Upcoming Programs and Events

  • Check the bulletin for this week’s activities

  • NEW MINISTRY Lend a hand to Helping Hands, the committee that matches your needs with solutions. Just ask MOM: our new Mercy Outreach Movement, or DAD: Doing Astounding Deeds, as we strive to embody the Corporal Works of Mercy here at Newman. If you have a need, or are able to help perform a quick good deed, please leave your name and contact info on the signup sheets on the blue cupboard in the foyer. THANKS a million for helping us restart this very important ministry! NOTE: if you’ve been a parishioner for awhile, you may remember the ‘His Hands and Feet’ ministry, which matched members of the Newman community who needed some short term help (e.g., a ride, spring garden cleanup, mending, sending/reading an email attachment, etc.) with members who could provide that assistance.

  • A Musical celebration of Richard Cushman’s life, at 3pm on Saturday, May 17th at St. Albans in Albany, CA features a concert by several of former students and a chance to share memories. All who knew and loved Richard are invited to attend. Seating is limited, however, to so please make a reservation on Eventbrite. St. Albans, where Richard was an organist, is also starting a new organ scholarship in his memory, to start training the next generation of organists. The first enrollee will be recent UC grad and former Newman front desk receptionist, Armen Phelps.
    LOCATION: 1501 Washington Ave. Albany, CA 94706-1856 (at the corner of Curtis & Washington, one block north of Solano Ave.)

    Moving out help Are you a student moving out of campus housing on Sunday, May 18th? Do you need help carrying boxes, loading a car, putting the room back in order? Parishioners are available to help. If you’re a student needing help or a parishioner available to help, please sign up at the front desk. We’ll be in touch with you to work out the details.

  • Volunteer Appreciation Dessert & Ice Cream Social. Saturday, May 31st at 6pm, (after the 5pm Mass),

  • Newman’s Parish Council will be selecting 4 parishioners this June to serve a three year term. If you’re an active member of the parish and are interested in helping ensure that we meet the spiritual needs of our parishioners and students, please consider joining the Parish Council. The 12-person council and pastoral staff meet monthly throughout the year. Applications will be due on Sunday, June 1st. Listen to announcements at weekend Masses, read the bulletin, and return to this space to get more information in the coming week. Also for parish council, on July 12th (Saturday) there will be a Parish Council Retreat for out-going and in-coming members, and on July 14th, new council members will join the current parish council for a transition meeting.

  • SAVE THE DATES

    • Summer Monday Movie Nights, 7pm in the Lounge. Beginning Monday, June 16th, weekly through August 18th. Come for a movie, camaraderie, discussions, popcorn, and snacks. Want to help select the movies? Mark your preferences on this form.

    • June 28th (Saturday) Parish Potluck

    • Aug 24th (Sunday) Parish-wide Pancake Brunch, and a warm “Welcome back“ to Students and their parents, on this Move-In weekend.

      • Ongoing programs

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 from 7-8pm to explore the wonders of Catholicism. Contact Ned & Yvette at niccolls@comcast.net to get the link. Join us Wednesday May 7, 2025 at 7 PM (by ZOOM) for our discussion of the Ten Commandments.  This week we will be using Sr. Joan Chittister’s book  “The Ten Commandments: Laws of the Heart”  

  • Exploring Catholicism and OCIA 7pm -8:30pm, Wednesdays. On hiatus for the summer. Check back with us at the start of the fall semester for info about the class.

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 Patio Room on the 2nd floor at 10am. (NOTE, no session on Holy Thursday)

Friday or Saturday

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

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…..

Adopt-A-Student - This ministry connects permanent and student parishioners in relationships of support, mentoring, and/or common interests. Getting together periodically on a schedule that suits them for conversation, meals, or outings participants in this popular ministry often make long-term, cross-generational friendshipsRead the description above. Contact Alfreda for more information or just sign up here to participate: Adopt-a-Student sign up

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 (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.

Wednesday

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

Thursday

  • Newman Grads Men’s and Women’s Groups (7-8:30pm)

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