Instead of the CMAlumni Page I think I am going to try this blog it will be easier to maintain. Keep the pictures and comments coming.
Will Lucina sent in this picture of he and his wife Jen
They were married last June.
Esto Vir Members 2007
They were married last June.
Some Highlights
Of the Spiritual Life on Campus Fall 2007
- Our Blessings -
VOCATION DISCERNMENT - several students are discerning ministry in the Church
23 Women and 33 Men have identified themselves as discerning a vocation to Religious Life and/or Priesthood. We have established a program which we hope will assist them in discerning God's will.
FAITH DEVELOPMENT / RETREATS
Many CUA students make an effort to support and challenge each other in their spiritual lives.
· Gratia Plena
Our women's spiritually group has 50 active members.
· Esto Vir
Our men's spirituality group will have around 70 members and has generated a lot of interest on other campuses.
· RENEW
This year RENEW has increased 40%. There are 214 students in 28 groups meeting weekly to reflect on the scriptures and share fellowship and support.
· Freshman Retreat 2007
This was the biggest CUA retreat ever with 221 participants. Besides being spiritually beneficial it is also an important component in our effort to increase retention.
· Graduate/Law Student Retreat
37 students participated this year, which is the most in recent history.
· Servi Advocatique our Nursing Spirituality Group
Three nursing students have begun a nurses' spirituality group and have already solicited interest. There are around 22 people who meet weekly.
· Social Justice Awareness Committee
With the help of a new staff member(s) in Residence Life and CM we have been much more successful in this area. They have started to promote free trade coffee, challenged both our food service and bookstore on justice issues and have been impressed with the results. They have also begun to work towards promoting recycling.
· RCIA
This year we have four students who have asked for baptism and two more for full communion with the Catholic Church.
LITURGICAL LIFE
· Over 200 students involved in Liturgical Ministries.
· Eucharistic Adoration Regularly gets between 100- 150 people we can tell by the song sheets
· The 9:00 PM Mass continues to be the main University Liturgy
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
· Chastity Outreach
Very active group of students who each year work on presentations which they offer to area youth groups/religious education programs and Catholic Schools.
· DC Reads
8 sites with 38 tutoring times a week.
147 Tutors (104 work-study students and 43 students who volunteer or recieve class credit.
5 of these sites are in the Brookland Community.
· Eucharistic Ministry to the Sick
We have 22 active participants who take communion to the Residents of Carroll Manor
· We have 8 Weekly Community Service Sites
¨ Bethlehem House: Students make friends with people who have intellectual disabilities by having dinner and celebrating mass ith the residents.
¨ Brookland Monthly Clean-Up: Students help clean the Brookland Neighborhood once a month with members of the Brookland community.
¨ Food and Friends: Students help to prepare and package meals which will be delivered to people in the community who are living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging issues.
¨ Homeless Food Run: Students receive pre-packaged meals from the University food services and take the metro to various areas in the city to distribute food to the needy.
¨ Little Sisters of the Poor: Students serve dinner to and sit with the elderly at Jeanne Jugan Residence, a local nursing home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. Special events include dances, Bingo Night & beauty salon night.
¨ Pediatric AIDS/HIV Care: Students spend time with teenagers who are affected and/or infected by HIV/AIDS.
¨ So Others May Eat: Students help prepare breakfast for homeless women and men in the DC area through S.O.M.E.
¨ St. Ann's Infant & Maternity Home: Students care for children ranging from infancy to 12 years old who have been removed from their homes as a result of abuse and neglect.
Does any of this bring back memories
Some Highlights
Of the Spiritual Life on Campus Fall 2007
- Our Blessings -
23 Women and 33 Men have identified themselves as discerning a vocation to Religious Life and/or Priesthood. We have established a program which we hope will assist them in discerning God's will.
FAITH DEVELOPMENT / RETREATS
Many CUA students make an effort to support and challenge each other in their spiritual lives.
Our women's spiritually group has 50 active members.
Our men's spirituality group will have around 70 members and has generated a lot of interest on other campuses.
This year RENEW has increased 40%. There are 214 students in 28 groups meeting weekly to reflect on the scriptures and share fellowship and support.
This was the biggest CUA retreat ever with 221 participants. Besides being spiritually beneficial it is also an important component in our effort to increase retention.
37 students participated this year, which is the most in recent history.
Three nursing students have begun a nurses' spirituality group and have already solicited interest. There are around 22 people who meet weekly.
With the help of a new staff member(s) in Residence Life and CM we have been much more successful in this area. They have started to promote free trade coffee, challenged both our food service and bookstore on justice issues and have been impressed with the results. They have also begun to work towards promoting recycling.
This year we have four students who have asked for baptism and two more for full communion with the Catholic Church.
LITURGICAL LIFE
Very active group of students who each year work on presentations which they offer to area youth groups/religious education programs and Catholic Schools.
We have 22 active participants who take communion to the Residents of Carroll Manor
David and Elena Colletti are Married in Dana Point CA
A Summer of CM Staff weddings going on !!!
If you want a little more info check out Fr. Bob's Blog
Erin and Rick Craine
May the Lord who has begun this new life in you bring it to fullfilment
Matthew, Nader (Just professed his first vows) Sr. Lumen Christi, Kevin Kimtis, Matt Dunch
May the Lord who has begun this new life in you bring it to fullfilment
CUA Alumni who are following God's call to serve the Church as Priests or Religious we caught up with them at Rick and Erin's wedding
Emmjolee and Larry Waters
May the Lord who has begun these good things in your bring them to fulfilliment!
Lauren and Jake Patterson
May the Lord who has begun this new life in you bring it to fullfilment
June 27, 2006
From Greg and Dianne Vadney (Dewane)
We are pleased to announce the arrival of our daughter, Katherine Anne Vadney. She was born this morning at 9:18am. Both mother and daughter are doing very well. We'll have photos up in a few short days, but attached is one to tide you over. Hope all is well. Greg, Dianne and Katherine
