Founder's Week 2000

"Nothing is pleasing to God without charity, and hence we may conclude that nothing pleases God so much as the avowal of our faults and reconciliation with our neighbor" - St. Vincent de Paul

The Jubilee year took place every 50 years in ancient Israel.  Its meaning and prescriptions are found primarily in Chapter 25 of the Book of Leviticus. Its spirit was one of repentance and forgiveness. For Christians, this special year we celebrate 2000 years since the birth of Christ. The life of Jesus embodies the compassion of God and sets relationships right within the community. Pope John Paul II declared 2000 as “an extraordinarily great Jubilee.“  He encouraged all people to enter the new millennium in a spirit of renewal and forgiveness. 
 
As the St. John’s Community celebrates this great year, the Founder’s Week theme examines the beneficial role that forgiveness plays in our world, from our economic, to social, to personal lives. By understanding and promoting reconciliation-forgiveness, and compassion-giving of ourselves, we follow the example of St. Vincent de Paul. 

Calendar of Events

January 24 - 29
Library Exhibit
Frederic Ozanam (1813-1853), Founder of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Queens Campus

Monday, January 24
SJB Alliance Event
10 - 11 a.m.
Law School Atrium

Opening Eucharist/Founder's Awards
12:15 p.m.
Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel
Presider: Donald J. Harrington, C.M.
Founder's Recognition Recipients

Supper Seminar
6:45 - 7:30 p.m.
Marillac Terrace
Presenter: James E. Smith, C.M. - "ForGiving: Recognizing Self in Others"

Tuesday, January 25
Anniversary of the Founding of the Congregation of the Mission
11:10 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel
Presenter: Det. Stephen McDonald - "A Time of Forgiveness"

Faculty Luncheon and Seminar
1 - 2:30 p.m.
Bent Hall
"Forgiveness: World Debt and Personal Debt"

3rd Annual Film Festival - "Les Miserables"
7 p.m.
Bent Hall Auditorium
Host: Rev. Robert Lauder, C.M. with Peter Albano

Wednesday, January 26
Service Fair
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Marillac Terrace

Thursday, January 27
Peasant Luncheon for Staff
11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.
Bent Hall, Rm. 277
Presenter: Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C. - "Vincent as the Reconciler"

Discussion: Students and Faculty
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Sun Yat Sen Hall
Presenter: Dolores R. Leckey - "Spirituality in Leadership"

Film - "Les Miserables"
4:30 p.m.
University Center

Vincentian Convocation
8 p.m.
Marillac Auditorium
Sixth Annual Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture
Presenter: Dolores R. Leckey, Senior Fellow, Woodstock Theological Center, Georgetown University - "The Spirituality on Injustice"

Saturday, January 29
University Service Day
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Staten Island Campus

Monday, January 24
Classroom Visitations
10:10 a.m.
Introduction to Founder's Week

Tuesday, January 25
Anniversary of the Founding of the Congregation of the Mission
12:05 p.m.
St. Vincent de Paul Chapel
Eucharist/Founder's Awards
Presider: Thomas Casella, C.M.

Film - "Entertaining Angels (The Life of Dorothy Day)
3:30 p.m.
Residence Life Community Room

Wednesday, January 26
Volunteer and Service Learning Fair
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Lavelle and Mahoney Halls

Luncheon: Faculty, Administrators and Staff
12 p.m. and 1 p.m.
Kelleher Center
Speaker: Hugh O'Donnell, C.M. - "Vincentians in Mission"

Supper Seminar - Evening Students and Faculty
6:30 p.m.
Kelleher Center
Speaker: Hugh O'Donnell, C.M.

Thursday, January 27
Volunteer and Service Learning Fair
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Lavelle and Mahoney Halls

St. Vincent de Paul Lecture
11:15 a.m.
Kelleher Center
Speaker: Sr. Mary Rose McGeady, D.C. - "What Does Vincentianism Look Like Today?"

Friday, January 28
Spirit Day with Activities Fair
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Campus Center Gymnasium

Saturday, January 29
University Service Day
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.