In Februrary & March
Newman’s Peacemakers Ministry group
Gallery 4pm
Join us to share your ideas, energy, and commitment.
Elders: parishioners 60+
Gallery
1 to 3PM
We gather to share lunch, experiences, prayer and perhaps to learn something new.
Join us!
02/18
Mass in the City & Ash
Berkeley Ballroom Recidence Inn
12:10
Lenten Stations and Soup
Chapel & Multiversity
6:30pm to 8:15pm
Newman’s-wide Stations, Soup, and Salad.
03/06 to 03/08
Disciples on the Road
Spring retreat Ignatius Press Retreat House
Fellowship and faith-filled retreat centering around the Transcendentals (Truth, Beauty, and Goodness 💖)
Sign up here!
Disciples on the Road
Angel Island Hike + Mass 10am
Cal Newman and Stanford Graduate Students. Contact Noella: (781)774 0238 with any questions.
Pax Christi & Newman Nonviolent Peacemakers presents:
Anne Symens-Bucher, Activist Peacemaker & Cofounder of Canticle Farm
Multiversity, Kitchen & Lounge
8:00 to 12:30
Lent begins
Chapel
8am, 12:10, 5:30 and 7:30pm
Mass and ashes at Newman.
Lenten Stations and Soup
Chapel & Multiversity
12:45 to 2pm
We’ll be praying the Stations of the Cross in the chapel followed by a light lunch of bread and vegetarian soup. Join us for this meditative prayer and fellowship.
Lenten Stations and Soup
Chapel & Multiversity
6:30pm to 8:15pm
Newman’s-wide Stations, Soup, and Salad.
Faculty Dinner and meeting
Multiversity and Lounge
6:30 to 9pm
02/17
Disciples on the Road
Newman Lounge 7pm
Wanna celebrate Mardi Gras and prepare for Lent 🙏 in the same night? Come to a talk on vice and virtue at the YAP x DOR collab potluck. Bring a dish to share, and contact Abby (970-658-7194) if you have any questions!
Friends of L’Arche
Multiversity 5pm to 8pm
Making known the gifts of people with intellectual disabilities through mutually transforming relationships.
Financial Planning
Newman Advancement Team
Newman Lounge 3pm
Looking to improve your financial literacy and make “money moves”? A financial planner will give a free workshop geared towards young adults (<40s). Contact Rob: giving@calnewman.org
St. Patrick’s Day Potluck and Trivia Night
Chapel & Multiversity
After 5:00pm Mass
Expect hearty dishes, clever questions, and plenty of cheer. Watch for sign-ups and chances to join in the fun.
Ongoing Events
Sunday Matinee Movies
1st Sunday of the month in the Lounge
1pm
Join us for a film and movie snacks. January 4th, February 1st, March 1st, April 5th, May 3rd, and June 7th
For a short synopsis of each movie, click on this link.
First communion meetings
Every Sunday from 9-9:50
Contact Michael Dalton for more information.
Teen Confirmation Classes
Every Sunday
11:15-12:15 Upstairs in the lounge
For more information contact Camilla
Disciples on the Road
Disciples on the Road (formerly Newman Grads) invites graduate students, recent grads, young adults, to join one, some, or all of their many activities:
Sunday / After the 10am Mass
Sunday social, bring ideas for brunch spots!
Wednesdays / 6:30pm in-person OR via Zoom
You are invited to sit in at our leadership meetings on Wednesdays. Reach out to Noella (781-774-0238) for more information if interested!
Thursdays/ 6:30pm
Women’s and Men's Group at Newman Hall. Contact Abby (970-658-7194) or Nigel (341-213-9751) to learn more!
There are lots of ways to keep up with Disciples on the Road’s happenings! Subscribe to the newsletter here.
Join our Slack here!
Reach out to grads@calnewman.org with any questions!
Catholics, Careers, and Conversation
Wednesdays in the Gallery
7pm
Young Adult Professionals! Join us to participate in conversations that matter. Are you a working person in your late 20s to early 40s — come to Newman this Wednesday evening to explore faith in the work environment. We’ll be employing the synodal practice of listening… Sign up below or on the sheet on the blue cupboard in the foyer.
Sign up.
Click here to read/watch Fr. Timothy Gallaher’s Pre-Synod meditations.
More information
Berkeley Catholic Worker
Sunday
7:30am
Come help Berkeley Catholic Worker
serve breakfast to the homeless.
Show up or contact JC for more information.
Also help serve dinner to the homeless
on holidays at 4pm in the Newman Parking Lot.
More information on Berkeley Catholic Worker
Birthday Blessings
2nd Sunday of the month Chapel
We honor all 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.
Newman Elders
Second Wednesday of the month, Gallery
Everyone >60
1 pm
Meets for lunch and discussion.
Bring your lunch and something to share.
More information on Newman Elders
Catholicism WOW!
Wednesdays during the academic year via Zoom
7pm
Explore the wonders of Catholicism
Yvette yvetteniccolls@gmail.com
Ned niccolls@comcast.net
During January our topic is: “The Tapping of the Holy Spirit”.
information on Catholicism WOW!
Exploring Catholicism
and OCIA
Tuesdays Multiversity Room
7pm
Adoration + Mass
Thursdays
7pm Adoration and Confession
8pm Candlelit Mass
9pm Social
Adoration
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
Chapel 11:00 - 12noon
Thursday
Chapel 7-8pm
At the same time as that evening confession
Just before the 8pm Mass
Friends of L’Arche
Every 3rd Saturday
February 21 / March 21 / April 18
Multiversity Room 5-8 pm
Our Mission: Make known the gifts, insights, and leadership potential of people with intellectual disabilities, revealed through mutually transforming relationships. Foster an environment that responds to changing needs of our members while remaining faithful to the core values of our founding story. Work towards a more human society through engagement with our communities’ diverse cultures.
For more information:
Contact Marie and Curt Campbell: cuma1977@att.net
(510) 799 5791
Instagram: larchefriends_bayarea
larcheusa.org
friendsoflarchesfba.org
Centering Prayer/Lectio Divina
Thursday in Patio Room
10am
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.
Hiking the East Bay Trails
Friday or Saturday
Contact Bob: rmgannon@pacbell.net
to get on the email list
Piano Reflections
3rd Friday of the Month Chapel
4:15pm
Loaves & Fishes
1st Saturday of the month Multiversity
2pm to 4:30pm
Serve take-out or eat in meals to our unhoused neighbors. Contact Joseph to explore how you can help.
Information on Loaves & Fishes