FOOD

Sunday Student Dinners

Hello Newman Students!

This Sunday, Summer Student Ministry is cooking up dinner and all you hungry, studious, college kids are invited to share in the meal!

So come on by after the 5PM mass (around 6PM) this coming Sunday and come get your fill and meet new people!

See you there!
Summer Student Ministry

***Also, if you want to help cook the dinner, come by at 4PM to the kitchen. (Don't know where it is? It's up the stairs past the lounge. If you get lost ask the front desk.)

Berkeley Kite Festival

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!


Newman Student Ministry gladly invites you to come out for the Berkeley Kite Festival!

The Berkeley Kite Festival
July 25th & 26th 2009
11:00AM - 5:00PM
Cesar E. Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina

Come out for the annual Berkeley event!

More details to come. For more information about the event or to see pictures from past years click here.

Peace,
Robert

Newman Summer Planning Meet-up & Eat-Up! Sunday at 6pm!

Hola, Newman Summer People!

I hope you are having a relaxing, sort of at least, June!

This Sunday, after the 5pm Mass, lets have some spagetti and ice tea and talk about and plan about some summer stuff...

Anybody who wants to help me boil water and mix tea is welcome to come early!

• Summer Sort-of-Seekers?


• Rosary?


• Field Trips?


• Tennis Games?


• Novenas?


• Service Projects?


• Help Fr. Charlie pack & ship boxes? (notice how I snuck that in!)


• Help Fr. Bill get settled and feel welcome in late July?


• What else?

You are AWESOME!

Fr. Charlie

First Saturday of the Month! Loaves & Fishes and Adoration!

Loaves and Fishes dinner is Saturday!

If you can help out please come by around 3pm, or email Fr. Charlie for information!

Thanks and hope to see you there! =)

Eucharistic Adoration in the church Saturday afternoon

Each first Saturday of the month, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament happens in the church all afternoon (from after the 12:10 Mass until 4:30pm with benediction.)

It is timed to coincide with our Loaves and Fishes meal. So we honor the presence of Christ in the Eucharist and in the feeding of our brothers and sisters. All are welcome!

Thank You Graduating Students! 2009 Slideshow!

To purchase the song "Give me Jesus" performed by Fernando Ortega, amazon link here.

A SPECIAL NOTE FROM FR. CHARLIE

It is with both gratitude, sadness, and honestly, a little excitement that I let you know that the Paulist Fathers have nominated me to take on the responsibilities of Pastor at our Newman Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Blessed John the 23rd Parish!

This new assignment will take effect with the new school year, so I will be leaving here sometime this summer. Father Bill Edens will be coming on staff here, and I look forward to working with him and the whole staff on the transition.

As you know, I basically have only been a priest here, and while my seminary taught me much, YOU, dear parishioner and reader, continue to teach me much, much more. In my time here in formation as a novice in 2000, as a 'pre-Deacon' in the summer in 2004 and as a Priest since the summer of 2005, you and your prayers, friendships, struggles, hopes, horrors, and simple presence have molded me like the clay we sing about in the psalms and songs!

There is an old pastoral formation saying: "you cannot give what you do not have." Much of what I have, I have been gifted with by you; for that and much else, I am deeply grateful.

I am only 'beginning to process' this news myself, but know that with the amazing students in Ministry Leadership currently and with the continued synergy of our multi-generational community, the future continues to be, as Issac Hecker said long ago: "brighter than any past!'

Much of our Newman Center's mission is to prepare students during their time here for a life of servant leadership to the Kingdom of God, their families, the Church, the State and the World.

But we all 'learn and grow and do' all in tandem, and we are all students here! And some are moving on this season to the next right thing.

I do look forward to continuing the Paulist mission that you formed me to do at UT Knoxville as I look forward to the next few months with you.

I promise and ask that we keep one another in prayer! And oh, yes! There will be BBQs!!

Peace and all good, and THANK YOU!

Fr. Charlie

Graduation Mass & Brunch Sunday!

For four or more years, our graduating students have played a great role in making Newman Hall a wonderful place.

Help us honor them at Mass and then Brunch.

Graduating Students are welcome to invite family and / or friends!

Newman Study Halls

Tuesday Night to Next Tuesday Night! 7pm - 1am
please note: Not Saturday Night!

Study hall is cruising along here at Newman. If you need a place to study, here's a great place to relax, study, and take the occasional snack break. The chapel is always open too, for some quiet time to connect with God, and de-stress.
Good luck with all your finals. And dont forget to pray with one of your favorite patron saints of scholars/academics:

• Brigid of Ireland
• Catherine of Alexandria
• Nicholas of Myra
• Thomas Aquinas

Hello Friends!

Come join us this Sunday after the 5pm mass for the
Newman Student Dinner End of the Year Barbecue!!!!

The Student Ministry Team will be grilling up burgers (with vegetarian options!) for y'all to enjoy, so come for some FREE FOOD, FRIENDS, and FELLOWSHIP before finals start!

yay! (\ ^____^ /)!

Facebook event here!

ps...burgers not guaranteed to look as photosh..er..pictured. but will taste good none-the-less =]

Final Seekers of the Semester!

Darling Seekers!

Please join us for the last Seekers of the semester. Prepare yourselves spiritually and mentally for the whirlwind of finals and papers that’s about to begin. We’ll be in the gallery at 7:30 for praise, bible study, and fellowship. If you’d like to help Salgu and the praise band lead music, meet at 6:45. Victoria and Melissa will reflect on 2 Corinthians 6: 3-10. Hope to see you there, and good luck with finals!

-Lisa

Prayer

Whatever ultimate meaning life may have,

this much can be said already--

life is a call to share in the world's making.

It is a chance to intervene, to contribute,

to enchance what exists

by the sheer power

of one's own presence and activity.

One cannot be good simply by avoiding evil.

To be indifferent or apathetic

to the needs of one's neighbor,

to stand aloof from a world begging for help,

is already to be guilty.

-Robert O. Johann

Announcements

-Sundays: Student Dinner at 6pm, immediately following 5pm mass

-Tuesdays: Seekers (of course!) at 7:30pm

-Wednesdays: Rosary group at 8pm

-Thursdays: Grads and Yaggies at 7:30pm

-Fridays: Chun Jin Ahm at 6:30pm

*Seekers Banquet on 5/12 at 6pm

Join us for our end of the year potluck banquet! The theme is “Fr. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. Dress up and bring some delicious food! Look for the event on Facebook or contact Juliette jumahu@gmail.com or Tiffany tiffany.khong@gmail.com for more information.

*The Baccalaureate Mass and Brunch will take place Sunday, May 17th. The 11:30am Mass will be a special one for graduating seniors, and a brunch will follow upstairs. Graduating students are welcome to invite family and friends.

Sunday Student Announcements

In case you were wondering what may be going on at Newman or missed some details, here's what was announced after the masses this week:

• Copies of this month's Student Event Calendar will be available in the lobby at the Student Table. Please feel free to take one!
• The Baccalaureate Mass and Brunch will take place Sunday, May 17th. The 11:30am Mass will be a special one for graduating seniors, and a brunch will follow upstairs. Graduating students are welcome to invite family and friends.
• Along with the festivities, a special program will be available listing the names of Newman graduates. Please sign up at the front desk so that your name will be printed and to give the staff an idea of how many people will be attending the brunch.
• Student Dinner will take place as usual next week upstairs at approximately 6:00pm following the 5:00pm mass.

Students are welcome to all of these events.

Have a great week, and Go Bears!

Sacrament of Confirmation at Sunday's 11:30am Mass!

Sunday Morning, Bishop Cummins will lead the Newman community in celebrating the Sacrament of Confirmation!




Congratulations and THANK YOU to the friends, family, and sponsors and mentors of the
Confirmation class of 2009! Please keep them in your prayers!

better pics appreciated** email 'em here.

First Saturday of the Month! Loaves & Fishes and Adoration!

Loaves and Fishes dinner is Saturday! If you can help out please come by around 3pm,

or email Fr. Charlie for information!
Thanks and hope to see you there! =)

Eucharistic Adoration in the church Saturday afternoon


Each first Saturday of the month, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament happens in the church all afternoon (from after the 12:10 Mass until 4:30pm with benediction.)
It is timed to coincide with our Loaves and Fishes meal. So we honor the presence of Christ in the Eucharist and in the feeding of our brothers and sisters. All are welcome!

This Friday! Praise Night & Newman Overnight!

Seek with us!!

Happy Tuesday, Seekers!

Join us tonight at 7:30 in the gallery for praise, bible study, and fellowship! Salgu and the worship team will lead us in praise, and Sidney and Fr. Charlie will reflect on Hosea 14: 2-10. If you’d like to help with music, meet in the gallery at 6:45. Have a peaceful day, and we hope to see you there!

-Lisa

Prayer

Peace of Heart

Almighty and eternal God, Give me, I beseech You, the great gift of inward peace. Command the winds and storms of my unruly passions. Subdue, by Your grace, my proneness to love created things too much. Give me a love of suffering for Your sake. Make me forbearing and kind to others, that I may avoid quarrels and contentions. And teach me constantly to seek after and to acquire that perfect resignation to Your Holy Will which alone brings interior peace.

Amen.

Announcements

-Sundays: Student Dinner at 6pm, immediately following 5pm mass

-Tuesdays: Seekers (of course!) at 7:30pm

-Wednesdays: Rosary group at 8pm

-Thursdays: Grads and Yaggies at 7:30pm

-Fridays: Chun Jin Ahm at 6:30pm

*Praise Night on Friday 5/1 from 7pm-9pm

A night full of music, praise, and fellowship! Contact Salgu at swissmath@gmail.com or Robert at robertlamorena@yahoo.com for more information.

*Newman Overnight on Friday 5/1 at 9:30pm

*If you or someone you know would like to be added to the Seekers mailing list, contact Lisa or email newmanseekers@gmail.com. Look for us on Facebook too!

'To An Unknown God' Spring '09 Edition Release Party Tomorrow!

Tomorrow (Tuesday) is the final general meeting and
release party for To An Unknown God.

Come by an pick up magazines & pizza!

First Pres College Lounge (corner of Dana & Ellsworth)

Tuesday, 4/28, 7pm

Spring Retreat Slideshows!

Thanks to Matt Engman for putting these together!

Vocation Awareness Sunday!

On Sunday 4/26th, Newman will be focusing on Religious Life, with discussions after the 9:30am and 5pm Masses, and with hot chocolate after the 10pm Mass.

In my five years as campus minister at Newman Hall, each year has seen at least one if not two people go on to pursue religious life with:

The Diocese of San Jose,
The Jesuits,
The Salesians,
The Congregation of the Holy Cross,
The Diocese of Oakland,
Verbum Dei Sisters,
The Calmaldolese,
The Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest,
The Dominicans and
The Paulist Fathers.

Take the "Vocation Match" Quiz here!

Join us for:

• the family discussion in the morning (9:30am Mass, 10:40am Discussion)
• Student dinner and discussion in the evening (5pm Mass, 6pm Dinner 7pm Discussion)
• 10pm Mass, then hot chocolate and fellowship.

It will be a blessing for our students to be exposed to their brothers and sisters in religious life in its varied ways of being lived out!

In the meantime, please pray for the perseverance and discernment of our recent grads and Newman Interns in religious life pictured above!

Melissa Granillo, SVD,
Joe Kim, Third Year Theologian, Diocese of San Jose,
Radmar Jao, SJ, and Deacon Joe Riordan, SJ,
Dat Tran, Matt Sanders, Tom Gibbons, Tim Shannon, all CSP,
Adam Booth, CSC,
Sean Bryan, Salesian student,
Davide dell'Oro, n.SJ with other novices in Bologna, Italy.

Fr. Charlie

Concert to benefit the Camoldolese Monastery in Big Sur

he life of a Camaldolese monk radiates outward in various rhythms, involving him in solitude and community, silence and fraternal encounter, prayer and work, study and recreation.

e is dedicated to the love and praise of God in the bond of fraternal charity.

o provide an even more conducive setting for the contemplative experience and to replace deteriorating structures, we have initiated a REBUILDING PROJECT.

ndividual and guided retreats are available at the hermitage. Our guests enjoy the silence and solitude of this remote location. More information.

f you are interested in becoming one of the monks please see the vocations page.

Grad & Yaggie Thursday & Emmaus Faith Sharing Tonight!

The Newman Hall / Holy Spirit Parish Emmaus Group
meets each Thursday at 7:30 in the seminar room.
We pray with and faith share around the upcoming Sunday's scriptures.
All are Welcome!

TONIGHT! - Join us for our Pot luck dinner! (bring a dish or not! Don't let not having a dish stop you from stoping by!