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Interested in Getting Involved with Campus Ministry? Look at our offerings in:

Service & Volunteering, Retreats, Liturgical Ministry, Music and Faith-Sharing & Support Groups

Welcome to Campus Ministry. We invite you to take advantage of the many opportunities for involvement from the liturgies to the service opportunities, from the retreats to the small faith sharing communities and more. Whether you are Roman Catholic, part of another faith tradition, or are uncertain about your faith, Campus Ministry is here to journey with you.

What's Happening in Campus Ministry...

Father Ray Jackon's Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week 2009

Wednesday, November 18    

Key Note Speaker: Art Simon, Founder of Bread for the World

Driscoll Auditorium, 7:30pm

Thursday, November 19       

Fast Day during lunch hours

Faces of Homelessness Panel, Tolentine 215, 7 – 8:30pm

Faces of Christ Reflection, Corr Chapel, 9 – 10pm

Sleep Out, Oreo, starts at 10pm

Friday, November 20            

Turkey Drive, drop-off at St. Rita’s Hall, 9am – 11am

Food Packaging at SHARE, 2:30 – 6:30pm

Saturday, November 21        

ACME Food Drive, 311 E. Lancaster Avenue, Wayne, 9am-12pm

Help Bring the Holidays H.O.M.E! Campus Ministry Turkey Dinner Drive!

Campus Ministry's annual Turkey Dinner Drive is here! Help enable a low-income family in a project H.O.M.E neighborhood have a hearty holiday meal. Dinners should be delivered to Campus Ministry in St. Rita's Hall 9:00 to 11:00am on Friday, November 20th. Please see our events page for more information and to sign up. Thank you.

 

Resurrecting CARITAS – Call for volunteers!

Campus Ministry’s new outreach program, Caritas, brings Villanova students to visit and converse with the aged Augustinians residing at the St. Thomas Monastery.  Devoted to on-campus service ministry, Caritas is designed to touch the lives of our friends and neighbors in the monastery, engendering communion and enjoyment for both priest and student alike.  To express your interest or ask questions, please contact benjamin.raymond@villanova.edu

 

FOCUS Christian Fellowship

Monday nights at 8pm in St. Ritas chapel. Come join other Villanovans for worship, talk, discussion, fellowship and fun. All are welcome. Please contact kathy.overturf@villanova.edu for more information.

CrossRoads Retreat Leadership Applications

The third CrossRoads Retreat is now seeking application for leadership. Applications are available at Campus Ministry and must be received by November 20. This is a Christ Centered retreats for all, regardless of faith tradition.  For more information contact Fr Chris christopher.drennen@villanova.edu; or Team Leaders cayce.lista@villanova.edu  or john.nawn@villanova.edu . Retreat is planned for April, 2010.

 

Advent Faculty/Staff Retreat 

Tuesday, December 8 10 am to noon in Corr Chapel. Fr. Rob Hagan, OSA, will be speaking on a theme from Advent.


Weekly Service Opportunities

The COV schedule is complete! There are now weekly service opportunities Monday-Thursday. Check out the days and times and swing by the Campus Ministry Office in St. Rita's to sign up! http://www.villanova.edu/campusministry/service/volunteer/weekly/

Questions? Contact Will Stehl (william.stehl@villanova.edu).

 

Fellowship, Prayer, Bible Study: Groups on Campus

Times have been set for this semester's Spiritual Growth and Support Groups! Check here for Focus, Awake, Bible Study, Villanova Bible Fellowship, Faculty Bible Study, and Renewal College Fellowship times!