The Bucket is a weekly event that incorporates ecumenical praise and worship music. Typically, it occurs in the Burton Addition at 8 o'clock on Tuesday evenings. There are usually about three to six musicians leading the worship. Everyone is welcome to attend.
That's neat, why do you guys call it the "Bucket"?
In the early nineties, when the Bucket was started, there was a college in Tacoma that held a similar event called "the Well", but because Saint Martin's was (and still is) a smaller school, the students felt that a bucket would be a better representation.
Oh, that's witty. So anything new with the Bucket?
Well, during International Week, we had International Bucket. Instead of having it in the Burton Addition, though, we had it in the TUB. This Bucket featured twelve songs in ten different languages. It was something of a milestone for the Bucket; in the past, we've had International Buckets, but none that had the language diversity of this one.
So should I go to Bucket?
It's completely up to you, but speaking from personal experience, taking an hour out of the week to just stop all the hustle and bustle and pray with music is a great way to calm the nerves and get back in touch with one's spiritual life. Even if you're not into singing, just sitting in can give one a sense of peace. I hope to see you all there one of these days.
Ryan Cullitan
Class of 2012
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