Bishop Michael F. Burbidge of the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh will be at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ on Saturday to celebrate Mass before blessing the new home of the university’s Catholic Newman Center, now housed in the Holland House on South ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ.
The center offers students a library, meeting space and a kitchen and dining area for weekly Newman Center programs and dinners. Living quarters for three Catholic students, as well as a newly hired peer ministry coordinator, are available on the second floor of the building.
Mass
McCrary Theatre in the Center for the Arts
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Blessing of Holland House/Newman Center
Front Porch of Holland House, South ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ near Holt Chapel
7-7:30 p.m.
A bus shuttle service will carry Mass attendees from the theatre to and from the Newman Center for the blessing.
The Newman Center at ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ is the sixth such facility supported by the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh. Newman Centers already exist at UNC Chapel Hill, Duke University, East Carolina University, UNC Wilmington and N.C. State University. Centers are named for John Henry Newman, an influential 19th century British priest and cardinal.
Twenty-two percent of ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ students are Catholic, with about 180 students regularly taking part in Catholic ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈ Ministry programs.
For more information, contact the Rev. Gerry Waterman at (336) 278-7355 or gwaterman@elon.edu.