Recent Events
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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.
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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.