The Newman Center at the Pittsburgh Oratory

A new student-led Bible study meets Mondays at 7:30pm in the student recreation room. Both graduate and undergraduate students are welcome. Please join us for reflection and discussion on the Book of James. For more information, contact P.J. Gruber at pjg16@pitt.edu or Melissa Stadelman at mms71@pitt.edu.

Join us each Wednesday at 6:30pm on the Cathedral of Learning lower lawn. All students and young professionals invited to attend. For more information, contact the Pitt Newman Club at
pittnewmanclub@gmail.com.

Please join Father Stephen and Father Joshua every Friday at 7:30pm in the student recreation room of the Newman Center to discuss a variety of topics including difficult moral questions, the Church’s social teaching, spirituality, and more. If you have any questions, please contact frstephen@pittsburghoratory.org or frjoshua@pittsburghoratory.org.

Join us every Saturday at noon on Flagstaff Hill. Students and young professionals of all skill levels are welcome!

The March for Life is on Thursday, January 22 in Washington D.C. This marks the 36th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal without restrictions for all 50 states. For those that are not familiar with the march, it has happened every year since Roe v. Wade and has been heavily attended. We hope to have record setting numbers this year to meet President Obama one day after his inauguration and witness to America’s concern for her youngest, most innocent and most vulnerable. For more information, contact P.J. Gruber at pitt.pro.life@gmail.com.

The annual 40 Hours for Life event will be held from Thursday, January 15 until Saturday, January 17, 2009. There will be around-the-clock adoration and the Oratory will remain open for those who wish to visit throughout the day and night.

• Thursday, 5:15pm – Holy Mass: Father Angelus Shaughnessy, OFM Cap., celebrant & homilist.
• Friday, 5:15pm – Holy Mass: Father Mark Gruber, OSB, celebrant & homilist.
• Friday, after 5:15pm Mass: Meals to follow – Father Boniface Hicks, OSB and the Franciscan Third Order Regular Sisters of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother will speak during meals following these Masses.
• Saturday, 8:15-9:15am: An hour of prayer at the local abortion clinic – will depart in carpool from the Oratory at 8:00, returning before 10:00
• Saturday, 10:00am: Holy Mass
• Saturday, after 10am Mass: Pancake Breakfast to conclude the event.