Come and join other students kicking off the start of a new school year! Meet new people, enjoy some free food, and get ready to have a great time. Come for a bit, or stay for a while - just be sure to stop by and jump in on the fun! Friday, September 12th at 6:00pm
e-mail Kim for more information
Get the semester started on the right foot Monday
September 1st at 3:00pm by enjoying our traditional Labor Day BBQ.
Enjoy tons of great favorites from the grill, as well as catch up with
new and old friends.
for more info, e-mail Kim
Unite with Catholic students around the nation in service and spiritual growth Sunday September 28th through Sunday October 5th. Take part in the following activities throughout the week:
Visit the
National Catholic Student Coalition webpage for more info
Do you love rambling through the great outdoors or looking to
escape from the confines of the library or dorm? Join us as we
journey to White Clay Creek State Park for an outdoor lunch, a hike on
the beautiful paths along the White Clay Creek, and an outdoor Mass.
Got a hankerin' for some s'mores and hot cocoa? Then hop on the wagon with us Thursday, October 23rd at 7pm as we head down to the orchard for our annual hayride and bonfire. Bring your appetites, as hot dogs, marshmallows, cider and cocoa will be provided - with all the fixins, of course.
Join us on October 31st at 7pm as we celebrate the lives of saints who can relate to college life. Join us afterwards for our own Halloween party, and feel free to dress up as your favorite saint for bonus points!
Come start off the holiday season
before you head home as we hang out and decorate the oratory for
Christmas. You won't want to miss out on the plethora of food, goodies,
and
classic Christmas cinema. See you Friday, December 5th at
7pm
for the festivities. No Grinches
Allowed!
Join students from the Oratory and across the nation for this incredible leadership conference. The National Catholic Student Coalition Conference allows students to hear from a variety of speakers on student life, campus ministry, and Catholicism. However, it's much more than seminars: dinners, tours of the host city, the Commissioning Mass and dance on New Year's Eve, and numerous other chances to mingle with other students round out this amazing opportunity.
This year's conference is being held from December 31st, 2008 through January 4th, 2009 in Atlanta, GA. Visit the NCSC website for more info.
Already tired of the Spring
Semester? Looking for a spiritual getaway?
Then join us on the annual DOCS (DelMar Organization of Catholic
Students)
Retreat, held from February 20th
through
February 22nd at the Marionist retreat house in beautiful Cape
May Point. Take time to reconnect with God and
grow in faith while making lasting friendships during this amazing
weekend.
Don't really enjoy Valentine's Day
because you don't have a significant
other? Looking to have some fun and possibly make some new
friends? Come
and join us for our Singles Party on February
14th
at 7 pm. We will be having a homemade spaghetti dinner,
lots of desserts, and a variety of entertainment.
Take some time for yourself
during Lent and join us daily March 10-14 for fellowship, food,
and
prayer.
Each day will include opportunities to pray the Rosary prior to
daily Mass, attend daily
Mass (12:30pm), talk with others at a lunch following, hear from
different
members of the
community as they share their struggles and triumphs in
faith over a dinner (6:30pm), and close the day in Evening Prayer
(8:30pm).
Participate in the University of Delaware's annual Relay for
Life
by joining the Oratory's team. This powerful event serves as a
fundraiser
for the American Cancer Society while raising awareness about cancer
research and prevention and honoring those who have fought this
disease.
Team members can raise money on their own or help with team
fundraisers. This year's Relay is overnight at the UD Fieldhouse
beginning on Saturday, May 3rd.
Visit the Relay
webpage
or contact Tony for more info.
Have extra soap, washcloths, or
Ziploc bags lying around? Have a strange urge to pack the
aforementioned objects? Then you're all ready to
help with the our annual Soap for Hope drive! These soap packets
are
shipped to Haiti, where they are used as an incentive to get families
to bring their
children to vaccination clinics for important immunizations. This
project is
ongoing through the Spring Semester; listen to Kim's announcements at
Mass for more
details.
Looking for some quiet prayer & meditation time during your busy day? Stop by the Oratory on Tuesdays any time from 5:00-7:00pm. Learn to pray Evening Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours (prayer books provided) and join us for taize style chant and final benediction.
5:00pm: Exposition
5:15pm: Evening Prayer (Christian Prayer)
5:30-6:30pm: Confession
6:30pm: Taize Chant & Benediction
Join us at the Oratory Mondays at 7pm as we spend time praying the rosary.
e-mail Tom with any questions.
The Jeanne Jugan Home is a
retirement home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. Come join other
students in spending
some time playing Bingo with the residents. We leave from the Oratory
every Tuesday at 6:30 pm,
and usually return by
8:00.
Contact Elizabeth for
info and
questions.
Are you already adept at knitting or
would like to learn how? Join our student-led knitting circle and
help knit scarfs for those in need every Monday at 7:30 pm. Needles
and yarn provided.
Contact Megan for more info.
Interested in joining the Catholic
faith?
Already Catholic, but looking to learn more about the traditions and
teachings of the Church? Either way, join us
for our Faith
Journey classes.
Contact Kim for more info.
Come join the group for a lively discussion of the Bible! Learn how the Book remains relevant to everyday life thousands of years after its writing. Bibles are not needed, but your presence is Thursdays at 7pm at the Oratory!
e-mail Christy for more info.
Emmaus House is a transitional
home
in Newark. Many students volunteer their time bookkeeping,
babysitting, tutoring, working in the yard, carpentering, and
performing
simple household chores. Come join the group in sharing your time with
those who are less
fortunate!
Interested? E-mail Torey
for more
info.
Join us for a scrumptious meal at the Oratory. After all have been properly fortified, journey to the Newark Bowling Alley to dazzle your friends with your spectacular skills. No experience is required, but a craving for a great evening is a must!
Bowling
dates for Fall
2008
(dinner starts at
7:30pm)
9/19
10/3
11/14
Come join the Oratory family after the 11:30 Mass for some pancakes and sausage. It's all you can eat, and all you can meet. Bring your friends, meet new ones. Best of all? It's free!!
(all after the 11:30 Mass)
9/7
9/28
10/19
11/23
12/7
Have ideas for programming and activities or just want to get involved on another level?? Come and join in on our leadership meetings.
Meeting
dates for Fall 2008
9/17 - 6:00pm
10/1 - 5:30pm
10/16 - 5:30pm
10/29 - 5:30pm
11/19 - 5:30pm
12/11 - 5:30pm
Stress of grad school got you down? Come and
join this lively bunch of
graduate students and young alumni as they meet to discuss the shared
stresses and hidden solutions to surviving life as a grad student. The
group meets for talks, dinners, trips, and
more.
Contact Maureen
for more information.
Ever wonder who that person was you sit next to every week at mass? Come on downstairs after Mass and find out! Join us every week for refreshments and refreshing faces Sundays after the 6:30 Mass.
Sing? Play an
instrument? Come
help
us enrich
our celebration as we make a joyful noise unto the
Lord.