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Special Issue: YEAR IN REVIEW 2016 - 2017

Our cover photo shows our Lenten Retreat participants receiving the final blessing from Fr. Jacques Philippe in the Newman chapel. Read about this amazing event and many

more in our Highlights of the Year section on page 17.

Newman Centre Catholic Mission Newsletter

Volume 1 Toronto, Spring 2017 Issue 3

The Torch

NEWMAN CENTRE CONTACT LIST

THE TORCH - 2 - SPRING 2017

STAFF Fr. Peter Turrone, Pastor & Executive Director [email protected] Erin Kinsella, Associate Director of Campus Outreach [email protected] Sonal Castelino, Associate Director of Formation and Programs [email protected] Dr. Mary Marrocco, Pastoral Counsellor [email protected] Patrick Douglas, Director of HR and Op.s [email protected] Anne Skrepichuk, Administrative Assistant [email protected] Maria Da Silva, Communications Coordinator [email protected] Christina Labriola, 11 am Sunday Mass Music Ministry [email protected] Charlie Min, 7 pm Sunday Mass Music Ministry [email protected] Samantha Koon, Development Officer [email protected]

STUDENT CAMPUS MINISTERS Danielle Alvares Ania Bucholc Lisa Caballero Garrett Graham Kaylee Moynihan Theresa Shortell Christian Silva Judy Tsao SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMS BAPTISMAL PREPARATION Fr. Peter (see Staff) CATHOLIC INITIATION PROGRAM (RCIA) and CONFIRMATION Sonal (see Staff) CHILDREN’S LITURGY Julie, [email protected] FIRST COMMUNION/RECONCILIATION Sonal (see Staff)

COMMITTEES PASTORAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Johan, [email protected] FINANCE COUNCIL Patrick (see Staff) LITURGY COMMITTEE Fr. Peter (see Staff) NEWMAN FOUNDATION Fr. Peter (see Staff) VOLUNTEER SCREENING Barbara, 416-234-0626 LITURGICAL MINISTRIES ALTAR SERVERS Rogelio, [email protected] EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Sonal (see Staff) SACRISTANS Julie, [email protected] LECTORS Joan, [email protected] LAY PASTORAL VISITORS Anne (see Staff) SOCIAL OUTREACH MINISTRIES OUR PLACE David, [email protected] OUT OF THE COLD Mary, [email protected] ST. FRANCIS TABLE Anne, [email protected] STREET PATROL Michelle, [email protected]

GROUPS BIOETHICS STUDENTS CLUB (BEST) Roman, [email protected] CATHOLIC DOCTOR'S GUILD Renata, [email protected] Fok-Han, [email protected]

Nisha, [email protected] CATHOLIC TEACHER'S GUILD Barry, [email protected] COFFEE & DOUGHNUT MINISTRY (After Sunday morning Mass) Diane, [email protected] COUNTERPOINT Elisa, [email protected]

COURAGE Fr. Kevin, [email protected]

FAITH & SCIENCE GROUP Danielle, [email protected] KOREAN LEGION OF MARY Soho, [email protected]

NEWMAN CATHOLIC STUDENTS CLUB Hugo, [email protected] NEWMAN YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY Brianna, [email protected] ST. THOMAS MORE LAWYERS’ GUILD Thomas, [email protected] U of T CHINESE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Lyndon, [email protected]

U of T KOREAN CATHOLICS Yongwon, [email protected]

U of T STUDENTS FOR LIFE Blaise, [email protected] YTOL YOUNG ADULT TEAM Damian, [email protected]

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Greetings in the Lord: It is hard to believe that we are drawing close to the end of the 2016/17 academic year. It has been filled with several memorable moments we hope will help advance our mission. We exist to form students and adult members both spiritually and intellectually so that they may bring and keep Christ in the public square in a way that is faithful to both Christ and His Church. As you flip through the pages of this latest edition of The Torch, you will read testimonials from men and women who have benefited from both our regular day to day ministries and major events. Our first Annual Angelic Doctor Lecture with Fr Peter Cameron was an enlightening experience insofar as he was able to emphasize the importance of reason in the life of faith according to the wisdom of St Thomas Aquinas, and, to do it in such a way that was accessible to modern listeners. Moreover, Fr Jacques Philippe's Lenten Retreat was even more successful that we could ever have imagined. We received over 350 registration requests for only 250 spots. More than half of those in attendance had never before even heard of the Newman Centre. Many people were able to grow spiritually as a result of this powerful moment of prayer and reflection under the guidance of this holy and humble priest. Those who were unable to attend were still able to access the recorded talks thorough our social media. Our work with the Health Sciences Advisory Committee is going forward with renewed vigor thanks to the hard work of these remarkable women committed to challenging our prevailing culture of death. They are going out and working tirelessly to make entire parishes aware of the need to protect the conscience rights of healthcare workers who rightly refuse to refer patients for euthanasia and assisted suicide. We are also delighted by the fact that we have begun to work with St. Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild of Toronto. They held their first talk entitled

“Dealing with End-of-Life Issues: Ethical and Legal Considerations”. Fr Kevin Belgrave lay the foundation for Catholic Moral Theology, whereas Philip Horgan, a lawyer, provided those in attendance with concrete legal information to help both Catholic lawyers and clients navigate through these murky waters. This multidisciplinary approach is necessary to both support and learn from each other. As Cardinal Newman once said, "we are answerable for what we choose to believe.” It is our sincerest hope that these events will help provide those who come here with clear and charitable answers to difficult questions. As many of our regular parishioners have recognized, we have been trying to find ways to strengthen the existing community through moments of social fellowship apart from our regular Sunday fellowship. The Advent dinner was a joy-filled evening in the presence of Most Reverend Robert Kasun, Toronto’s new Auxiliary Bishop. We have also begun to have a monthly Potluck and Prayer for families with young children. Our upcoming Annual General Meeting and Volunteer Appreciation Dinner will be another moment to thank each of you who offer your time and talents to help make our community flourish. We cannot fulfill our mission without your active involvement. Keep up the good work! On a sad note, our beloved parishioner, Dr. John Kennedy, died on March 6th, 2017. He will be well missed. It was moving to witness many students and adult parishioners visit him on a regular basis while he was sick in hospital. He told me that he received much consolation from each of our visits. The chapel was overflowing with people who loved, and, were loved, by John on the day of his funeral. We pray that he may rest in the peace of Christ. God bless, Fr Peter.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR


REMEMBERING NEWMAN THROUGH LIFE

I had the great privilege of living at the Newman Centre as a Student Campus Minister (2002-2003 and 2004-2005), working as the Director of Outreach Ministries (2004-2008), and living in the Newman Centre basement apartment with my wife and children (2006-2012). Being an active member of the Newman community for ten years, it is impossible to summarize all of the wonderful memories that I made during this period. In this brief article, I would like to explain the crucial role that the Newman Centre played during my first year in Toronto. In 2002, I was accepted into the University of Toronto for a MA in History. Arriving from the United States, I was starting at a new university, in a new city, and in a new country. Discovering the Newman Centre was an answered prayer. As I look back upon this pivotal year in my life, the Newman Centre provided two essential components that allowed me to thrive. First, the Newman Centre allowed me to grow on a spiritual level. While I had been involved in my home parish growing up, it was nothing like the spiritual oasis of the Newman Centre! I found it very inspiring to be surrounded every Sunday by hundreds of young adults—my own age—united in worship. The dynamic preaching from professional theologians pushed me to consider my faith in exciting new ways. The talented and creative musicians always touched my soul. The living witness of those in consecrated life was profound. The spiritual highlight of this first year was when Father Pat O’Dea invited me to join the organizing team for a young adult retreat. Spending a weekend away in prayer to deepen my connection to Christ, and

to my fellow Newmanites, was a powerful experience! (Full disclosure: it was on this retreat that I formed a strong connection with another retreatant, Leanne, who later became my wife!) Second, the Newman Centre provided a rich social atmosphere that fostered community. Along with my fellow Student Campus Minister, Greg O’Leary, we created the “Newman Social Club” (the forerunner of the Newman Catholic Student Club). Whether it was taking groups to Blue Jay games, visiting Centre Island, playing sports, going to the movies, or hosting parties, I felt incredibly connected to the city and to the “Newman family.” Perhaps our most successful social event was the 2003 St. Patrick’s Day Dance that featured a live Irish Band and ceili. This festive evening united the entire community (from the very young to the young-at-heart). In fact, we had to turn people away at the door to avoid breaking the fire code! As was later articulated by Pope Francis in “The Joy of Gospel”, these community-building activities became a powerful tool for evangelization. Every week, dozens of young adults chose to spend time at the Newman Centre not because they had to, but because they wanted to! In creating a community that was dynamic and fun, we first bonded on a social level, which then allowed us to bond on a spiritual level. I am forever grateful that I found the Newman Centre all those years ago. Having a strong spiritual and social community provided the perfect balance to the academic rigours of graduate school. Dr. Peter Baltutis is an Assistant Professor of History and Catholic Studies at St. Mary’s University in Calgary

THE VALUE OF A

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

- Dr. Peter Baltutis


“I’d like it very much if you forgot about becoming a nun and fell madly in love with me, and we got married and had lots of children,” he confessed, getting straight to the point after the 12:15 Mass at Newman, where I’d promised to meet him that memorable day in March 2013.

Fortunately for him, I had given up on entering religious life after a January retreat at my dream convent, the Dominican Sisters in Nashville, brought the disappointing but unmistakable revelation that that was not where the Lord was calling me. However, though I had been increasingly attracted to my fellow-medievalist friend of some years – even, to my amusement, during the months I had dedicated to discerning religious life – I hadn’t been prepared for a marriage proposal! I was almost afraid to date such a serious suitor, but I very much wanted to get to know him better. I brought my fears and my desires before the Lord, and quickly discerned that dating Robert Getz was a risk worth taking.

I had begun to attend Newman regularly that winter. As a student, I had often been attracted to Newman’s tabernacle: nestled at the end of the side aisle, under a charming, rustic painting of Our Lady holding her Child, two kneelers and a few chairs invited the faithful to linger in the company of Our Lord. How many times had I knelt before that tabernacle and begged the Lord for guidance, and for a vocation! I volunteered as an altar server and came to appreciate Newman’s exceptionally welcoming community. Rob began to join me there for Sunday and weekday Masses.

Much to my surprise, a mere six weeks after his first proposal, I found myself ready to receive a second. On May 8th, Rob and I took a walk around campus and he imagined how he might impress me with an elaborate proposal, if only he had the means! We sat down at the

crossroads just outside the Centre’s Cardinal Newman window, unsure of where to exchange our formal words of engagement to each other. In the grass on that bank, to our surprise and delight, Rob espied a ring! A rose-shaped fashion ring someone had dropped, we supposed, and of no value, though Rob recalled that he had prayed a novena to St Thérèse of Lisieux for a wife in December: had she dropped us a rose? Thus furnished with the main symbol of engagement, we entered the chapel and knelt at the tabernacle to pray for blessings upon what we were about to undertake. A few minutes later, by the baptismal font, Rob got down on one knee and asked that he might serve me as Christ served the Church, and I said yes.

We were married four months later in the cathedral of my hometown of Victoria, BC. A year after that, we brought our son to be baptised at that same font at which we had first promised our lives to each other. Madeleine Getz studied at the Centre for Medieval Studies and hopes before too long to finish her dissertation on a medieval commentary on the liturgy. She is mother to one son on earth, one son in heaven, and twin daughters on their way! The Getzes like to attend weekday Mass at Newman when they can, although they now live too far away to be regular Sunday parishioners.

REMEMBERING NEWMAN THROUGH LIFE

ST. THÉRÈSE DROPS A ROSE

AT NEWMAN

- Madeleine Getz


A TRIBUTE TO OUR FRIEND, JOHN KENNEDY

Dr. John J. F. Kennedy (1943 - 2017)

"I am deeply saddened to learn of John Kennedy's death. Having met him at the very beginning of my ministry at the Newman Centre of Toronto in September 1994, John remained a faithful parishioner, a cherished advisor and counsellor, a generous man of faith and courage and a friend of all those in need. John made Newman his home for many years, and he was sought after by many for his wise counsel and kindness. He was a great example of a faithful disciple and friend of the Lord and of many people, especially young men and women who need good examples and mentors. I thank God that our paths crossed and that we became friends. May he rest in peace and intercede for us, especially for the Newman Centre of Toronto that was his home for so many years. Thank you, John for everything.

Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB Pastor and Executive Director of Newman Centre (1994-2000) CEO, Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation

“When someone close to my heart has moved onto the Lord its only right to share how they touched lives and in particular my own. I met John Kennedy in the start of my university career at the University of Toronto. His warmth, laughter, contagious energy and smile lit up my heart every time I saw him. He would always embrace with a hug and say "Where's my kiss" pointing to his cheek. I feel like calling him 'Uncle' John or rather 'Father' John because he was a wise, kind and compassionate Father figure to so many students at the Newman Centre. We acted together in the Our Lady of Guadalupe play for three years in a row. And its beautiful to know that Our Lady (whom I was honoured to play years ago) visited Bernardino (whom John played) when he was terribly sick, comforting him. When visiting him in hospital, he told us "hopefully I will be going home on Monday, you can come visit me there! I have chocolate chip cookies." Hardly did we know that "home" meant heaven, though he knew what he needed to say for us to have a good laugh and send us on our way. Oh John - I hope you have all the chocolate chip cookies in the world with Mama Mary and Jesus! I love you so much. You are honoured, remembered, loved and engraved onto the hearts of so many!”

- Your daughter and friend in Christ, Conchita D’Souza (Past Newman Student Campus Minister )

John Kennedy was a blessing and a grace to our Community. Whenever I asked how he was he responded, “the better for having seen you”. He shared the joys and challenges of life with us and gave us the privilege of joining him on his journey from illness unto death. - Mary Vachon (Newman Parishioner)


It will come as no surprise that North American culture is quite individualistic in nature. Much of what university students encounter in their daily lives is underwritten with the same message: “be fiercely independent, be self-reliant! No one can stand between you and your success!” This outlook certainly has benefits to some degree, especially if it helps the person remain motivated in their work or studies for a time.

However, this worldview fails to provide students with a fully realistic method of achieving their goals, especially if they seek to grow in faith. With this outlook, an overemphasis on individual initiative, interest, and action means it is easy for students to situate themselves directly beneath the entire weight of the goals they carve out for themselves, academic or otherwise, with a reluctance to reach out when they struggle lest they seem ‘dependant’ or worse, ‘burdensome.’ What’s more, the focus on achieving success, whatever that might be, is turned increasingly inward, and it can become easy for one’s own concerns to seem paramount in relation to the struggles of those around them.

Living in community with others directly challenges this worldview. Life in community is one that both counteracts selfishness by turning one’s gaze outward to engage with the world, and offers students a source of true support when challenges come. Reflecting on my experience living here at the Newman Centre has

made me realize this to the fullest extent. The ministry activities we partake in, those of prayer and worship, faith studies, guest lectures, student retreats, and spiritual formation provide a set of projects and pursuits not to carry out alone, but alongside one another to present to the rest of the community here. The fact that each of us has a significant role to play in these activities means each of us are working towards the same goal, with the same mission: growing closer to Our Lord, and hoping that we can help others to do the same.

In addition to the many opportunities to shape our faith lives through intellectual pursuits, study groups, and guest speakers, the regular access to the sacraments as well as the importance of community prayer have provided me with people in my life whom I can pray alongside, who carry my intentions with them, whom I can stand beside at Mass and say truly that these are my brothers and sisters in Christ. Additionally, when life’s challenges come, these men and women understand that life is messy and unpredictable and uncalculated for each and every person, and with this, I know I am not alone in facing my doubts or uncertainties.

The members of the community here have offered me their willingness to understand my life’s many pursuits; they have given me meaningful encouragement, and invited me to have inspirational conversations. I have come to recognize that in this endeavour to be myself most fully, and serve the Lord as best I can, I cannot, nor do I need to, achieve this on my own. In this endeavour, community is beautifully essential.

“We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good works. We should not stay away from our assembly, as is the custom of some, but encourage one another, and this all the more as you see the day drawing near.” (Hebrews 10:24-25)

Theresa Shortell is a Student Campus Minister at the Newman Centre. She plans to pursue a graduate degree in Counselling Psychology in order to help individuals and families restore their relationships and strengthen their family systems.

TOWARDS A COMMON GOAL: WHY COMMUNITY MATTERS

L to R: SCMs Christian Silva, Ania Bucholc, Danielle Alvares, Fr. Jacques Philippe, Garrett Graham, Lisa Caballero and Kaylee Moynihan.


On January 26th, 2017, I could not think of a better reason to leave a lecture on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics for the Angelic Doctor Lecture on Aristotle’s great philosophical successor, Saint Thomas Aquinas. The lecture presenter Father Peter Cameron, a Dominican priest like Thomas brought a profound angle and insights about the life and thought of the great Saint. What I found to be a moving and yet a bit surprising thread running through Fr. Cameron’s lecture was that instead of the focus on the Angelic Doctor of the Church and his contributions to defining the richness of deep theological questions of the Church, Fr. Cameron characterized the intellectual Thomas with many anecdotes about his interior spiritual life that rooted what we now call and study Thomistic thought. Fr. Cameron began his lecture by speaking about the conflict between human desire and the desire for human wisdom, and that desires are fundamentally good and that God gives us these desires to set us free. I thought this was a very effective way to start the talk, for the orientation or the direction of the talk to begin with the directions of human desire and matter of the heart, thus being very accessible and personal talk to listen to when someone on any walk of life or in any field of study. I think there were two points about St. Thomas Aquinas that resonated when Fr. Cameron said them because they both grasped how Thomas lived a life where faith and reason was so intertwined. First, Fr. Cameron told how Jesus appeared to Thomas (after he had completed his treatise on the Eucharist) and Jesus said to Thomas, “Thou hast written well of me, Thomas; what reward wilt thou have?" and Thomas replied, "None other than Thyself, Lord". What a great lesson that a man who was at the pinnacle of Catholic philosophy and theology had such a deep understanding of the Lord and was completely satisfied with the subject of his work and not caught up in the work itself. The second thing Fr. Cameron mentioned that is not often thought of when one thinks of the Angelic Doctor was that Thomas would gently rest his head on the tabernacle hoping to hear it’s secrets and because

of his intense love for Jesus in the sacrament of the Eucharist. A man who emphasised the goodness in desires, happiness, knowledge, faith, friendship, and the sacraments was not only the Angelic Doctor or just another philosopher on my syllabi, but with the insights of Fr. Cameron’s talk, Saint Thomas Aquinas has become more of a Holy companion and inspiration whose academic success as a student and teacher could only be attributed to his love for God as the first and final cause of his entire life and works. These new insights about the saint make it more of a blessing to not just study Thomistic thought at the university, but to be able to pray in a chapel dedicated to him at the Newman Centre daily to fall in love with the same Lord that inspired and directed the great Saint.

Virginia-Ann Mervar is a fourth-year student at the Concurrent Teacher Education Program for Religious Studies at the University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. She is also the Vice-President of the Newman Catholic Students’ Club at U of T.

THE SCHOLAR, THE SAINT: ANGELIC DOCTOR LECTURE

“Your inaugural Angelic Doctor Lecture was a tremendous success. I am well familiar with

Fr. Cameron's style, being a regular subscriber to his Magnificat. His material selection, editing, uncommon

clarity of expression to say nothing of his obvious erudition, compels a tribute. The word is very, very overused but at the risk of being accused of lacking

sufficient vocabulary, Fr. Cameron's thoughts as expressed in your inaugural lecture were "Awesome".

Fr. Cameron has, for me, restored the original meaning of that overused word in this lecture.”

- Thomas Cahill via Facebook

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Tucked in the back corner of St. Thomas Aquinas, across from the confessional, there is a stained glass window which displays Pope St. John XXIII. As the year winds down I find myself focusing on that stained glass window more and more. It’s appropriate, I think, that St. John’s window is the closest to the window that displays St. Thomas and Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman given that just as St. Thomas and Cardinal Newman can provide an excellent example for how students can live their lives in University, St. John XXIII can serve as an example of how to live out their Catholic vocation in the world, whether that be over the summer or as a graduate. I would therefore like to offer these five suggestions from the life of St. John XXIII that I feel will be of help.

1) Be open to the Holy Spirit: St. John XXIII was only pope for four and a half years; however, during that time he followed the promptings of the Spirit and called the Second Vatican Council. It is openness to the Spirit, not time, that gives us the capacity to do truly great things.

2) Continue to hold your mentors from university in high esteem, through imitation of their goodness strive to be worthy of them: St. John XXIII once remarked that "I always think of Pius IX of holy and glorious memory, and by imitating him in his sacrifices, I would like to be worthy to celebrate his canonization”. 3) Show younger generation that they’re worthy of love: St. John XXIII had a special devotion to letting children know that they were loved. At the end of his speech on the evening after he opened the Second Vatican Council he told the people in St. Peter’s Square that “returning home, you will find children: give your children a hug and say: This is a hug from the Pope!” In a similar vein Queen Elizabeth II once remarked that the most memorable moment of meeting St. John XXIII was that he asked her to say the names of her children since “they are never sweeter then when they come from a mother’s lips.” 4) Be able to laugh at yourself: St. John XXIII once asked a young boy what he wanted to be when he grew up. The boy responded “Either a policeman or the Pope.” The Pontiff replied “Be a policeman, they’ll let anyone be Pope, even me.” 5) Always make time for those in need: The quote that made me fall in love with St. John XXIII was something that he said in his final address as Papal Legate to Bulgaria: “My brothers from Bulgaria, wherever I may go in this world a little light shall be kept burning at my window. Knock, please knock at my door. I shall not ask if you are a Catholic or Orthodox, or what you believe in. All may come in. My brotherly arms will embrace you and my warm heart shall rejoice at your presence."

LEARING FROM THE SAINTS: POPE ST. JOHN XXIII

Liam A. Farrer is a PhD Student at Regis College at the Toronto School of Theology at the U of T. He is also a Junior Scholar of the Lonergan Research Institute.


My reason for believing in God has changed over time.

First of all, it was simply because I was born and raised

Catholic, and so I thought I had to. But as I grew

older, I developed my personal relationship with Him,

in which somehow he always provides solutions to

challenges that I face in life. There are also times when

I wasn’t expecting anything from God, but He just

decided to bless me, and so due to His unconditional

love, I believe fully in Him.

- Oluchi Aniezue (Student)

I would like to write to You Lord "why" in a metaphor

but it would be a vain attempt to contain how infinite

and limitless You are. For I feel you every day in my

smallness only to be faced with your awesome power.

But now, even in my misery, your greatness illuminates

this great happening that is life. There are no words to

describe "why". For you alone reside in my soul, this

soul is absent and distracted but ardent in the desire to

feel you in this short dream that is life.

- JP Medina (Newman Parishioner)

I believe in God because I encounter Him in the

Eucharist. When I was 17 at a Catholic retreat, all the

“head knowledge” I’d acquired about Jesus in the

sacraments became “heart knowledge” when I heard

Him calling my name from the monstrance. I knew

then, as I know now even more, that the mighty God

of the sacraments is also the God who meets me in my

littleness and brokenness.

- Robin Anderson, PhD Candidate & Course

Instructor, Department of English, U of T

I became Catholic four years ago, after years of

searching for an answer to the question “does God

exist?” For me, the best proof for His existence is the

transformation in me after receiving the sacraments.

The things that puzzled me and the things that

troubled me in the past – they all seem so insignificant

in light of God’s love for us. I cannot forget this, and

so I guess I cannot stop believing in Him.

- Judy Tsao (Newman Student Campus Minister)

When I was a kid I was taught about the existence of

God. I have received many blessings in my life that

changed my structured idea of God by the spiritual

one.

Thus, nowadays I strongly believe in Him and in His

blessings such as having relatives, a wife, a son

and friends.

Rogelio Mir (Newman Parishioner)

He is my Father and Mother, my friend and my guide.

He is the only One who has been by my side through

life’s happiness and horror. His lessons may be tough,

but I have learnt to seek how he gently makes me

stronger and braver with each one. My most wonderful

memories of His love are the miracles only He in His

great mercy has bestowed. They remind me to remain

grateful to Him and to always trust that

He will show me the way.

- Maria Da Silva, Communications Coordinator, Newman Centre

WHY DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?


When a new little one comes into our life, the family is full of joy, but at the same time parents also feel the need and the responsibility to build a Christian environment around their child. The Newman Centre’s family potluck was born by the willingness of some parents to have a moment for the youngest members of our community. The aim of this monthly family potluck is to create an opportunity for young parents and their little ones to share some moments of happiness, by dining, playing and praying together.

During this monthly gathering, the parents have an opportunity to get to know new couples who share the same love for Christ, while their children have the opportunity to play together and learn beautiful Christian songs and prayers. We know how complicated and time-consuming the life of a couple with a new baby or young children can be, so the goal is to pray, eat together and find support from one another in raising our families. The potluck is typically organized on Friday evenings and lasts two hours. It is open to families with young children. We are in the process of preparing a mailing list to keep all attendees informed of new events and activities with such as new prayers and songs that follow the dinner. If you are interested in joining the Newman family potlucks please email Fr. Peter at [email protected] or me at [email protected] with the number of family members attending and your potluck meal. Our next event is on Friday, March 31st at 6 pm. We hope you can join us. See you there!!! Antonio and Valentina Liscidini

MONTHLY FAMILY POTLUCK & PRAYER

Newman Centre nominated two students for the University of Toronto Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Awards this year, and both were awarded! They are Jeremy Joseph, a Front Desk Associate and Darren Pereira, President of the Newman Catholic Students’ Club - both long-time Newmanites. Congratulations to you both! The awards recognize graduating students for outstanding contributions to improving the world around them. Erin Kinsella, Associate Director of Campus Outreach at Newman Centre said, “Newman Centre is dedicated to supporting student leaders whose impactful actions

inspire others. We are delighted that U of T recognized the contributions that students like Jeremy and Darren have made to the overall U of T community! I hope that all students who come through our doors leave with a recognition that they are called to be courageous leaders, and know that we have the tools and support to assist them during their time here.”

Read what Darren Pereira has to say in his Humans of Newman experience on page 18.

NEWMANITES AWARDED U OF T AWARD


DEALING WITH END-OF-LIFE ISSUES

On June 17, 2016, Parliament enacted amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada making euthanasia and doctor-assisted suicide legal in Canada. Previously, any person who counseled, aided, or abetted another’s suicide faced up to 14 years in prison. The amendments permit medical practitioners and nurses to perform medically assisted suicide and pharmacists and other persons to assist in doing so. In the past 8 months, over 1,000 Canadians have availed themselves of what is being referred by the law makers as “medical assistance in dying”. The profound change in this area of the law raises significant ethical and legal issues, which are being vigorously debated by health care professionals across Canada – in the Courts and among Canadians. In response to these developments, on March 2, 2017, the Newman Centre was the setting for a collaboration with the Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild of Toronto in presenting a talk on “Dealing with End-of-Life Issues: Ethical and Legal Considerations”. Two esteemed speakers Father Kevin Belgrave, a moral theologian, and Philip Horgan, a lawyer, examined the Catholic moral tradition on end-of-life decisions, as well as the ethical and legal obligations on Catholic lawyers, against the backdrop of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Carter v. Canada (2015 SCC 5) the case that gave rise to the recent amendments to the Criminal Code. The evening began in St. Thomas Aquinas Church and opened with a prayer by Father Peter Turrone, Executive Director of the Newman Centre. Tom McRae, President of the Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild welcomed guests, which included Guild members and non-member lawyers, law students and others Newman Centre members. Sandra Murphy, Newman Foundation board member and also, a member of the

Lawyers’ Guild, spoke of the importance of outreach among members of the Catholic faith and within the legal profession. Catherine Pawluch, a Lawyers’ Guild board member, provided opening remarks, setting the context for the talks, and introduced the speakers. The first talk of the evening was presented by Father Kevin Belgrave, who is an Assistant Professor, Moral Theology at St. Augustine’s Seminary in Toronto. Following his ordination and a year in parish ministry, Father Belgrave studied at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, where he received a License in Moral Theology in 2011 and a Doctorate in 2014. His research on Catholic bioethics examined the intersection of the Catholic tradition on death and dying with the contentious practice of palliative sedation.

Citing the Evangelium Vitae, Father Belgrave explained to guests the relationship between the seemingly incongruous duties to preserve and care for life and to prepare for death:

“Euthanasia must be distinguished from the decision to forego so-called ‘aggressive medical treatment’, in other words, medical procedures which no longer correspond to the real situation of the patient, either because they are by now disproportionate to any expected results or because they impose an excessive burden on the patient and his family. In such situations, when death is clearly imminent and inevitable, one can in conscience ‘refuse forms of treatment that would only secure a precarious and burdensome prolongation of life, so long as the normal care due to the sick person in similar cases is not interrupted’. Certainly there is a moral obligation to care for oneself and to allow oneself to be cared for, but this duty must take account of concrete circumstances. It needs to be determined whether the means of treatment available are objectively proportionate to the prospects for improvement. To forego extraordinary or disproportionate means is not the equivalent of suicide or euthanasia; it rather expresses acceptance of the human condition in the face of death” - (Evangelium Vitae on the Value and Inviolability of Human Life promulgated on 25 March 1995 by Pope Saint John Paul II, paragraph 65).

“Care and concern for the final stages of life is all the more necessary today, when contemporary society attempts to remove every trace of death and dying…Euthanasia and assisted suicide are serious threats to families worldwide.” - Pope Francis


ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

Father Belgrave provided a clear and instructive overview of the key dimensions of the Catholic vision of care for the seriously ill and dying. He outlined the principles that guide Catholics through medical treatment and pain control decisions. In response to the assertion made by others that “we already do it [euthanasia]”, he explained that when properly proportioned to the level of pain, pain control does not hasten death. In particular, Father Belgrave spoke about the principles of ordinary and extraordinary means of preserving life, and in his words, “in essence, the criteria by which a Catholic makes a judgement whether accepting, refusing, or withdrawing a given treatment, in a given patient, at a given moment is morally obligatory or not, even if you know that death will likely follow as a result”. He stressed the need for more dialogue in relation to conscious-protection rights for medical professionals; caring for the elderly; expanding palliative care; and better preparing ourselves, as Catholics, for death. Father Belgrave concluded with the powerful statement that suicide, including euthanasia, is a failure to give authentic assistance to someone in need. The second speaker of the evening was Philip Horgan, a commercial litigator, and past President of the Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild. In his pro bono work, Mr. Horgan has been actively engaged in significant appellate and constitutional cases on human rights and fundamental freedoms on behalf of the Catholic Civil Rights League and the Faith and Freedom Alliance, including more than 30 interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada and various provincial appellate courts. Mr. Horgan is the President of the Catholic Civil Rights League and a founding board member and current Chair of the Faith and Freedom Alliance (FFA), which is a national charity directed at legal education and support of initiatives to enhance constitutional protections of fundamental freedoms. Most notably, Mr. Horgan was co-counsel for interveners in Carter v. Canada. As Mr. Horgan pointed out in his presentation, the decision in Carter marked the triumph of autonomy over mortality. It was a decision grounded in the erroneous belief that a

person who is “grievously and irremediably ill” has two options: “she can take her own life prematurely, often by violent or dangerous means, or she can suffer until she dies from natural causes” (Carter v. Canada, 2015 SCC 5 at para 1). Commented the Supreme Court: “The choice is cruel” (Ibid.). This analysis set up a false dichotomy that gave way to the Court’s decision to legalize euthanasia, but as Mr. Horgan highlighted, that dichotomy totally ignored the most obvious question: “What of palliative care?”

In the context of this legal landscape, Mr. Horgan discussed the safeguards available to Catholic clients in, for example, the preparation of wills and powers of attorney for personal care. He also addressed the ethical and professional duties of a lawyer where a client seeks services which conflict with the lawyer’s personal beliefs. Upon conclusion of the talks, the evening continued with a lovely reception at the Newman Centre, where the speakers and guests exchanged ideas, posed questions, and engaged in a lively dialogue. The Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild offers a most sincere thanks to Father Belgrave and Mr. Horgan for their insightful and enlightening talks on this very important and timely subject for Catholic lawyers. We are most grateful to Father Peter and the Newman Centre for providing an inspirational setting and hosting a thoroughly enjoyable evening. This article was written by Hayley Dilazzaro and Catherine Pawluch who are Members of the Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild. Website: http://www.thomasmoreguild.ca/

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STAFF PROFILE

When did you join the Newman Centre?

I’ve had various roles within the Newman Centre. My first and most memorable was being a Student Campus Minister from 2011-2013. Living in community with people whom I would never have crossed paths with otherwise resulted in some life-long friends and life changing experiences not to forget important skills such as fixing toilets, bleeding radiators, chasing after wildlife, and SHOVELLING snow! I then continued at Newman as a part-time staff in 2013 in Campus Ministry while completing my MDiv from Regis College eventually joining the Pastoral team full time.

What do you do at the Newman Centre?

As the Associate Director of Formation and Programs I have the privilege of journeying with members of the community in faith formation and Catholic intellectual growth in addition to sacramental and liturgical formation.

How does the Newman Centre inspire you?

I find the Newman Centre a place where anything is possible! The types of people and circumstances one encounters here are very unique. This is my home.

It’s really the place where I became an adult and learned how to have intergenerational friendships. It’s a place where Newman’s phrase, “I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons.” comes alive. Working at the Newman Centre allowed me to share the transformative experiences I had here with others. It is awe inspiring to journey with students and be with them when they realize the Lord’s intimate love and devotion to them and how unique each of us are in the mission entrusted to us by Him.

What is your favourite quote from the teaching of Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman?

I have two: “May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done! Then in His mercy may He give us safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last!” & “Knowledge is one thing, virtue is another.”

What has been most memorable in your time at Newman?

Ah, there are too many! The ones that I often find myself recounting range in two themes: the fun pranks we pulled on each other as Student Campus Ministers and the countless hours I spent in the Chapel. Having access to such a beautiful place is something I will always cherish for the rest of my life. Our chapel is special.

Words you live by: “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” – Oscar Wilde. I generally try to be the former but when that doesn’t work, at least I have the latter ;)

AN INTERVIEW WITH

SONAL CASTELINO

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF FORMATION AND PROGRAMS

NEWMAN CENTRE

Student Campus Ministry Team 2011-2012


HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR

Over 350 people requested tickets

to our 2017 Lenten Retreat with

Fr. Jacques Philippe.

Over 2000+ Student Visits

1000+ Guests attended 4 Faith

and Reason Lectures Series and

Newman’s first Angelic Doctor

lecture.

100+ Students participated in

Faith Studies this year.

35+ Students are involved in

Weekly Peer Discipleship

Programs

Over 50 people attended the

Thomas More Lawyers’ Guild of

Toronto Euthanasia Discussion.

Fr. Peter Cameron O.P. (on right) surrounded by Newman students and staff at our first annual Angelic Doctor lecture celebrating the feast of our patron, St. Thomas Aquinas. Read a student’s review of the

lecture on page 8 along with links to the 3-part lecture videos available for all to view.

NEWMAN BY THE NUMBERS



An Advent Dinner that brought the community together

Over 100 parishioners and friends of Newman Centre came together for our first annual Advent Dinner in

honour of the Immaculate Conception on December 8th.

The brain child of our pastor, Fr. Peter Turrone, the

evening began with Vespers with newly elected Auxiliary Bishop Robert Kasun C.S.B. followed by a scrumptious

dinner. Long time supporters, Helen and Frank Morneau and Newman’s past Pastor, Fr. Frank O’Dea joined us

for an unforgettable evening.

NCSC Picture Perfect Social

The U of T Newman Catholic Students’ Club (NCSC) organized an entertaining dinner and dance in February

attended by over 85 guests.

The club works to form a strong, supportive Catholic community on campus. Events include monthly Street Patrol, Eucharistic Adoration, and various sporting and

social events. Visit them on Facebook to see their upcoming events:

https://www.facebook.com/UofT.NCSC/

Chapel Project Presentation

On February 26th after both Sunday Masses, the Newman Chapel Project plan was presented to the

Newman community.

Details of a miraculous gift, courtesy of St. Joseph and an anonymous benefactor, were announced that will

enable the Master Plan addressing accessibility, structural and interior repairs and finishes and liturgical

space restoration. More details to be announced as project progresses.

NEWMAN COMMUNITY

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“How did Newman manage to get Fr. Jacques Philippe here?”

That’s the question many asked during our biggest

Lenten Retreat on March 4th. Our pastor, Fr. Peter, had met Fr. Jacques through his books while in seminary in Rome, and then invited him to Mongolia where he was a missionary. Although he did not make it

to Mongolia, Fr. Peter persisted, and Fr. Jacques graciously agreed to be our Lenten spiritual guide at Newman. The day began with Mass and included

Adoration, two talks from Fr. Jacques, lunch, prayer time and book signing.

To view Fr. Jacques’ Lenten Retreat videos, please visit: http://bit.ly/2mKfpWj or access the videos on our

Facebook page under the video section.

We also have several books authored by Fr. Jacques Philippe in the Newman Centre library. To borrow

books, please speak to one of our Front Desk Associates.

Catholic Chaplaincies highlight plight of Middle-Eastern Christians in war-torn Syria

and Iraq.

Director Jordan Allott was invited to speak at the

screening of the multi-award winning documentary -

Our Last Stand at the Newman Centre this March.

He spoke of using unity, awareness and advocacy to

spread the truth of those suffering in warn-torn nations.

The event was a collaboration between the Newman

Centre, the University of St. Michael’s College at the

University of Toronto and Ryerson University Catholic

Chaplaincy.

To read an article about this event written by

Newmanite, Vanessa Chan, in the Catholic Register,

please visit: http://bit.ly/2n4duvS

Thank you to you and all the Newman staff and volunteers for putting on a tremendous Lenten retreat. It was a blessed day made possible not only by Fr. Jacques' insightful talks but also by

effective & well-planned organization on all parts in order to successfully cater to 250 people in such close quarters. Wishing this venerable institution a

blessed Lenten season for all!

- M.J. Santa Ana, Lenten Retreat attendee

In the same way that a mission trip takes you out of your current context and gives you an idea of the kind of poverty that people experience, having a screening of somebody who travelled to show the plight of Iraqis and Syrians is something that can

help students to appreciate what they have.

- Erin Kinsella, Associate Director of Campus Outreach at the Newman Centre

REACHING BEYOND OUR BORDERS

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HUMANS OF NEWMAN

Save the Date

Business leaders

breakfast and talk

With author

andreas widmer

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Program

Mass at Newman : 7:15 am

Breakfast : 7:30 Am

Talk : 8: 00 Am

Rotman school of management

105 St. George Street, Toronto

A Special Event presented by

Newman Centre Catholic Mission

Rotman School of Management

Archdiocese of Toronto

Darren Pereira, Honours, Bachelor of Science, University of Toronto and President of the Newman Catholic Students’ Club speaks about Newman: "It's difficult to put into words what the Newman Centre community has been for me throughout my undergrad. It has more than lived up to its name of being my Catholic home on campus, being my go-to destination before, between, and after classes. The people here, the programs here, the prayer life here - all of it has been an inspiration to me and a source of immense spiritual and personal growth. I chose to serve on the Newman Catholic Students’

Club exec for two years to give back to Newman for all it gave to me. Even then, Christ continued to surprise me and bless me through Newman, providing me with amazing friends and teammates, avenues for Him to work through me on campus, and opportunities for my pride and hardness of heart to be broken. Paraphrasing Venerable Fulton Sheen, Christ did not come to make me a nice person but to make me a new man - and cheesy puns aside, that's precisely what the Newman Centre has accomplished in my own life."


NEWMAN EVENTS AT A GLANCE

EVENT DATE

Holy Hour for Chastity & Vocational Discernment (Weekly)

Every Thursday, 12:45 - 1:45 pm

Palm Sunday Mass (No Confession) Sunday, April 9, 10:45 am & 7 pm

Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Washing of the Feet, Altar of Repose and Confession in the

Centre until Midnight, No 12:15 pm Mass)

Thursday, April 13, 7:30 pm

Good Friday - Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (Stations of the Cross sponsored by Communion and Liberation at

10:15 am; Confession 10:30 am - 12 pm; Church open until 9 pm for personal prayer)

Friday, April 14, 3 pm

Easter Vigil (No 9:30 am Mass) Saturday, April 15, 10 pm

Easter Sunday (No 7 pm Mass and no Confession) Sunday, April 16, 11 pm

March for Life (Ottawa) Accompanied by Fr. Peter Turrone, and in collaboration with University of

St. Michael's and Ryerson chaplaincies. Cost is $100 including accommodation and transport. Register online: https://squareup.com/store/newmancentre/.

Wednesday, May 10 & 11

Business Leaders Breakfast and Talk Andreas Widmer, Author of The Pope and The CEO

Thursday, November 9, 8 am

*Weekly Tuesday events: $3 Soup and Bagel (S&B) lunch and Pray and Play (P&P). Details on our website/notice board.

S&B: 12:45 - 2:30 pm (ends April 4th) P&P: 7:30 - 10:00 pm (ends April 4th,

returns May 2nd.)

Tear off this quick reference guide to events at Newman and put it on your fridge For details on individual events, please visit our website: www.newmantoronto.com

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Interested in receiving Newman Centre’s bi-weekly event updates? Email: [email protected]

Mass Times: Monday - Friday 12:15 pm | Saturday 9:30 am (Rosary at 9 am) |Sunday 11 am & 7 pm

Mass on statutory holidays: 9:30 am

St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel Visiting Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:45 pm

Confession: Confessions are heard before every Mass: Monday to Friday: 11:45 am to 12:05 pm Saturdays: 9:00 - 9:20 am | Sundays: 10:15 to 10:45 am and 6:15 to 6:45 pm Alternatively, book an appointment with Fr. Peter: [email protected]/416-979-2468 ext. 223

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NEWMAN CENTRE MASS TIMES AND VISITING HOURS

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NEWMAN CENTRE 2016 YEAR-END FINANCIAL REPORT

Notes: 1) Includes funds received from donors to the Centre, including a bequest gift for $10 k 2) Includes residence fees, receptions & event rentals in the 1st floor of the house, including 1 film contract 3) Includes unbudgeted flow-through items (chaplaincy program revenue), HST and insurance rebates, etc. 4) Includes partial grant balance from 2015 + additional $30 k ask for 2016

5) Includes weekday chaplaincy programs, retreats, etc. 6) Includes new carpeting and hardwood floor refinishing in 1st floor of Centre 7) Includes sacramental preparation programs, HST, training and social events 8) Chapel maintenance fund collection and donations transferred from main report and listed under Special Funds 9) $11,610 raised in Special Collections (include ShareLife, Shepherd’s Trust, etc.) passed on to Archdiocese and

not included in income and expenses above.

2016 Actuals

2016 Budget

Budget Variance

2015 Actuals

Income

Offertory 113,511 121,200 -7,689 121,389

Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals 9,614 11,000 -1,386 12,170

Donations1 14,643 1,000 13,643 3,826

Hall & Rental Revenue2 150,783 141,450 9,333 117,796

Sundry Income3 96,176 37,319 58,857 51,117

Newman Foundation Grant4 213,700 157,300 56,400 134,000

Archdiocese Funding 276,000 288,000 -12,000 276,000

Total Income 874,427 757,269 117,158 716,298

Expenses

Salaries & Benefits 379,058 381,902 -2,844 375,401

Office & Church Expenses 91,706 86,000 5,706 74,818

Program Expenses5 53,476 43,800 9,676 50,458

House & Furnishings Expenses6 219,132 195,005 24,127 190,832

Sundry Expenses7 65,717 50,562 14,152 73,208

Total Expenses 809,089 757,269 50,817 764,717

Net Income8 65,338 0 65,338 -48,419

Chapel Building & Maintenance Fund

Funds raised prior to Jan 1, 2016 697

2016 Monthly Maintenance Fund Collections 12,126

Special Donation for new kneelers 5,000

Chapel Building & Maintenance - Dec. 31/16 17,823

Newman Leadership Formation Bursary Fund

Jan. 1, 2016 Balance 3,112

Newman Foundation Grant 29,775

Interest 4

Awarded to Students -27,637

Dec. 31, 2016 Balance 5,254


Spiritual Statistics – Weddings (13), Baptisms (24), First Communions (7), Confirmations (16), New Catholics through the RCIA program (10)

Sacrament of Reconciliation offered weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays before Mass, and weekly at Pray and Play.

Bursary Fund assisted 7 Student Campus Ministers with room and board, subsidized 3 students to attend Catholic conferences and helped 11 students participate in the Mission Trip to Jamaica.

Continued commitment of Archdiocese to growing the Newman Foundation’s fundraising capacity with the assistance of part-time Development Officer, Samantha Koon, at this time funded by the Archdiocese. The Foundation’s grant contribution to the Centre increased by approx. $80,000 from 2015 to 2016.

Introduced revised format for printed Sunday bulletin (monthly to bi-weekly) and moved to seasonal newsletter (The Torch) to better communicate with the community and donors.

Replaced worn carpeting in 1st floor and stairs of the Newman Centre and refinished hardwood floors in the Oak Room (funded through the Newman Foundation’s grant)

Completed Master Plan for restoration and repairs to St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. Project presentation and consultation with the Newman Community took place in April 2016, followed by final concept approval by the Archdiocese of Toronto later in the year. Monthly Church Maintenance Fund started in October 2015 to begin raising funds in anticipation of necessary repairs and ongoing chapel maintenance.

Reduced street parking for Sunday Mass due to bike lane tracks on Hoskin/Harbord – greater need to rely on Rotman underground parking, costing Newman $3 per vehicle.

The expenses associated with running the Newman Centre are significant and we work very hard to contain expenses and to generate revenue. While the Archdiocese has continued their support, your contributions are vital to our ongoing operations. The Sunday Offertory contributions are an important support to our church and Mass expenses and please consider this in your budgeting for the year with our pre-authorized giving methods. I also encourage you to support Newman’s mission in a direct way by giving to our Campus Ministry Program and Bursary Fund through the Newman Foundation. See how the Newman Foundation has been a vital help to the Centre in the past year in the next section. We really do depend upon and appreciate your support. My thanks for the diligence and input of the Finance Council, consisting of: John Sidle, Patrick Douglas, Joseph Colussi, John Finley, Nick Pawliwec, and Jessel Subero. If you have any other questions or comments about the above report please email them to Patrick Douglas at [email protected].

- Fr. Peter Turrone

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CHALLENGES

NEWMAN CENTRE 2016 YEAR-END FINANCIAL REPORT



INSIDE THE NEWMAN FOUNDATION OF TORONTO

How long have you been with the Newman Foundation Board?

I have been a Director on the Board for over 15 years, acting as Secretary for a number of years. I support the Centre with fundraising and various HR activities, including interviewing /selection of staff. Currently, I am part of the student mentoring program.

Why is it important to provide university students with both spiritual and intellectual knowledge?

Spiritual and intellectual knowledge together support the formation of the whole person. At the Newman Centre, we are helping form reasonable people of faith who are able to engage as leaders, in whatever their spheres of influence, to bring Christ effectively to the world and to be able to convey why faith is reasonable in a society that often thinks the opposite.

What are your hopes for Newman Centre?

The Newman Centre has grown over the time I have been part of the Foundation, every year more students are coming into the centre to participate in the many great programs and to be active in the Catholic community at U of T. The staff and volunteers work tirelessly to make Newman a welcoming place, it is really wonderful to be part of all that happens here. My hope is that we continue to build and grow, and that Newman friends, alumni, parishioners and all who understand the value of the Newman Centre to our students will continue to support us in our work.

[ Natalie Maggisano is the Senior Manager of Organization Design at the TD Bank Group Human Resources and Board Member

of the Newman Foundation of Toronto.]

A TÊTE A TÊTE WITH NATALIE MAGGISANO

The Newman Foundation of Toronto supports the work of the Newman Centre Catholic Mission. At Newman Centre, we guide university students to become strong leaders in their personal, professional and spiritual lives by integrating faith and reason through leadership formation, community service and a prayerful life.

In 2016, we received 126 gifts and had over 40 new donors. Our donors and members supported us through the Christmas mail campaign, major gifts, bursary fund and Lecture Series sponsorship. There was an anonymous donor who matched any donations up to $5,000 bringing in an additional $8,200 in revenue. Also starting in 2016, the St. John Fisher Fund was initiated by a very generous donor where the Foundation will receive $14,000 per year for 5 years, with the first disbursement received last year. In total, we raised over $115,000. In addition, we also enjoyed a grant of $25,000 from our honorary patrons, Mr. Frank and Helen Morneau. With the funds raised in 2016, and drawing upon our reserves, the Newman Foundation contributed $243,696 to the needs of the Newman Campus Ministry Program and Bursary Fund.

Our fundraising efforts will be successful with the continuing generous support from individuals and companies who believe in our mission. Please refer to the list of our donors. A detailed financial report is available upon request. Your contribution is a true blessing! You have encouraged us to continue our mission to provide an open home for everyone to grow in wholeness and in holiness in a joyful, diverse and inviting university parish. The Newman Centre is a beacon of hope for anyone seeking a confluence of faith and reason. With your help, we provide our parishioners and our students with a vibrant environment rich in spiritual and intellectual formation. On behalf of the Board of Directors, thank you for sharing our mission to bring Christ to the world! James Milway Fr. Peter Turrone President Executive Director Newman Foundation of Toronto


Patron $100,000+

Frank and Helen Morneau St. John Fisher Fund

Benefactor $10,000 +

Anonymous (2) Lloyd and Marie Barbara

Knights of Columbus Council #1388

Sponsor $5,000 to $9,999

Heritage Restorations Inc. Dr. Fok Han Leung Marita Simbul-Lezon Rosemary Thomson

Guardian

$1,000 to $4,999

Anonymous (1) Dr. Dominic Chow & Bridget Hon

Victoria Geramita Samantha Koon

The Lamb Foundation Natalie Maggisano Rose Maggisano Joan Macdonald

Vickie and Scott McNally Sandra Murphy

John and Mary Plunkett Bosco Tang

Tom Thomas

Advocate $500 to $999

Anonymous (1)

John Baycroft Susan Blaser

Barbara Colangelo Patrick and Carissa Douglas

TD Bank - Employee Volunteer Program

The Jackman Foundation Pat Jordan

Frank and Yvonne Kennedy Irene and Albert Nizzero

Dr. Edward and Stella Rzadki John Zechner

Supporter <$499

Anonymous (3) Desiree Amshad

Warren and Mary Ann Baker Josephine Barrington

Jean Bayley Anna Bayley and Larry Milosevic

Michael and Martha Bedard Christina Booth

Charity Chen Kenneth and Anne Craig Joseph & Vivian Colussi

Karen Couldrey Isabelle De Carbonnieres

Johan and Christina Demeester William & Theresa Dunlop Robert & Veronica Fahy

Catherine Fyfe Stan and Helen Gott

Sarah Greene Marilyn Guest

John and Margot Hewings Diane Lauziere

Anne Leahy Larry and Helen Leduc

Rosanna Lee Joseph and Marilyn Lemire Michael and Marisa Lippi

Dominick Lobo Dan and Lynda Mariani Fr. Michael Machacek

Jessica Maxwell Helen McGee

Jim Milway Charlie Min

Gwendolyn Mortimore Murray and Nancy Murray Chastity & Paul Nazareth

Paul Nolan Robert Ossowski

Timothy and Margaret Paterson Adam Pantaleo Serge Paquet

Nick Pawliwec Polar Foundation-Employee

Volunteer Program Barbara and Michael Quinn

Jack and Rose Rodrigues Joy Rogers

John & Ann Rooney Matthew and Lauren Ryan

Brian Sahely Stan and Sandy Sugar

Neill Taniguchi Gay and Roger Thomson

Elaine Todres TELUS, Community Affairs

Mary Vachon Mary Wiley

Dr. Maria Wolfs Larry Yawching

Kemlan and Claude Yawching

Members of the

Newman Foundation

Life Time: 24 Current: 13

DONORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

We would like to recognize the donors of the Newman Foundation of Toronto for their wonderful generosity. We are truly grateful for your support. We also wish to thank those donors who have chosen to remain anonymous.

For advertising enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Live in Community. Serve Others. Grow in Holiness. www.newmantoronto.com | @newmanchaplaincy | @NewmanUofT

CONSIDER BECOMING A

STUDENT CAMPUS MINISTER

Deadline for applications is May 26, 2017 for our Regular Term Team (Aug 19, 2017– April 29, 2018).

Contact us about summer residence opportunities as well!

If you attend post-secondary in the GTA, join the Newman Centre Catholic Chaplaincy

at the University of Toronto and live in community while you grow in faith!

For more information or to request an application, contact Erin Kinsella at: [email protected] or 416-979-2468 ext. 222

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