Updated As Of: 5-04-2009
//ANOUNCEMENTS//
- Wednesday Dinner. (FREE!)
Come enjoy a FREE meal on Wednesday at 5:30 and get to know other
members of the Newman Club! This week we will be celebrating the
end of the year and saying goodbye to the graduating seniors. All
are welcome!
- Weeknight Mass. 9pm, IFC.
- Newman Club Car Wash. Mark
your calendars for the Newman Club Carwash, which will be held on
Saturday, May 9 in the parking lot of Our Lady of Victory Church on
Wilkins Avenue. We're looking for volunteers to wash cars from
10am-2pm. See the sign-up sheet at Mass or e-mail Ejiofor at ejiofor1@umbc.edu to volunteer.
- National Day of Prayer. This year's theme is Prayer...America's Hope!
It's based on Psalm 33:22, which says, "May Your unfailing love
rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you." This is an
extremely critical time in America's history. From economic
pressures, to the ongoing threat of terrorism, to the unraveling of our
culture's moral fabric, many people are dealing with a deep sense of
uncertainty and apprehension. However, we can be confident that
when we come to God in humble prayer, He hears us and stands ready to
respond to our cries for help. Our forefathers sought the
Almighty for guidance and safekeeping; and we, too, can depend on His
divine intervention if we will turn to Him in repentance and prayer.
That will be our purpose as we gather with other people of faith
across the nation on May 7th. Visit www.NationalDayofPrayer.org to learn more.
- Midnight Breakfast. Stay tuned for details about Midnight Breakfast in the IFC next week. It will begin at 10pm on Wednesday, May 15.
- Room for Rent.
An acquaintance of Father Rich has a room to rent in her house
for $375 per month. The location is in Violotvile, of of Wilkins
Ave, near St. Agnes Hospital. (About 5-10 minutes to UMBC.)
Call 410-644-1111, M-F between 9-3 and ask for Mary. No
wild parties.
- Come and See. The
Catholic Family EXPO is an exciting event for ALL Catholics combining
fun, fellowship, information, and spiritual renewal. The EXPO
brings together all types of Catholic organizations and the best
speakers on issues of Faith, ethics, politics, Christian testimony,
marriage, family, parenting, education, as well as many of life's other
important issues. The EXPO is June 12-13 2009 at the Church of
the Resurrection in Ellicott City. For more information or to
register, contact Maureen or visit www.catholicfamilyexpo.org/.
- Angrisano Concert.
Catholic musician Steve Angrisano will be in concert at St. Isaac
Jogues Church on Sunday, May 17th from 7pm to 8:30pm. Concert
will follow 5:30pm Mass, which will be celebrated by Bishop Madden.
For more info on Steve Angrisano, visit www.spiritandsong.com/artists/steveangrisano
- Choir. The
Newman Club Choir sings at Sunday masses. If you are interested
in singing for the choir, or taking on leadership roles as all of the
leaders are now seniors please contact Sarah at bourdon1@umbc.edu
- Volunteer for Sunday Mass Duties.
If you would like to volunteer for Sunday Mass duties such as Mass set
up and breakdown, reading, ushering, being a greeter, or being a
Eucharistic Minister please contact Steven at stevent1@umbc.edu. You
will also be able to sign up after Sunday 5pm mass to fill duties for
the following week.
- Congratulations. Congratulations to our new officers: Al Volkening, Claudia Valenzuela, John Clancy, Andrea Thomson.
// WEEKLY EVENTS //
- Wednesday Night Dinners. Free dinner and activity with the Newman Club at 5:30pm every Wednesday. If you can provide dinner help, please contact Maureen.
- Weekly Sunday Mass.
Sunday Mass at 5pm. Mass is held at Lecture
Hall 6 (Physics Building)
- Weeknight Mass.
There is weekday mass Wednesdays at 9pm in the Interfaith Center.
- Confession. It
is important for us as Catholics to make use of the sacrament of
confession which Jesus gave to us. Should anyone need to go to
confession, there is confession in Lecture Hall 6 (Physics Building),
from 4:15-4:45. Should another time for confession be necessary,
please contact Father Rich at richardagray@hotmail.com or talk to him in person. The best way to reach him though is by cell phone.
// SCRIPTURE //
// SAINTS //
St. Wiro
Feastday: May 8
Wiro
was a bishop and missionary in the eighth century with Sts. Plechelm
and Otger, who share the same feast day. Originally from
Northumbria, England, or perhaps Scotland, he went with the priest
Pleehelm (also from Northumbria) and a deacon, Otger, to Rome where
Wiro and Plechelm were consecrated bishops. They labored for a
time in Northumbria and then journeyed to Germany where he gave
assistance to St. Boniface in his missionary enterprise. Boniface
named Wiro bishop of Utrecht, Netherlands, circa 741 and with two
companions Wiro founded a monastery at Odilienburg, in the lower Meuse
River valley of Belgium and France, on land donated by Pepin of
Heristal (r. 687-714).
For a saint for each day, click here.
// Rachel's Vineyard //
Do you know someone hurting from abortion...mother, father, sister, or friend? Help save a life!
Rachel's Vineyard(c): Healing the trauma of abortion one weekend at a time.
Retreat May 1-3, 2009.
For more information, visit www.project-rachel.net or call 1-800-286-4224.
National Rachel's Vineyard hotline is 1-877-HOPE-4-ME, or visit www.rachelsvineyard.org
// PLEASE PRAY FOR.... //
- Barbara Shaw
- Donald Coons
- Carol Dienzo
- Jen King
- Jeff Turner
- Sandy Bunkee
- Those struggling with depression
- All who are discerning vocations
- All Emergency First Responders
- The leaders of the United States and that they may lead with God's wisdom and grace
- The respect of life from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death
- Military personnel stationed in foreign countries