Campus Ministry invites the UP community to help inaugurate Pope Francis’ Year of Mercy on Sunday, January 17, at the 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. Masses in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The theme for the year is “Undoing the Knots.” Campus Ministry encourages all faculty, staff, and students to come to the chapel […]
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Palanca, Please
A group of 36 students will be attending the January Encounter with Christ Retreat along with 21 student leaders from January 29-30. All faculty and staff are asked to consider writing a note (palanca) to students they may know on the retreat’s attendance list. Palanca present an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for […]
Memorial Mass for Gene Wizer ’60 set for 12:05 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 13
A memorial Mass for UP regent and 1960 alumnus Gene Wizer will be held on Wednesday, January 13, at 12:05 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. He passed away on December 14 at the age of 77. A businessman and philanthropist in the Portland area, Wizer was born into the grocery business. His […]
St. Andre Bessette Feast Day Mass, Jan. 6
Please join the UP and Holy Cross communities in celebration of the feast day of St. Andre Bessette, C.S.C., at the 12:05 p.m. Mass in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher on Wednesday, January 6. St. Andre is a significant saint for the Congregation of Holy Cross as he was a Holy Cross brother and […]
Feast Of The Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8
Campus Ministry will offer Masses of the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday, December 8, at 12:05 p.m. and 4:45 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. A holy day of obligation, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on December 8, nine months before the feast of the Nativity of Mary on September 8. It […]
Feast Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe, Dec. 10
Campus Ministry invites the campus community to celebrate the Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday, December 10, from 7-9 p.m., in St. Mary’s lounge. There will be a celebration with traditional food, an Aztec dance group, and a reenactment of the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. On Saturday, December 12, a Mass […]
Don’t Miss “Bells In The Ballroom” Holiday Concert, Celebration
University faculty, staff, and family members are invited to the Mehling Ballroom on Saturday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m., to enjoy festive music of Christmas. The “Bells in the Ballroom” concert includes performances by the Chapel Handbell Choir, the Chapel Choir, and the all-male acapella sensation “Call Our Bluff.” The Hallelujah Chorus will be sung, […]
Experience The Divine Through “Visio Divina,” Dec. 9
The Garaventa Center and Campus Ministry invite all members of the UP community to step away from the frenzy of the season for Visio Divina on Wednesday, December 9, during Advent, at 12:45 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Visio Divina, which means “sacred seeing,” is an ancient form of contemplative prayer centered […]
Mass of Remembrance: Nov. 17, 4:45 p.m.
During the month of November, the University of Portland community has been observing the Catholic tradition of praying for those who are deceased. As a part of this, all faculty, staff, and students are invited to a special Mass of Remembrance on Tuesday, November 17, at 4:45 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. […]
Year of Mercy Planning Lunch, Nov. 12
Pope Francis has designated the coming year, from December 8, 2015 through November 2016, to be a Year of Mercy, and Campus Ministry is planning to use it as a year to consider how God’s grace can undo the knots in peoples’ lives and how they might be instruments of God’s grace and mercy for one another, […]