This week and Early January

We are in our winter quiet season between semesters.

Cranes for Peace: Earlier this month Alexander Tornai brought supplies and taught us how to fold Peace Cranes. We’re hoping to create 1000 peace cranes to honor Pope Leo’s prayer intention for December. Can you help? If you know how to make origami cranes, why not create a couple and drop them off at Newman. We have a box for them in the hallway across from the Gallery.

Women in Conversation, Saturday morning, January 10th

Outside Lectures & Events of interest

If you’re in town on January 2nd, come to watch the Cal Golden Bears basketball team play Notre Dame’s Fighting Irish. (And…..Newman will get a portion of the ticket sales ordered at this site.)

Welcome, all members of the Holy Spirit Parish Newman Hall congregation! California men's basketball invites you to watch the Golden Bears host the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley on Friday, January 2nd, at 8:00 p.m. PT. You can purchase exclusive seating through THIS LINK
TIckets range in price from $31.73 - $52.48 and Newman gets $1 for each ticket sold through this site.

Ongoing Events

Sunday Matinee Movies: Join us for a film and some movie snacks on the 1st Sunday of the month at 1pm. Below is the list of movies we’ll next be showing upstairs on our fancy new TV (thank you donors!!). All are welcome.

Dates January 4th, February 1st, March 1st, April 5th, May 3rd, and June 7th

For a short synopsis of each movie, click on this link.

Disciples on the Road (formerly Newman Grads) invites graduate students, recent grads, young adults, to join one, some, or all of their many activities. There’s a lot going on! Learn more at their webpage and on slack

Exploring Catholicism (OCIA) 2025-26 has ended for this term. It’ll resume in the spring semester on Tuesday, January 20th at 7pm. We meet upstairs in the Multiversity Room. To see what we cover each week, click on this link.

Catholics, Careers, and Conversation

A discussion group for Young Professionals

Wednesdays from 7-8:30pm in Gallery.
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.

Click here for more information and to sign up. Click here to read/watch Fr. Timothy Gallaher’s Pre-Synod meditations.

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.

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