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Palanca, Please

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAA group of 36 students will be attending the next Encounter with Christ Retreat, along with 22 student leaders, from March 20-22. Faculty and staff are asked to consider writing a note (palanca) to students they know on retreat. This is an opportunity to encourage students and express appreciation for them outside the classroom. Each retreatant will receive an envelope of surprise palanca. Please do not discuss this concept with students to keep it a surprise. A list of those going on the retreat can be found at www.up.edu/campusministry/palanca.

Please submit your palanca to the Campus Ministry office in the Pilot House or St. Mary’s. Mark envelopes with “Encounter Retreat—(student’s name)” and bring it by Thursday, March 19. For more information contact Beth Barsotti, Campus Ministry, at 7463 or barsotti@up.edu.

This Week’s “Visio Divina”

Transfiguration.jpgVisio Divina, a contemplative Lenten prayer, will be held twice on Wednesday, March 18, at 12:45 p.m. and 7:15 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. The meditative prayer lasts approximately 30 minutes and focuses on an image from The Saint John’s Bible. The volume containing the focal image for that week will be available for participants to explore before and after the prayer. Visio Divina is sponsored by Campus Ministry and the Garaventa Center.

Questions may be directed to Beth Barsotti or Karen Eifler.

A Spring Break Song For The Road, March 7-9

choir3 copyThe University’s Chapel Music Ensemble will be going on tour from March 7 to 9, according to Maureen Briare, Campus Ministry. The ensemble will be sharing music and song with St. Paul Parish in Silverton, St. Mary Parish in Mt. Angel, Mt. Angel Abbey, and a Benedictine nursing center. On March 9 they will perform two Lenten concerts at Regis High School in Stayton, and Blanchet High School in Salem. All UP community members are welcome.

For more information, contact Briare at 7131 or briare@up.edu.

Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18

Ash WednesdayWednesday, February 18 is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent. All are invited to mark this day with prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Masses will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 12:05 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Residence hall Masses will be celebrated at 10:15 p.m. in the Chapel of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Kenna Hall), in the Sacred Heart Chapel (Schoenfeldt Hall), and in the Mehling Ballroom.

For more information, please contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Welcome Holy Cross Novices

novicesAndrew Higdon, C.S.C., and Vincent Nguyen, C.S.C., arrived at the University of Portland on Wednesday, January 14, and will be here until Thursday, February 12. They are spending a year at the Holy Cross Novitiate in Cascade, Colo., where they and their novice classmates are discerning life as brothers or priests in the Congregation of Holy Cross. Andrew and Vincent are here for an experience of life and ministry with the UP community, and are working with Campus Ministry.

For more information, contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

New Campus Ministry Director

Rev_ Jim Gallagher, C_S_C_-2.JPGRev. James Gallagher, C.S.C., has been appointed director of Campus Ministry effective July 1, 2015. Fr. Gallagher has served in the Holy Cross Office of Vocations in Notre Dame, Ind., since 2008 and as that office’s director since 2009.

A native of South Bend, Ind., Fr. Gallagher earned his graduate and undergraduate degrees at Notre Dame prior to his ordination in 2007. Before entering full time vocation ministry, he served for two years at the University of Portland, working with retreats and liturgy in Campus Ministry and as director in Shipstad Hall.

For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Celebrate Feast of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., Jan. 20

moreauAll University community members are invited to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, on Tuesday, January 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Political science professor Gary Malecha will be honored as a recipient of the 2014 Spirit of Holy Cross Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Congregation on its lay collaborators. Malecha was one of six award recipients announced on Sept. 15 by Rev. Thomas O’Hara, C.S.C., provincial superior of the United States Province of Priests and Brothers.

For more information, please contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Servant Leadership Team, Faith & Formation Ambassador Applications

1chapel150All are welcome to apply for leadership opportunities in Campus Ministry for the 2015-2016 school year, according to Theresa McCreary, Campus Ministry. Application forms are available at http://tinyurl.com/olqyh2b. Positions include membership on the Servant Leadership Team or Faith & Formation ambassador. To learn more about either position, please see the Lead@UP website at http://tinyurl.com/oqtuz34. Applications are due by February 6.

Celebrate Feast of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., Jan. 20

moreauAll University community members are invited to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C., founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, on Tuesday, January 20, at 5 p.m., in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher. Political science professor Gary Malecha will be honored as a recipient of the 2014 Spirit of Holy Cross Award, the highest honor bestowed by the Congregation upon its lay collaborators.

For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Holiday Mass Schedule

1chapel150The Chapel of Christ the Teacher will be closed during the University’s holiday break, according Theresa McCreary, Campus Ministry. The 12:05 p.m. Mass at the Chapel of Christ the Teacher will be held as usual on Monday, December 22 and Tuesday, December 23. The Chapel of Christ the Teacher will be closed from Wednesday, December 24 through Thursday, January 1. The daily 12:05 p.m. Mass will resume on Friday, January 2, and the Sunday 10:30 a.m. Mass will resume on Sunday, January 4.

For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.