Newman Catholic Students' Society of McGill UniversityThis Thursday the Newman Catholic Student Society is hosting a fireside chat! Elizabeth Koessler from the Ignation Spirituality Center will be our special guest and will be talking about a Sense of God in our lives.
When? Thursday, March 27th at 6:30pm
Where? Newman Centre
Who? Everyone is welcome!
Prayer of the NCSS
Loving God,
We come before you, the students of the Newman Catholic Students’ Society.
Give us minds to know you, hearts to seek you, and feet to follow.
May your presence in the midst of this community unite us
in bonds of faith and friendship and send us out to be your disciples.
Fill our hearts with the joyful hope of your Resurrection
and set us ablaze with the love you manifested on the Cross.
Grant us peace to persevere, wisdom to guide the way, and strength to follow your call.
With heart speaking unto heart, O Lord, lead us, Kindly Light.
Blessed John Henry Newman, pray for us. Amen.
There are lots of opportunities to prepare yourself for Lent!
Come to Bible Study on Wednesdays, YouCat on Tap on Fridays and as always, Father Greg is available for confessions!
If you need an expense reimbursed by the NCSS, fill out this form and send it to the VP Finance:
Check your emails for a ballot mailed out in this week’s listserv!
On the one-year anniversary of the election of Pope Francis, join us at the Newman Centre for an Evening of Adoration. Pray for the Holy Father’s intentions, go to the sacrament of reconciliation and spend some quiet time in personal prayer.
Thursday, March 13th at 7:00pm at the Newman Centre. All are welcome!
Mark your calendars for March 22nd!!!!
The Newman Students’ Society’s unarguably biggest event of the year is just two weeks after reading break! This year the theme is MASQUERADE in PHANTOM OF THE OPERA style! So pull out those ball gowns and masks and let’s get classy!
The evening will include music, ballroom dance instruction, hors d’oeuvres, and a cash bar.
Tickets are $20 and will be going on sale March 10/11 and can be bought up to the day of the Ball from one of the NSS executive members or after weekend masses. Dress code: semi-formal/formal.
So buy your tickets early, invite your friends, and see at this evening you’ll be sure to remember!
Looking for a way to change this Lenten season?
Are you ready to make a difference?
Join us as we start off the Lenten season with a 25-hour fast in this educational, reflective, and spiritual event!
THINKfast is a 25-hour fast and interactive educational event designed for youth of all ages to learn about social justice. Every year, groups from across the country come together, with fun and faith, to learn about how they can make a difference in the world.
Got lots of STUDYING? Study with us! It’s in our schedule!
PLEASE REGISTER:
https://docs.google.com/
——–SCHEDULE——–
March 14
4pm Daily Mass
5pm Presentation/Reflection
6pm T-shirt Making
7:30pm Film / Studying
10:30pm Prayer
March 15
8am Lauds (for early birds!)
9am Wake-up Call
10:30am Sandwiches for the Homeless
12pm Distribute Sandwiches / Studying
2:30pm Presentation & Educational Activity
4:00pm Final Activity
5:00pm Saturday Night Supper (SNS)
——-In Association with——-
Canadian Catholic Organization for Development and Peace (www.devp.org)
Not all Newman Activities will be running during Reading Week, so check the facebook page or email us to find out more!
On Monday, March 10th at 6pm the Newman Students’ Society will convene a General Meeting at the Newman Centre to ratify amendments to our Constitution. We need to achieve a quorum of 20 NSS members in order to ratify!
Our updated Constitution will more effectively articulate and accomplish the mission of the NSS and better reflects the current reality and priorities of our Society.
Some major amendments include:
– Changing the name “Newman Students’ Society” to “Newman Catholic Students’ Society” to clearly articulate our identity, especially in our outreach to campus and other Christian and faith groups, and help demystify the perennial question “What is the Newman Students’ Society?”
– Adding a VP Spiritual and VP Outreach to the Executive
– Streamlining VP Publicity and Webmaster into a VP Communications
– Articulating our Mission in a Mission Statement distinct from that of the Newman Centre
– Modifying the Society’s rules of procedure to make them more realistic, efficient, and pertinent to our current operations.
These and all other proposed amendments have been discussed at Executive and Council meetings over the past weeks and drafted by our Constitutional Committee, established by the NSS Council.
Please email Julian at juliancspaparella@gmail.com if you have any questions or desire further details. A draft of the new Constitution will be posted on the NSS Facebook page prior to the holding of the General Meeting for your perusal.
