This week and Next

Exploring Catholicism (OCIA) 2025-26 Starts this Tuesday, September 9th at 7pm in the Gallery. For more information, follow this link or pick up a flyer in the lobby. Ready to Sign up? Click on this link

Disciples on the Road (formerly Newman Grads) invites graduate students, recent grads, young adults, and the broader parish community to join us at the upcoming liturgical ministry training this Wednesday, September 10th at 7PM. 

We will be hosting a joint eucharistic minister and lector training, and you can be trained for one or both of these ministries. This is a straightforward way to be involved in the parish, so please come join us!"

The Theme for Women in Conversation programs this year, 2025-26, is
Building Bridges Through Dialogue and Action

Join us on Saturday, September 13th at 9:30 (or at 9 if you’d like to share conversation and breakfast treats before hand) See the program flyer here. Visit the Women in Conversation webpage for more information about the program.

Lecture: Saturday, September 20th at 2pm

Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgnce: Exploring Procrastination, Cravings, and Addiction

Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Ann Lembke (author, most recently of NYTimes best seller: Dopamine Nation) at 2pm on Saturday, Sept. 20th here at Newman. All are welcome! Come at 1:30pm for refreshments .
Click here for details

Friday, Sept. 26

End your week with some time for meditation and reflection with piano accompaniment in the chapel. Join us in September.

Ongoing Events for everyone

Sunday

  • Berkeley Catholic Worker (7:30am, Sunday) - Come help Berkeley Catholic Worker serve breakfast to the homeless. Just show up or contact JC for more info. Also help serve dinner to the homeless on holidays at 4pm in the Newman Parking Lot.

  • Birthday Blessings - on the 2nd Sunday of the month, we honor all in our congregation who were born that month. At the end of select Masses we invite people born that month to come to the altar for a blessing.

Monday

  • Food Not Bombs (all day) - Help Food Not Bombs prepare a vegetarian meal for the people at homeless encampments in Berkeley. For more info, check the volunteer section of their website. For information about this global non-profit, click here

  • Berkeley Catholic Worker (Holidays and on 5th Sundays ) - Come help Berkeley Catholic Workers serve meals to the needy in our parking lot during holidays, when few other groups are serving meals.

Wednesday

  • Newman Elders (Parishioners and friends who are >60) Meets for lunch and discussion on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 1 pm in the Gallery. Bring your lunch and something to share.

  • Catholicism WOW! Gathers online each week on Wednesday during the academic year from 7-8pm to explore the wonders of Catholicism. Contact Ned & Yvette at niccolls@comcast.net to get the link.

  • Exploring Catholicism and OCIA 7pm -8:30pm, Tuesdays. Upstairs in the Multiversity Room. Register here.

Thursday

  • Emmaus (7pm, Thur) - This Scripture sharing group discusses the upcoming Sunday readings meets online using ZOOM. Please contact Elizabeth to join the meeting.

  • Centering Prayer/Lectio Divina (10am, Thur) Spend an hour in contemplative silence and listening for God. Centering prayer is a simple contemplative form of prayer where people empty their minds of thoughts and silently rest in the presence of God. Lectio Divina is a prayer form for listening to the word of God in Scripture. Meet in the gallery on the 1st floor at 10am.

Friday or Saturday

  • Hiking the East Bay Trails (various times) Contact Bob via email rmgannon@pacbell.net to get on the email list

  • Piano Reflections, Third Friday of the Month, 4:15-5pm, Chapel.

Saturday

  • Loaves & Fishes First Saturday Dinner (2pm-4:30pm, 1st Saturday of the month) -serve take-out (or eat in) meals to our unhoused neighbors. Contact Joseph to explore how you can help.

    On your own schedule…..

Eucharist for people who are homebound. If you need the Eucharist brought to you at home, call 510-848-7812 and leave your name and contact information. We’ll get in touch.
If you are able to bring Eucharist to people who are homebound, leave your name and contact info here Thanks!

STUDENTs
REGULAR EVENTS
DURING THE SChool Year

Sunday

  • Berkeley Catholic Worker (Sun, 7:30am) - Help serve food to the homeless. Contact JC Orton at 510-684-1892.

  • Newman Grads: Sunday Social (Sun, 11am) - Graduate students and young adults, meet after Mass in front of the church for casual conversation over coffee or brunch or sports.

  • Sunday Student Dinner (Select Sundays after the 5 pm Mass.) Meet some fellow students for dinner after Mass. Meals are prepared by various ministry groups of the parish and students themselves help with clean up. We invite a free will donation of $5-$7 to help defray the costs of the dinner.

Tuesday

  • OCIA (Tues, 7:00pm) - Come learn more about the Catholic Faith or seek to become a Catholic.

Wednesday

  • Wednesday Night Live (Wed., 7 pm, Upstairs)

Thursday

  • Newman Grads Men’s and Women’s Groups (6:30-8:30pm)

Outside Events and News of Interest

Other Resources and EVENTS