friday! (7:30pm.) There'll be food, cookies, candy, prizes, and a ton of awesome things to do. Come have fun and get into the Christmas spirit! Afterward join Union Board in the Bog for WinterFest! 


P.S. Sign up here if you want to help out.