Are you looking for ways to grow in your Catholic faith?  Do you want to learn more about the great intellectual, moral, liturgical and spiritual traditions of the Catholic Church?  Then you will want to be a part of the 2 new formation programs offered at the Newman Center:

Tuesday evenings from 7-8 p.m. (open to both college students and parishioners)----1 hour

Instructor: Bo Bonner, Obl. OSB

Title: Inclining the Ear of Our Hearts: Listening to the Great Teachings of the Church

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Wednesday evenings from 8-9 p.m. (open to college students)----1 hour

Instructor: various speakers, Fr. John (priests and lay catechists) *also time for open question and answer with the speaker

Title: Catholicism for College Students

Topics: Catholic Morality (Medical Morality), the Virtues, From the Origin of the Species to the Final Solution, Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, Faith & Reason, Science & Religion, Sacramental Theology, and much more!

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The Newman Center's first, annual Benefit Dinner was a great success!  Jennifer Kaeser, the Newman Center's new, part-time Director of Development helped to organize this amazing event.  Over 230 guests came to Fr. John Hay's family farm to support Catholic campus ministry.

The Newman Center would like to thank all of the parishioners and students who worked in a thousand different ways to prepare for the Benefit Dinner.  It definitely helped to bring the Newman Center students closer together as they helped plate food and serve tables.  Funds raised at the Benefit Dinner will directly assist the Newman Center in carrying out its important ministry to college students on the campus of Wichita State University. Everyone had a great time and are looking forward to next year's event.

Also, the Newman Center is very grateful to all of the area businesses and individuals who donated wonderful items for our silent auction.  Please continue to pray for the success of our Newman Center ministry and we hope to see you at next year's Newman Center Benefit Dinner.

Librarian: Deanna Harms

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On Saturday, April 23rd at the Solemn Easter Vigil St. Paul Newman Center welcomed 5 new members into the Church!  The RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) goes from the beginning of the Fall semester all the way through to the Easter Vigil.  Candidates (already baptized) and Catechumens (not yet baptized) gathered weekly for instruction and fellowship.  It was a great class and a great year!  Thank you to everyone who helped prepare them, either formally or through your witness.

A very generous gift of books was made by an anonymous donor to be distributed to the faithful after Easter Mass.  The book is A Father Who Keeps His Promises by Dr. Scott Hahn.  I was fortunate to have taken a course in Old Testame nt with Dr. Scott Hahn my first year of major seminary at the Pontifical College Josephinum.  This book is both incredibly approachable and informative--and there is no doubt that it will help you better understand the sacred pages of Scripture.  The books will be distributed after the Solemn Easter Vigil and after Easter Mass on Sunday morning! Fr. John