Founder's Week 2005

Founder's Week - January 24 - 31, 2005

Queens Campus

Exhibits
Building Communities of Hope
January 19-31
St. Augustine Hall (Library, fourth floor)

Monday, January 24
“March for Life”
5:30 a.m.
Buses to Washington D.C.
Students for Life on St. John’s Central
(718) 990-6255 Campus Ministry

Founder’s Week Mass/Recognition
12:15 p.m.
Presider: Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M., President, St. John’s University
St. Thomas More Church
(718) 990-6255 Campus Ministry
Founder's Recognition Recipients
Photo Gallery

“Stories of Hope: The Vincentians”
3 p.m.
St. Thomas More Church Tour / Concert / Refreshments
Guide: Rev. Michael Carroll, C.M., V.P. Mission
(718) 990-1612 Vincentian Center (Reservations requested)
Photo Gallery

Tuesday, January 25
Anniversary of the Founding of the Congregation of the Mission

Student Activities Fair and Drives
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Fraternities and Sororities - Food Drive
Campus Activities - School Supply Drive
University Center
(718) 990-6258 Student Life

Faculty Research Luncheon
1 p.m.
“Hope: A Theological and Academic Virtue”
Bent Hall 277 A and B (By invitation)
(718) 990-1612 Vincentian Chair of Social Justice
Photo Gallery

Wednesday, January 26
“Hope: The Missionary Spirit”
3 p.m.
Rev. G. Gregory Gay, C.M. with VITAL Students
Donovan Community Room
(718) 990-0515 Bro. Michael Sheerin

Vincentian Convocation
8 p.m.
11th Annual Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture
Speaker: Rev. G. Gregory Gay, C.M., Superior General of the Congregation of the Mission and Daughters of Charity
“A Passion for Justice”
St. Thomas More Church
(718) 990-1358 University Events
Photo Gallery

Thursday, January 27
Administrators and Staff Luncheon
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. and 1 - 2 p.m.,
“Sharing Our Stories of Hope”
Bent Hall 277 A and B
(718) 990-1612 Vincentian Center (Reservations required)

“Letters of Vincent and Louise”
12:15 p.m.
Chappell Players
Little Theater (Carnesecca Arena)
(718) 990-6258 Student Life

“Stories of Hope: The Vincentians”4:30 p.m.
St. Thomas More Church Tour / Refreshments
Guide: Sr. Margaret John Kelly, D.C.
(718) 990-1612 Vincentian Center (Reservations requested)

“Letters of Vincent and Louise”
5 p.m.
Chappell Players
St. Thomas More Church
(718) 990-1612 Vincentian Center (Reservations requested)

Friday, January 28
Stories of Hope: Book Discussion
12:15 p.m.
Vincent de Paul: The Trailblazer  by Bernard Pujo
Bent Hall 277 A and B
(718) 990-1612 Vincentian Center (Reservations requested)

Saturday, January 29
Service Opportunity
1 p.m.
Visiting Hillside Manor Home
(718) 990-1363 Society of St. Vincent de Paul

Tuesday, February 1
Graduate Student Seminar
5:40 - 6:40 p.m.
“Sustaining Hope in the Professions,” Alumni and Faculty Panel
Moderator: Dr. Jeff Olson
Law School, Fourth Floor Atrium
(718) 990-1612 Vincentian Center

Staten Island Campus

Monday, January 24
Opening Founder’s Week Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
DaSilva Academic Center

Tuesday, January 25
Founder’s Week Liturgy and Recognition Luncheon
12:10 p.m.
Presider: Rev. Michael Carroll, C.M., V.P. Mission
Presidential Room, Kelleher Center
Recognition Luncheon (immediately following Liturgy), Lower Level Conference Room
Founder's Recognition Recipients

Wednesday, January 26
Healing and Hope After Abuse
12:20 p.m. / 7 p.m.
Presenter: Sr. Mary Nerney, C.N.D.,
Director of STEPS to End Family Violence
Presidential Room, Kelleher Center

Thursday, January 27
Vincentian Spirit Day and Auction
11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Campus Center Cafeteria

Saturday, January 29
Habitat for Humanity Service Day
9 a.m.
Campus Center, Atrium

Monday, January 31
Staff, Faculty and Administrators Luncheon
12 - 2 p.m.
“Louise and Elizabeth: Women of Charity, Models for the Future”
Speaker: Sr. Mary Ann Daly, S.C., Administrative Assistant for the Sisters of Charity Federation in the Vincentian-Setonian Tradition
Presidential Room, Kelleher Center

Manhattan Campus

Monday, January 24
Opening Day Breakfast
9 a.m.
Rm. 123

Wednesday, January 26
Founder's Day Mass, Dedicated to Tsunami Victims/Hope
Celebrant: Fr. Dorr
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Chapel
Luncheon to follow in Rm. 118

Friday, January 28
Lecture “Keeping Hope Alive”
12 p.m.
Presenter: S. Patricia Cruise, President, Covenant House
Saval Auditorium

Saturday, January 29
Helping Hands
Student Life Service Day with Street Project Organization
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Meet at Manhattan Campus for Volunteering at LIFE Center, 78 Catherine Street, NYC

Oakdale Location

Founder's Week Mass/Luncheon
Day/Time TBA

Rome Campus

Wednesday, January 26
Founder’s Week Mass/Luncheon
Speaker: Rev. Rolando Delagaza, C.M., Procurator General for the Congregation of the Mission to the Holy See

Image of St. Vincent de Paul, who gave the first mission at Folleville, France in 1617 and conceived of organizing priests to serve the spiritual needs of the poor.
Founder's Week 2005 Logo - Building Communities of Hope