The Pittsburgh Oratory

Pancake Breakfast

Nov 5th, 2009 by Office Manager

pancakes

Sunday November 15, following 11:00am mass
Missionaries and students will be holding a pancake breakfast in the basement of the Oratory after the 11 am Mass, replacing the usual bagels and doughnuts. We will be serving eggs, sausage, and pancakes and the price is $5 per person or $12 per family. We are fundraising in order to take students to the FOCUS National Conference held in Orlando, FL from Dec. 30, 2009-Jan. 3, 2010. We will be joining five thousand other college students and 250 missionaries for five days full of some of the most well-known Catholic speakers, entertainment, prayer, and daily Sacraments. Help us to change the lives of students on campus! For more information, contact Ashton Mallon.

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Join Us To Respect All Human Life

Oct 28th, 2009 by Office Manager

Friday, January 22, 2010, Bus leaves St. Paul’s Cathedral (6:00am & returning by 11:30pm)

March For Life, this date marks the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision allowing legalized abortion in our country. Each year, this sad anniversary is observed with a peaceful rally and March For Life in Washington D.C. Please join others from our area to make a day trip to our nation’s capitol to participate. We welcome you to join the witness of thousands who respect all human life.
Contact St. Paul’s Cathedral for further details, 412-621-4951

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Sponsor a Student

Oct 16th, 2009 by Office Manager

Want to help change someone’s life? Sponsor a student to FOCUS National Conference!

As some of you may know, a team of five Catholic missionaries from FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, work full-time here at the University of Pittsburgh, Chatham University, and Carnegie Mellon University, in the hope of transforming our culture to Christ, one student at a time.

In addition to leading bible studies on campus and providing one-on-one mentoring opportunities, another important way that we reach out to students is by inviting them to join us for the 2010 National FOCUS Conference that will take place in Orlando, Florida December 30, 2009 to January 3, 2010. Close to 5,000 students from across the United States will gather to celebrate their Catholic faith, likely including a bus full of students right here from Pittsburgh! The conference includes some of the top Catholic speakers of our time, daily Mass, great music and entertainment, and plenty of opportunities to receive the Sacraments and spend time with our Lord in adoration.

To attend the conference, each student must pay $350 to cover registration and transportation. We ask you to please prayerfully consider sponsoring a student to attend by funding the cost of the trip. There is no minimum or maximum amount for donations! In years past, FOCUS conference has played a pivotal role in the conversion of the souls of hundreds of college students, connecting them with a Catholic community and most importantly with the person of Jesus Christ. Financially supporting our National Conference would be an excellent opportunity for you to join us in our missionary efforts as it will enable more students from Pittsburgh to attend. If you are interested in sponsoring a student, checks can be written out to FOCUS and either placed in the offertory basket, given to a priest or at the front desk in an envelope, or given to the FOCUS missionaries here at the Oratory. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Ashton Mallon (amallon@focusonline.org) or Ruth Kalscheur (rkalscheur@focusonline.org). Thank you and God bless!

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Eden’s Enduring Blessing

Oct 16th, 2009 by Office Manager

October 28, 2009 from 7:00 PM to 8:45 PM
Location: Student Center Conference Room

Want to understand the “nature” in natural family planning? Beyond just the Catholic way of planning a family, science and medicine are forging a path to understand the gift of fertility, the meaning of love and communion inscribed in the marital act, and its “rules of engagement” present in all persons and between all couples.

The Creighton Model FertilityCare program of NFP offers a scientifically valid approach to human fertility in both its evaluations and prescriptions. It is able to boast significantly greater success than artificial methods in both postponing as well as achieving pregnancy, because it regards natural fertility as an integral part of the married relationship, not an obstacle to be overcome or replaced.

This talk is an introductory session to a larger program of fertility training especially suited to women and couples interested in more fully understanding the woman’s reproductive health; it is also aimed at providing young people a greater understanding of the meaning inscribed in the human body, and as such, an appreciation of the gift of sex and sexuality. The Creighton Method is an allied health service with scientific foundations.

Please reserve a place by contacting the Newman Center: campusministry@pittsburghoratory.org

All are welcome.

Presenter: Karen Guentner, FCPI, is a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, and currently an intern in the Creighton Model FertilityCare System Practitioner Program.

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