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Dance the Night Away

Patrick — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:06:25 +0000

Bored on a Saturday Night? Nothing to do but lay around and vegetate. Well there might be a remedy for that. On Saturday, Jan 16th at 8pm in the William Pitt Union Assembly Room there will an 80s Dance held by the Newman Club. All are welcome to attend no matter if you’re from Pitt or Chatham or CMU or some other place. Absolutely any student is invited so bring a friend; the cost will be $2, and food and drink and other yummy snacks will be provided, so get those old dusty 80s clothes out of the closet, come on down to the union, and dance the night away.

80s Dance

William Pitt Union Assembly Room

8:00pm-11:00pm

$2 admission cost

Food and Drink Provided

Dress like the 80s

All are welcome

Contact jml101@pitt.edu or cmm150@pitt.edu with any questions or for further information.

Student-led Bible Study

Office Manager — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:09:28 +0000

FOCUS Undergraduate Bible Studies

Women’s Bible Studies

Mondays
6:00pm, Newman Center; Kristin Gottron – krg24@pitt.edu
8:00pm, Caribou Coffee on Forbes; Stacey Beasock – slb79@pitt.edu

Tuesdays
5:00pm, Einstein’s in Posvar; Ruth Kalscheur – rkalscheur@focusonline.org
8:00pm, Kiva Han on Craig; Ashton Mallon – amallon@focusonline.org

Wednesdays
6:00pm, Newman Center; Lyn Conner – cmc101@pitt.edu
6:00pm, Chatham Carnegie Sun Rm; A. Mallon - amallon@focusonline.org

Thursdays
7:30pm, Posvar; Julie Berna – jmb155@pitt.edu
8:00pm, CMU Black Chairs; Ruth Kalscheur – rkalscheur@focusonline.org

Men’s Bible Studies

Mondays
6:00pm, Posvar; Rick Hill – rjh49@pitt.edu
8:45pm, Cath. of Learning; P.J. Gruber – gruberpj@gmail.com

Wednesdays
6:00pm, Cath. of Learning; Connor McNabb – jmc130@pitt.edu

Thursdays
3:00pm, Cath. of Learning; Jack Berard – jberard@focusonline.org
5:00pm, Posvar; Vince Sartori – vsartori117@gmail.com

FOCUS Story of the Week

jberard — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:46:00 +0000

This week’s story is from Jack. After Bible study on Tuesday night he was walking home from the Cathedral of Learning, the main building on University of Pittsburgh’s campus. On his way home a young man was sitting on the bench looking lonely. Jack approached him and asked the student if he could sit down and talk. During their hour long conversation the young man spoke about his struggles with his church at home, his being bullied at home, and his thoughts of suicide. At the end of the conversation Jack spoke to him about the love he can find in the Catholic Church. He found out where the Newman Center is located and when they offer Mass and even agreed to come the following Sunday. The Holy Spirit works in truly miraculous ways if we just let Him take over!

FOCUS – Weekly Campus Story

jberard — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:47:35 +0000

Students have been on campus for almost a month now and FOCUS wants to share with you stories from all of its campuses. The FOCUS missionaries and student leaders have been able to do great work towards building a Catholic culture on campus. We have been a part of all the activity fairs, Catholic Rush Week, and other Outreach events. Each week a new story will be posted letting you know how God is working in students lives!

This week’s story comes from Luke who was able to meet with a student from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). He is a leader for the CMU Orientation team. The orientation team puts on different talks to help freshmen assimilate into college life. One of the talks is about “safe sex” and decision-making. It is a highly promoted talk and really degrades the meaning of sex and how men and women view each other. Luke was able to talk with him that day and a few weeks later was able to have lunch with him. He was open to talking about the Church, his search for the Truth, and is even interested in learning more about Church teachings! It is great to see students who want to live Christ-centered lives and see the Holy Spirit working in them even when they don’t realize it themselves!

Welcome to New Pitt, CMU, & Chatham Students!

Fr. Joshua — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:34:56 +0000

See what the Catholic Campus Ministry here in Oakland has to offer.

Our Mass & confession schedule, directions to get here, and a bunch of other stuff are available around the website.

Feel free to stop in and ask for a tour.

POSTPONED – Interviewing with Integrity and Purpose: A Talk by Dave Chodorowski

Office Manager — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:08:09 +0000

PLEASE NOTE: This talk has been canceled. Dave Chodorowski will return in the fall to give this presentation

Are you a little nervous about sitting down and interviewing with future employers? Come join us on April 19 at 1:00pm for a one hour talk titled Interviewing with Integrity and Purpose. The speaker will be Dave Chodorowski who is the President and Career Coach of the Catholic and Christian company Conversion Consulting Inc. With years of hiring experience and implementing successful interviewing techniques Dave will put the interviewing process at ease and give you some practical tools to prepare for your interviews.

Journey to Haiti

Office Manager — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:07:11 +0000

Join us for a special Graduate Student Bible study on Monday, April 14 at 7:30pm. Nicole Shirilla will be giving a slideshow and presentation about the Spring Break mission trip she took to Haiti with her fellow med students. Don’t miss it!

Saint Gianna Presentation

Office Manager — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:05:57 +0000

Thomas McKenna, founder of the Saint Gianna Physicians Guild and personal friend of the family of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla, will give a presentation on the life of the Italian saint on Friday, April 18 at the Ryan Catholic Newman Center after the 5:15pm mass. McKenna will speak on “Saint Gianna Beretta Molla: A Modern Day Saint and Messenger of Divine Love.” The event, open to the public, is sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh Beautiful Choice group. As an Italian physician, wife and mother, Saint Gianna was best known for her refusal to have a medical procedure after being diagnosed with a uterine tumor, which would have resulted in the loss of her unborn child. Her death has been called a testament to the value of the unborn. The saint, who died in 1962, was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2004. McKenna, of San Diego, also is president of the newly formed Catholic Action for Faith and Family, a movement with a goal “to promote and defend the values of our Catholic faith through the doctrines of the Church.” Talk will be held following the Friday Spaghetti Social meal.

CMU Dinner & Talk

Office Manager — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:56:32 +0000

Join your fellow students in the Peter/Wright/McKenna rooms at CMU University Center on Saturday, April 5 at 5:30pm. Brother Stephen of the Pittsburgh Oratory will be giving a talk entitled, “Body, Soul, and the Human Person.” In this brief talk, we will take an introductory look at Saint Thomas Aquinas’ understanding of how our spiritual falculties of the intellect and will direct, interact with, and at times even depend on the bodily aspects of our human nature. From his insights, we can draw some practical conclusions on how to reasonably approach some difficult aspects in our life of Christian discipleship.

Women’s Spring Break Retreat March 7-13

Office Manager — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:34:07 +0000

Wondering what to do with your spring break this year? Join the FOCUS women and students for an alternative spring break to Nashville, Tennessee! Beginning Friday March 7, join the Nashville Dominican Sisters for a prayerful weekend retreat at the St. Cecilia Motherhouse. The trip will round out by visiting Vanderbilt University, sight-seeing, and attending the live music that Nashville has to offer! Contact Meghan with questions and interest:
megmccartney@focusonline.org 419-509-1856.