THE MORNING STAR
THE WYCLIFFE COLLEGE COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 16 2019 | VOL. 02
On being a parent and a student at the same time
Sept 24, Tue
BY ANNETTE BROWNLEE
Principal’s Dinner (sold out)
I remember a Wycliffe student of several years ago who organized her life so she could be both a student and parent and spouse. She was the mother of two elementary school-aged boys. In the morning she or her husband would drop their sons at their school, then she’d get on the subway and arrive at Wycliffe in time for Morning Prayer. (Morning Prayer is a daily worship service of Scripture, prayer, and song that takes place each weekday at 8:30 a.m. in the College Chapel.) That same year there were a few single students living in the dormitory of the building—two flights up from the Chapel—who could not manage to make it to Morning Prayer on time. How did she do it? She did not do it alone. She had the support of her family. She also had the discipline to organize her time and, along with her spouse, their household. A few (not the vast majority!) of the single students in the dorm that year, had no such external pressures, or it seems, internal motivation, to do likewise. She had both. PAGE ONE
UPCOMING EVENTS
Sept 25, Wed Einstein’s God, p. 3
Sept 27, Fri Theology Pub Night on Medical Assistance in Dying, p.4
Oct 2, Wed TST 12th Annual Agapé Service, p. 4
Oct 16, Wed Founders’ Day Memorial Lecture, p. 4