A beautiful picture from Stacey Matt and Abigail Bilenki

Matt is the Class of 2004 and Stacey (Bianco) is the Class of 2003

Here are some CUA Alumni at their finest !!!

Lauren and Jake Patterson
(Class of 2002)
John and Christina, Cole and Sean Riehman-Murphy
(Class of 2000)
Rosanna and Bob Millie and Bennett Bamsey
(Class of 2000)
Tim (Class of 2000) and Lori (Class of 2002) Therese and Myriam McGovern

Lucky man surrounded by angels

Introducing John Paul and Christine Winchester

If you are in any of these pictures
let me know
what year you graduated
so I can place them after your name.
It was wonderful seeing everyone !!!

You guys clean up well !!!
JP and Christine were married at Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown
where they are members.
Fr. Regis Armstrong OFM Cap
witnessed the wedding and presided at the Mass.

Jose, Maria and Gabriela Maria Sousa
We always knew you were a natural Mom Maria

Levar Cole and Jessica Deprizio
engaged to be married next year!

Wow a Friar Santo Sighting

Brian McCarthy is a wonderful Teacher at St. John's High School

John and Christine Riehman - Murphy

Jake and Lauren Patterson
(They were Married this Summer)

Roseanna and Bob Bamsey

Lori and Tim Mcgovern
Tim works at the Heritage Foundation
and is a computer guru

Larry and Emmjolee Waters
(They were also married this summer)

Friar Matthew Foley
Teaches at Archbishop Curley High School

Dan Lyons is finishing up his degree in finance at Fordam University

Luke O'Connell (2003) and Meghan Touey (2003)
They are engaged to be married on January 19th, 2008
Congratulations

Sean Segal
(Is working for Urban Alliance helping
students in the District of Columbia
Public Schools find jobs)

Tara Cozzarelli is a graduate from the Nursing School
She was class of 2001 and her fiance is Justin Jones.
They're getting married in May 2008.

Two grumpy old men
Just kidding
Fr. John and Fr. Brad smile for the camera

We will be happy to post pictures of other significant moments
in the lives of our Campus Minsitry Alumni.

Send them or any news for the blog to Schlageter@CUA.
(I left the EDU off so I don't get flooded from
spambots scaning the internet for email addresses
needless to say you add it after the dot. :)

From Fr. Michael Carlson (2002)

Hey Fr. Bob-

Thanks for the update on all the fine work going on at CUA. I often look back with great joy on my years there. As I'm sure you know, after leaving CUA I did graduate studies at Boston College in philosophy while at St. John's. Then the Archbishop asked me to go to Rome where I studied theology at the Gregorian. I am finishing my S.T.L. this year in theological Anthropology there. I was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Hartford last July. I am attaching some pictures for you. I rarely ever forget to keep in mind the students at CUA discerning a priestly vocation when praying Compline on Mondays in the same great fashion that we used to when I was a student there. I am so grateful for my time spent at the university, it is where I came to discover and grow in love with Christ. For this I will forever be indebted.

Very Best in Christ,

Fr. Michael Carlson

Habete fiduciam; ego sum, nolite timere. -- Mt. 14,27

Listserv Fixed at least I hope it is... !

The Problem with the Listserv is fixed and you should no longer be getting tons of email..

Sorry for the inconvenience... If you are still getting tons of email let me know and I will keep trying to stop the downpour.

I'm really not as technically smart as I thought Fr. Bob Schlageter@cua.edu

Ronnie O'Dwyer's Vows into the Society of Jesus

A Blog is Better !!!

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

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

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