Serving students at drexel university & the university of pennsylvania
Fall 2019
Special commemorative 125th joint addition
The Newman Center at st. Agatha - st. james Heart Speaks To Heart
A WELCOME FROM OUR NEWMAN DIRECTOR We have been abundantly blessed this year as our ministry continues to grow in University City. From our new Newman Center building to our partnership with FOCUS, we have seen so much fruit in lives of the many young people we serve.
We are looking forward to expressing this joy at our 125th Anniversary Newman Celebration this October where we will remember the great legacy that began here at America's first Newman club, which inspired a movement that
spread
across
the
country
of
Catholic
communities
being
formed
at
college campuses. We celebrate all of this one mere week from the canonization of the man who inspired the movement, Cardinal John Henry Newman.
As we commemorate all that the Lord has done and will continue to do for the Penn & Drexel Newman Center at St. Agatha-St. James Parish, we cannot express our gratitude enough for all of you who have been offering your support throughout this exciting time. To pay tribute to your continual commitment, we wanted to create a special commemorative 125th joint addition magazine that celebrates both Penn & Drexel Newman ministries with a particular focus on our
Penn
alumni.
As
we
look
to
the
future
(and
Drexel
Newman's
100th
anniversary in 2021), we do so together with great hope and joy!
Patrick Travers ptravers@saintsaj.org
A MESSAGE FROM OUR DREXEL CAMPUS MINISTER Even though it's been nearly a decade, not many are aware that the Penn and Drexel Newman ministries are one apostolate. A physical representation of this is best showcased in our new Newman Center, where we put a lot of intention in making each member of our diverse community feel welcome.
As one big community, we also celebrate one another's milestones, such as our common one of the new Newman Center and Penn Newman's 125th Anniversary. We also are looking forward to celebrating Drexel Newman's 100th Anniversary in a few short years. It has been such a joy serving Drexel students these past five years, as well as working with Penn students and residential parishioners at St. Agatha-St. James Parish. May God bless you!
Michael Gokie mjg395@drexel.edu
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PENN CAMPUS MINISTER It has been such a joy to witness Fall Outreach this year. We had a hugely successful freshmen retreat, and Newman Dinners have continued to fill the house. As a Filipino who has lived in Peru the past several years, it has also been incredibly satisfying to witness the growth of our international ministry. Our student leaders have really taken ownership of this, and their zeal for Christ is evident in all of their initiatives and efforts on campus. On behalf of them, I thank you for helping to building the foundation of this ministry through your own sacrifices and love, and please continue to pray for us as we continue growing!
Nelson Villamor vine@newman.upenn.edu
Contact
Web: newman.upenn.edu | drexelnewman.com Location: 111 South 38th St Philadelphia, PA 19104
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NEWMAN THE MAN WHO INSPIRED A MOVEMENT
IN THEIR OWN WORDS...
1845 OXFORD, ENGLAND
John Henry Newman, (who will be canonized this fall!), was the most consequential Catholic convert of the nineteenth century. An Oxford don and celebrated Anglican priest, Newman caused great consternation when he entered the Catholic Church in 1845. Newman arrived at his decision after an intense intellectual journey which convinced him of the fact, despite his own native proclivities, that the Church founded by Christ and preserved through apostolic succession subsisted in the Catholic Church led by the Bishop of Rome. Just a few short years after his death, a young medical student named Timothy Harrington started a “Newman Club” at the University of Pennsylvania. The purpose of the organization was to foster the continued spiritual, social, and intellectual development of Catholics at the nation’s first university without a religious affiliation. The Newman Club/ Hall/ Center has seen many different iterations since Harrington’s inspired idea, and it wasn't long before the Newman movement began to spread out of Philadelphia and around the country, so that the Catholic presence at non-Catholic colleges has perhaps never been stronger than today. Certainly, Harrington must be credited with some of that. Words by Fr. Eric Banecker, University of Pennsylvania C'11
TODAY, THERE ARE OVER 2,000 NEWMAN CENTERS IN THE COUNTRY.
1893 UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
TIMOTHY HARRINGTON “...[after] finding no organization of Catholic students at the University of Pennsylvania my mind naturally turned to the possibility of forming an organization that would give the Catholic students of this university a chance to come together, to know one another, to discuss subjects of interest to Catholic students and possibly to increase somewhat the opportunities for social life among strangers coming to Philadelphia.” - Timothy Harrington, founder
1910s
125 YEARS:
IN
THE NEWMAN CLUB
In October 1913, Archbishop Prendergast appointed Fr. John W. Keogh as the Catholic chaplain at Penn where he served until 1939. Today, Fr. Keogh is regarded as the pioneer of Newman work in the United States.
1923
NEWMAN HALL IS ESTABLISHED
1920s
Archbishop Dougherty assigns property at 38th and Spruce Street to serve as the Newman Hall on Penn's
FR. JOHN W. KEOGH
campus in 1918. It served students for decades.
1947 | 1954 "There was a great relationship between Fr. Donnelly and George Munger, the football coach. It was such a great relationship that Fr. Donnelly went with the Penn team in the summertime, and he was very much involved in that whole life. George Munger kind of wanted these guys to be at Newman
GEORGE MUNGER, FOOTBALL COACH
1960s
REV. JOHN H. DONNELLY SERVED AS CHAPLAIN FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES
Hall and many came to grow in the faith..."
MARJORIE MCCARTHY CW’49
"I moved into Newman Hall my third year and it was a meaningful time for me. I became president of the Newman Club in my senior year, and I bonded with Fr. James Murphy. He was a soft spoken wonderful man, and I became an altar boy and became involved in the St. Bede’s Chapel Choir which I ended up conducting for twenty-two years. That’s how I met my wife.”
JOSEPH MURGO ENG’66
JOSEPH MURGO (TOP RIGHT)
FR. JAMES MURPHY
THE NEWMAN CENTER IS BUILT
1970s
The Newman Center on Chestnut St. was built in the early 1970s and served
PHOTOS DRAWN FROM THE RECORD
students for nearly five decades.
Newman "...offers you friendship, God-talk, good food, good noise, quiet if you want it, conversation...the Spirit, ping pong, prayer, a chance to help...comfy chairs, someone to talk to if you need it, books of all sizes, Mass on Sunday, a nice place to study, and maybe a little shine when things look dark.” -The University of Pennsylvania's yearbook, The Record, 1973
THEIR OWN WORDS... "After 12 years in Catholic education, I came to Penn and like many students, felt lost and yearning for a spiritual home. Newman was literally God's answer to my prayers, not just as a student but also during my 23 years on Penn's faculty. I cherish my time at Newman and know it is a blessing to the next generation of Penn Quakers."
PATRICK HARKER, SEAS'81 (PICTURED WITH HIS WIFE, EMILY SAATY HARKER)
1980s
Joe Killackey came to Penn eager to build community and improve the world. He became a resident adviser in the Quad and put much of his energy into the Newman Center, including the Community Outreach program inspired by Father Tom Hagan OSFS, the chaplain in the early '80s. Joe organized countless volunteer programs during his time at Penn, and he went on to have a highly successful and notable career. Joe passed away in 2012, leaving behind two children, Rachel and Daniel, whom he loved dearly. After his funeral Mass a memorial was held at Sister Mary Scullion's Project HOME, a project Joe had long supported, where classmate Craig Carnaroli, Penn's Executive Vice President, and others Joe touched paid tribute to his generosity of spirit.
JOSEPH KILLACKEY W'85, WORDS BY FRIENDS & FAMILY
1990s
"Penn Newman was not only a spiritual center during my college years. It was a beacon steering me back to my faith during the often chaotic periods of college life. Evening Mass followed by Abner's cheesesteaks with my 'Newman gang' are some of my fondest Penn memories. As I am now a Penn parent, I realize how much Newman has grown in both its offerings and impact to new generations of students and I am grateful for their influence in
LAUREN YOUSSEFF, C'92
yet another way."
CLASS OF 1993
THE FOCUS OF SPIRITUAL LIFE
2000s
“Penn Newman has been the focus of my daily spiritual life for 45 years, as long as I have been on campus. Little did I know that when I responded to an invitation for a new group, 'Coffee, Croissants and Christianity,' in the fall of 1989, that my life would change forever. Still going strong after 30 years, our group, now known as the Circle of St Bede, continues to examine our precious faith through scripture and writings of diverse authors."
DR. PETER DODSON
2010 PENN & DREXEL MINISTRIES BECOME ONE APOSTOLATE "Combing the Penn & Drexel Newman Centers in West Philadelphia was an
2010s
important step to bringing 21st century sensibilities to campus ministry. It quickly became obvious to me through the friendships and working relationships of students
MIKE CHOVANES
2014
at different universities that this was the right thing to do."
THE BROTHERS ARRIVE
Archbishop Chaput entrusts the Newman Center and St. Agatha St. James to the Sodalit Brothers. They brought an apostolic society with a deep Marian devotion to the ministries.
INAUGURATION OF NEW NEWMAN CENTER & 125TH ANNIVERSARY Outgrowing the previous Newman Center, our new four story building was previously the former St. James School and will serve the students of University City for years to come!
MIKE CHOVANES DREXEL CAMPUS MINISTER 2011-2016
2019
CELEBRATING 125 YEARS OF CAMPUS MINISTRY From 1893 to today, the legacy continues... WORDS BY FR. ERIC BANECKER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA C'11 When I entered Penn in the Fall of 2007, I knew I was entering a different world from the comfortable confines of my home, and that I would encounter many people whose backgrounds and ways of looking at the world were very different from my own. For this reason, I sought out the Newman Center immediately, even attending the freshman retreat
before
New
Student
Orientation.
It
is
not
an
exaggeration to say that I met several of my closest friends the first day I walked into the Newman Center. There are many clubs at Penn which bring people together, and many of us were involved in activities such as sports and drama as faith
family – it all melted away, replaced with the peace which only Christ
convictions were the common bond – well, that is what
can give. In those moments praying in church, I began to wonder what
gave and continues to give the Newman Center its unique
exactly God wanted me to do with my life. Indeed, all those big questions
character.
we all were asking was tied up with another related question for me: does
well,
but
to
have
a
place
where
one’s
intimate
God want me to serve the church as a priest? There was also plenty of time for fun, dollar dinners, service projects,
and
talks
from
inspiring
speakers,
but
the
most
united any Catholic family or community can be is at prayer, especially during the celebration of Sunday Mass. I mostly attended
the
10pm
Sunday
evening
Mass
packed
with
students from Penn and the other local universities.
source and origin. The magnificent neo-Gothic church of 'St. engaging
and
beautiful
music
provided
by
fellow
students, dynamic preaching and reverent celebration of the liturgy fed our souls in a way literally no other experience at Penn could.
In
coming
before
"DOES GOD WANT ME
ordination to the priesthood, I can say that the circle of friends I made at the Newman Center, the priests I came to
TO SERVE THE CHURCH
know and respect, and most importantly
There, before the altar, is where Christian community has its
AJs,'
Looking back now a year after
those liturgies – they were essential in
AS A PRIEST?"
my coming to accept God’s call in my life. And some of my friends also found their vocation through Newman – literally, in the form of a person they would go on to marry. Even more fundamentally, we had the experience of a Catholic Christian community during these formative years of university students. The students who are connected to Penn Newman experience the same thing today. I have
the
face
of
God
each
Sunday
in
the
Eucharist, all the stress and anxiety of midterms and papers, of on-campus recruiting and issues with roommates and
celebrated Mass there and seen it for myself. At St. AJ’s, only the faces change. The big questions – about the meaning of life, about Jesus Christ and his Church, and about God’s call – they don’t change. That is why, in the midst of a confusing and isolating culture, a community of faith, grounded in the Church’s great tradition and committed to the New Evangelization, is more essential than ever.
No doubt, the Newman community at Penn will continue to adapt and change according to the pastoral needs of the day. But its contributions – to the Church around the world and to the hearts of students like me – are lasting. And so it is to Timothy Harrington – that great admirer of Newman and believer in Christ our Lord – that I give the last word: “That this organization has lived and grown and that its influence has come down to the students of today is added proof that there was a place in the University of Pennsylvania as there is in all great universities, for a Catholic club.”
Next fall we will be featuring a Drexel alumni as
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Drexel Newman's 100th Anniversary approaches!
Manager at pbernetsky@saintsaj.org
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JAMES FANGMEYER JR. W’15
CATHERINE WILSON, PHD'03
Penn Newman was the place that helped me
The Penn Newman Center was an invaluable
start discerning my vocation to enter the
resource for me while I was a doctoral student
seminary and where I visit when I am back on
on campus. There are so few quiet places on
campus. Newman is a community that
university campuses that offer students a space
changed the way I lived and believed as a
to reflect and discern. The Penn Newman
college student, and I hope it will be a
Center rounded out my graduate school
blessing for many more students for many
experience by providing not only a place to
more generations.
pray but also for spiritual direction and to gather as a faith community.
WHERE HE'S AT NOW:
WHERE SHE'S AT NOW:
I co-created a web application to support
I am currently an Associate Professor and
spiritual growth: NaviMinistry.org and a
Chair of the Department of Public
business to connect people via live 3-D
Administration at Villanova University where I
holographic projection, ProfesorAvatar.com.
oversee our Master of Public Administration
Before that I worked as a data analyst
degree and undergraduate minor in Public
at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico.
Service and Administration and teach classes
Today, I am studying 2nd Pre-Theology at
on nonprofit management. I consider
Saint John Paul II Seminary to become a priest.
myself very fortunate to be here.
WHERE THEY ARE TODAY MATTHEW F. MANION W'92
BRIAN & ANNE MCCARTHY ('04 & '06) We are so grateful for our time at Penn
The Newman Center community was the primary reason I was able to grow so much in my faith during college. I learned how to integrate my Catholic faith with my studies and other interests on a secular campus, which
Newman. At Newman, we were able to grow in our Catholic faith, surrounded by so many wonderful leaders and friends. Newman is a bright light on Penn's campus, and we hope to support its mission for years to come.
prepared me to live my faith throughout my career in the for-profit and non-profit sectors. It’s part of what drew me back to academia all these years later.
WHERE THEY ARE AT NOW: We have been married for ten years and have three children, Stephen (5), Katherine (3) and
WHERE HE'S AT NOW:
James (5 mo). Anne is an Assistant Professor
I am a Professor of Practice in the Management
School of Medicine, and Brian is the CFO of
Department and Faculty Director of the Center for
Archaea Energy, LLC, a renewable
Church Management in the Villanova University
energy company focused on the mitigation of
School of Business after serving 13 years as
green house gas emissions from landfills.
President and CEO of the Catholic Leadership
We're members of St. Margaret Parish in
Institute.
Narberth, PA.
focused on breast cancer research at the Penn
ING NEWS FROM OUR PASTOR E X C I TE X IC NI TG NEWS FROM OUR
THE
PASTOR
NEW
NEWMAN
CENTER The story continues... It is with great joy that I share the redevelopment progress of this past year! Since September 2018 we have been renovating the building adjacent to the Church which was the former St. James School and have been doing our ministry in the newly renovated lower level of St. Agatha-St. James Church which has been named in memory of Madison Pedrotty, C'17.
In September 2019 we finished Phase II, and our new Newman Center will be inaugurated at our 125th Anniversary Newman Celebration on Sunday, Oct. 6th 2019. With lots of space for small groups, accompaniment, study, and a light and airy student lounge, we are blessed to have this beautiful new space for ministry!
At the heart of the new Newman Center is the St. Bede Chapel. We celebrated our first Mass in the chapel on Friday, August 30th which was a very special moment. I am so happy that we have this reverent and beautiful space for Mass and prayer! I encourage all of you to visit the chapel and spend a few moments in prayer with Jesus.
Lastly, we look forward to breaking ground on our park in spring 2020! We have multiple named giving opportunities available. We are so grateful for your financial support. Please continue to pray for us. God bless you!
Fr. Carlos Keen Parochial Administrator
Naming rights to our student lounge is still available!
Become part of the story! ($5,000+)
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Stephen & Tina Pedrotty Kwon Lee
($1,000+)
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John Rubocki
Roman Ventura
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Jeff & Kathy Gokie
Thomas and Margaret Hogan Sofia & Chris Trueax
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William & Sally Foster
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We still have multiple naming rights still available! Reach out to Patrick Travers to learn more at ptravers@saintsaj.org.
THE NEWM SERVING PENN SINCE 1893. SERVING DREXEL SINCE 1921. SERVING TOGETHER SINCE 2010. In 2010, the Penn & Drexel Newman Ministries merged together as one apostolate, entrusted to St. Agatha-St. James Parish. We're always stronger together, and we are hoping that nearly a decade later, being under one roof really drives this point home. We find that it is still important for the apostolates to maintain their own unique identities, and we see this reflected in many ways, such as maintaining separate leadership groups and having two FOCUS missionary teams each dedicated to either Drexel or Penn; however, some of the most impactful moments are when our ministries come together.
PENN NEWMAN: THE DIFFERENCE ONE HUNDRED FEET CAN MAKE When I found the Newman Center as a college freshman, I had prayed for good Catholic friends at Penn. God not only answered that prayer, but in this community I was gifted with people from so many different countries, jobs, cultures, and walks of life. Our rich diversity is best showcased in our weekly after Mass luncheon in the newly renovated banquet hall. When we were in the old Newman Center few students seemed to walk 100ft to the other building to participate in our after Mass socials. As a busy Penn nursing student trying to juggle various commitments, it is so easy to feel the pressure to hurry along, even on Sundays. However, since we have opened the lower level for after Mass socials, I am there every week and our socials have grown significantly, thanks to our new space. One hundred feet made all the difference. Â These Sunday socials fill a room with my parish family, and it is comprised of more than just Penn students. I walked El Camino de Santiago through Spain with young adult parishioners, and the graduate students I EMHC with talk about their research while giving advice from their experience. I hear the struggles of living on the street with a homeless man over coffee and donut. I bounce ideas off of student leaders in the Drexel leadership and listen to their feedback as we talk about our shared missions. This is the Body of Christ in West Philadelphia. My answered prayer. My home at the Newman Center.
By Gabbie Ramos, Penn N'20 President of Penn Newman
la ! n se ss o i a t ru an M r o F et n i
MASS
SMALL GROUPS
NEWMAN NIGHTS
Over 730 people attend Mass, 600 of whom
From FOCUS bible studies to our
Community is important, and every week
are students!
international and graduate student small
we come together to grow in it.
groups, we have something for everyone.
AN CENTER
DREXEL NEWMAN: A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR FELLOWSHIP Having the opportunity to be a part of the Drexel Newman family over the past 4 years of which I have been a student has positively affected my life in ways unimaginable. I cannot express the amount of gratitude I have for the genuine relationships that I have created at the Newman Center at St. Agatha-St. James Parish. I have gotten to meet some outstanding individuals who are members of the Drexel Newman, Penn Newman, FOCUS, Sodalite, and St. Agatha-St. James Parish communities who will succeed no matter where their academic, professional, or personal paths take them. Even though we partake in all of these other things going on in our lives, we are all focused on the most important aspect which is our personal relationship with God. It is so unique in today’s world that we have a growing Catholic community with people who are focused on the Truth.
In all of the other clubs and groups that I have been involved in at Drexel, I never found a community that offered the camaraderie and atmosphere like the one at the Newman Center. Through our Newman Nights, Newman Dinners, men’s Saturday sports, St. Augustine Men’s Society, small groups, and interactions, I have grown as a person and in my Catholic faith. For these opportunities and countless others, I am truly grateful.
I am very excited that the redevelopment of the new Newman Center, which is home to Drexel Newman, Penn Newman and St. AgathaSt. James Parishioners, will be coming to a close. The new space is going to allow for new opportunities for fellowship between these groups and for our one, Catholic family to grow. You and I are looking at a bright and prosperous future for the Catholic community in University City. I truly believe God will continue to bless the Newman Center going into the new “roaring twenties” and that our campuses and surrounding communities will be transformed by our efforts.
May God bless you always! By Vincenzo Dragone, Drexel C'21 President of Drexel Newman
2021 SERVICE
RETREATS
Our weekly homeless ministry, Christ In The
We provide over ten retreats each year and
City, helps students to break barriers when it
they are attended by approximately 250
comes to taking your faith to the streets.
retreatants!
SAVE THE DATE FOR DREXEL NEWMAN'S 100TH!
2021
THE CHURCH is in crises. But
FALL OUTREACH
always provides hope.
730 people attend Sunday Mass
448 200+
new encounters during Fall outreach AND COUNTING!
small group participants
75
average number of students who attend Newman Dinner
THE SEVEN DAYS THAT WILL DETERMINE EVERYTHING
Why Fall Outreach Is So Important And How We Do It Any campus minister or chaplain is quick to tell you: those first few weeks, but particularly the first seven days, are pivotal in reaching new and returning students. Numbers begin
Villamor, Penn's campus minister deliriously laughed. "The
dropping almost immediately, from Mass attendance week to
ongoing joke is that we sacrifice sleep." Michael Gokie, Drexel's
week to the 80% of Catholics who leave the faith by the age
equivalent, laughed in agreement.
of 23. Not only this, but freshmen lock in their friend group they will most likely stay with in the first 72 hours after
But they both agree that it pays
setting foot on campus. This is why it's so crucial to make
off. For many, their first
those connections immediately. Today, approximately 1 in 5 freshmen at Penn and 1 in 10 freshmen at Drexel selfidentify as Catholic.
Fall Outreach best showcases what we do over everything else.
encounter with Newman happens within those first few days or at NOVUS, the freshmen retreat. Drexel's FOCUS missionary
70 %
of students who practice their faith in college stay Catholic throughout adulthood.
team leader, Jule Coppa, shared, "On a college campus it can be so easy to feel like a number, an anonymous face in the crowd, but when you have an authentic encounter with someone who wants to know YOU—which is what
MASSive Sundays are a series of Sundays where the homily is
we try to offer in all of our outreach efforts—it can change
fine tuned, student leaders are easily recognizable, food and
everything. And hopefully these initial encounters with great
games are ready for after each of the four Masses, and FOCUS
people at Newman can lead to a lasting encounter with Jesus
missionaries and staff are ready with contact cards. Strategies
Christ."
ensue with following up with new encounters and personal invites to a carefully designed series of events; prayers start to flow in full force and communication on ALL that we do is condensed into focusing on our Big Five to avoid overwhelming students on the amount of ways they can get involved at Newman...let alone the other hundreds of clubs on campus.
Sure, catchy flyers and cool looking gear helps, but by far the most efficient way we do outreach is by focusing on equipping student leaders for these encounters. The number one reason why people stop attending Mass isn't because of an issue with the faith...it's because they were never invited. "It might have taken us 125 years," Newman Director Patrick Travers said jokingly, "but I think we've finally figured it out."
"We try our best to hit the ground running and it's like we don't stop until we're a solid month into the semester," Nelson
Drexel Newman had a hugely successful NOVUS retreat this year! Over forty students participated!
So here's to another 125 Fall Outreaches.
President Amy Gutmann hung out with our FOCUS missionaries on Penn's campus during Fall outreach!
THE
H E A R T T O G IH E A R T VING SOCIETY I want to offer my heartfelt thanks to the following members of the Heart to Heart Giving Society. Your
Jeff and Elisa Klein Michael and Cyndi Tramontano ABMH Foundation
generosity speaks directly to the hearts of the students in powerful ways. The Newman Center is
ST. KATHERINE DREXEL
SCV Community SOCIETY ST. JOHN HENRY
honored to be stewards of your love and charity. Please know that your
NEWMAN SOCIETY
($500-$999) Bruce Aldred Jr.
giving truly makes a difference in the
(S1,000-$4,999)
James McCaffery
lives of the students and works daily
Conall Dempsey & Elizabeth Higbee
Kerry and Michael Miller
to transform our culture - one heart at
Marita V. Santos
Angeline Aguinaldo
a time. The Heart to Heart Giving
Maria Guadalupe and Antonio Keen
Julie O'Donnell
Society ensures that our mission
Connelly Foundation
Ana Lopez
will be sustainable for the next
Brian & Anne McCarthy
KhunyingPatama Leeswadtrakul
generation of Penn and Dragon
R. Tony Tripeny
Gregory & Donna Hislop
Catholics. Rest assured of our
Peter Ferry
Aaron Strauss
continued prayers and gratitude!
John F. Lomartra
James and Mary Brigid Cahill
David R. Lang
Doug and Pia Brintnall
Kathleen Travers
Tyler E. Williams III
A.J. & Margie Suarez
Taylor Luiso
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Steve Berg
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Sarah Christmyer
William Nicola
Peter McIntosh
W. Bourne Ruthrauff, Esq.
Peter & Christine Fera
Robert Fabiszewski
Patrick Rooney, Jr.
Michael Keating
Msgr. Charles Hagan
Mark Boyer
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Marisa Fabiszewski
Joseph Jacovini
Kenneth Kelleher, Jr.
Edward Ging
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Edward A. Receski
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Jeffrey & Cathy Gokie
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Anthony & Mary Kate Hayden
Peter & Teresa Schaefer
Ann Maguire
Anne & Chris Walsh
John and Susan McInerney
Albert & Lauren Youssef
Abbott and Pamela Lee
Peter Bernetsky Development Manager pbernetsky@saintsaj.org or 267.787.5000 ext 103
SACRED HEART
($10,000+) Virginia Halas McCaskey Raza Development Fund The Colgan Foundation Francis Drexel Fund Emmanuel Illical
IMMACULATE HEART
DID
YOU
Cor ad cor loquitor is our motto! It's taken from Cardinal Newman's crest and means "heart speaks to heart."
KNOW?
drexelnewman.com/give newman.upenn.edu/give
"COMING FROM SEVEN GENERATIONS, WE HAVE
MAKE YOUR MONTHLY GIFT! GIVING IS EASIER THAN EVER! AND WHEN YOU OPT INTO A SUSTAINING GIFT, YOU WILL BE INDUCTED AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF OUR HEART TO HEART GIVING SOCIETY.
BEEN GIVEN SO MUCH THROUGH THE GIFT OF
$10/MONTH SPONSOR A STUDENT FOR FALL RETREAT
NEWMAN THAT WE DESIRE TO BE A PART OF THE GROWTH OF THE NEWMAN
$20/MONTH
CENTER FOR GENERATIONS
FUND OUR HOMELESS PICNIC
TO COME."
Flavia Colgan Board Member, Colgan Foundation
$50/MONTH COVER OPERATIONAL EXPENSES FOR ONE DAY
ST. AGATHA SOCIETY
($250-$499)
Rosanna Spadini
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James Carreras Jr.
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Catherine Wilson
Jon & Lou Ann Benedict
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Jane Reckart
Tim Burns
Christine Cialdella
Jacque Faylo
Shannon Sweeney
Carroll Burns
Walter and Connie Lawson
Robert Kennerknecht
Capt. James M. Williams USN Ret
Sonia Meurer
Robert & Jane Morrison
The Colgan Foundation sponsors our weekly Newman Dinners where an average of 75 students gather for a home cooked meal.
$100/MONTH
FUND ALL OF OUR SOCIALS FOR ONE SEMESTER
$150/MONTH
COVER AN RCIA CANDIDATE'S EXPENSES
$300/MONTH
FUND OUR NEWMAN DINNER SPEAKERS FOR THE SEMESTER
Photography credits: John Ortega C'20 and Sean Legg N'20
THE NEWMAN CENTER
Non-Profit Organization US Postage PAID Philadelphia, PA Permit No. 175
AT ST. AGATHA-ST. JAMES 111 South 38th St Philadelphia, PA 19104 newman.upenn.edu | drexelnewman.com
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