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Student News... |
Welcome back to our returning students and a warm welcome to incoming students! We're glad to have your smiling faces around Newman. Don't miss any of the great activities we've got planned for just the start of the semester!Thursday, February 4: Student Meal 5 PM in the Newman Center Terrace (also Mar 4, Apr 8 and May 3)
- TRIPLE PLAY - Ash Wednesday February 17
- Mass at 5:30 pm
- Soup & Bread Meal at 6:30 pm in the Terrace
- Speaker, Charles Bobertz, "How Catholics Read the Bible", Terrace
Don’t miss our on-going events like our discipleship group on Monday nights, spirituality groups, retreats, Bible studies, etc.! Stay tuned to our student bulletins, brand new website, emails, and facebook page for on-going info!
Register now for spring break service trips to Kentucky and Arizona! Registration forms are available at Newman Center right now and we need them soon! Call the Newman office for more information. |
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| IT'S AN ASH WEDNESDAY TRIPLE PLAY! With the beginning of Lent on Feb. 17, we'll offer both a noon and 5:30 pm Mass, along with our 9 pm student Mass. As always, we've lined up a Triple Play for the evening...so after the 5:30 pm Mass, plan to come on down to the Terrace to enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread at 6:30 pm, and a speaker at 7 pm. This year, we are proud to feature Charles Bobertz, professor at St. John's University School of Theology. Bobertz's talk, "How Catholics Read the Bible," will examine the resurgence of biblical literalism in both Catholic and Evangelical Protestant communities, exploring what is at stake theologically and socially in how we read and interpret the Bible. This night promises to keep us thinking...don't miss it! The meal and the speaker are free. Co-sponsored by the Community and Prayer & Spirituality Focus groups. |
Long Range Planning (LRP) Update
On Tuesday, January 19 from 6:30 - 9 pm in the Terrace an all-parish meeting was held regarding visioning for the future of Newman. It was a very producctive and encouraging meeting with lots of suggestions and affirmations on the work that has been done so far. We've had a small group of dedicated individuals working hard on the long range planning process (remember that questionnaire we filled out last spring?).
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Faculty and Staff Luncheon
Any current or retired staff or faculty of SCSU or SCTC are cordially invited to join the Newman staff for lunch in Atwood on Wed. Feb. 24 at noon, room location TBA. Newman member Lin Holder, Professor Emerita from the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, and former Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, will be leading us in discussing the role of creativity and the arts in the human relationship with God. Her talk is called, "Aesthetic versus Anaesthetic Faith in a Secular World." Please come having read the creation stories from Genesis as well as Psalm 8, and be ready for an engaging, insightful conversation! |
Upcoming Local Events:
GRIEF SEMINAR: “Longings of the Grieving Heart: Songs & Healing Thoughts” with Fr. Kevin Anderson will be held on Sunday, January 31 from 1:30-4:00 PM at the Windfeldt Room, 1900 CentraCare Circle in St. Cloud. For more information please call the Catholic Charities Life Transitions Program at (320) 529-0427 or print a copy of flyer/registration form.
THEOLOGY DAY: Join Charles Bobertz, Professor of New Testament and Patristics for Theology Day at St. John's University on Friday, Jan. 22 or Friday, Feb. 5 from 8:30 am to 1 pm for a brief tour of the history of biblical interpretation in the Catholic Church followed by an examination of the current resurgence of biblical literalism in both the Catholic and evangelical Protestant communities. We will focus on what is at stake theologically and socially for both Catholics and Protestants in how they read and interpret the Bible in present day. Call 363-3570 to register; free will offering.
YOUNG ADULT THEOLOGY ON TAP: Young adults in their 20’s and 30’s, both single and married, are invited to attend the speakers and events hosted by the Saint Cloud area Theology on Tap group. A presentation and discussion is held on the second Tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm, at Granite City Brewery in St. Cloud. Next gathering: Feb. 9. S. Eunice Antony, OSB will speak on the topic: “Spiritual or Religious? One Answer?” |
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