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Recent Events

  • September 29, 2012 - 11th Annual University Service Day
  • September 28, 2012 - Lunch & Learn Series: Living the Vincentian Mission
  • September 27, 2012 - Founder's Week Mass: Feast of St. Vincent de Paul. Special Blessing of VMC Cohort 6
  • September 14, 2012 - VMC Opening Session and Welcome Dinner

 

All Events

Saturday, September 29, 2012: VMC 6 members joined VMC alumni in participating in the 11th annual university-wide University Service Day. The volunteers served with their teams at various sites throughout the New York City area, including nursing homes, schools, soup kitchens, and non-profit organizations. Read the full story. View the picture gallery.

Friday, September 28, 2012: As part of the Founder's Week festivities and events, VMC 6 members, along with VMC alumni, attended their first Lunch and Learn Series: Living the Vincentian Mission. Fr. John Prager, C.M. presented the core beliefs, virtues and faith that embodied the life of St. Vincent de Paul. The talk was followed by a discussion with the audience about ways in which St. Vincent's example and message of charity can be applied to their daily lives and work at St. John's University.  

Thursday, September 27, 2012: The newest VMC cohort members attended a special commissioning ceremony in St. Thomas More Church. The participants received a special blessing from their colleagues and other members of the university community as they began of their sixteen-month commitment to the Vincentian Mission Certificate Program. 

Friday, September 14, 2012: The Opening Session and Welcome Dinner fo the sixth cohort of the Vincentian Mission Certificate (VMC) Program was held on September 14, 2012. The twenty-two new members attended an orientation session to understand the expectations for the next sixteen months as they deepen their understanding of St. John's University's Catholic and Vincentian mission.  After the opening session led by Fr. John Kettelberger and Lucy Pesce, Executive Director for Mission, the newest cohort members were welcomed by VMC alumni from the five previous cohorts, who joined them for dinner and a presentation in the Faculty Club.