Winter 2010 BCM newsletter

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Winter 2010 Benedictine College Ministry St. Martin Center Issue 4

BC Ministry Stat

Inside this Issu

$15,000• + raised by the

Benedictine

community in

“Help for Haiti

629• regional

youth served by

Retreat Team

Sixty• + Ravens

joined in the

March for Life in

January

1100• attended

the Cardinal Mas

260• went to

FOCUS National

Conference

392• CD’s sold

of first ever Mary

Grotto CD

140• BC student

volunteered to

help with NCYC

2 Music Ministry

2 NCYC

2 FOCUS Conference

3 Ministry Happening

3 March for Life

3 Glory Story

Cardinal Schönborn:First sitting Cardinal visits Benedictine College

C ardinal Christoph Schönborn, Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna

and one of the youngest members of the Catholic Church’s College of Cardinals,

visited the campus of Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., on Sunday, January

31. Cardinal Schönborn celebrated Mass for over 1,100 people and the Little Sisters

and Brothers of the Community of the Lamb along with the student Ultima Choir

sang for Mass. Cardinal Schönborn also presented a lecture on “Pope Benedict,

Regensburg and the Controversy of Creation and Evolution” to an overflowing

auditorium and gymnasium. The college presented him with the prestigious Crossof the Order of St. Benedict award, as well as a check showing the amount that was

raised for Haiti in a matter of a week. Cardinal Schönborn also blessed the medals

that will be laid in the cornerstone for the new academic building.

The BC Ministry Team stopped to pose for a picture with Cardinal Schönborn after Mass

R avenMinistry



FOCUS National Confer

NCYC

Winter 2010,

FOCUS hosted their largest Nation

Conference ever, with over 2,900 stud

from 265 campuses across the nation

Benedictine Ravens attended FOCU

National Conference, that’s nearly 25

the student body representing a signifi

cross section of the student demograph

Benedictine.

Over 22,000 youth from across the US attended the National

Catholic Youth Conference. Our Benedictine Ravens stepped up to

the plate by providing 140 BC student volunteers and running the BC

Sports Experience.

Music MinistriesMarian Grotto CD

Benedictine College

students released the

first ever Benedictine

College Mary Grotto CD

in December. Entitled,

Memorare, the CD contains

favorite Mary hymns and

even songs originally

composed by students in

the Benedictine College St. Martin Center Choirs. The project was

entirely student driven and was lead members of the BC Ministry

Choirs. Over 392 CD’s have been sold so far.

BC Ministry Choirs

The BC Ministry Choirs

have been busy this pastsemester. Serving not

only the normal Masses

throughout the week and

on Sunday, they have been

singing for large Masses as

well. They performed when

Archbishop Sambi visited

last Fall and also this past January when Cardinal Schönborn visited.

The choirs consist volunteers and directors.



March For Life

Ministry Happenings

Tom Henry and Jessica Kratz performed during Jam for the Lamb (Top Left).

Corbin Hernandez and Sarah Wostenberg traveled to Rome over Christmas

researching for a play they will write about St. Benedict (Top Middle).

BCK 11 was held this past fall with 41 participants (Top Right).

Sam Clear talked to students in January about his walk around the world for

Christian unity and love (Bottom Right)Gina Sanders recieves Communion from Abbot Barnabas (Middle).

Rebecca Zeller signs for major Masses (Bottom Left).

Fr. Brendan and students participated in Eucharistic Procession around the

campus for the feast of Christ the King (Bottom Middle).

Glory Story

Gregory Johnson

Theology and Physical Education ‘10

Denver, CO

“As a senior going to the

FOCUS Conference, I had a lot

on my mind knowing that I had

one semester left of college.

What is my vocation? Whatdoes God want me to do in my

life? Will things work out for

me after graduation? So I had

a ton of questions that I needed

answered. I was struggling to

find a consistency to my own

Catholic faith, I flat out wasn’t

praying enough.”

“Seeing 4,000 Catholic college

students and all the Priestsaround the altar just brought joy

to me. At adoration one night,

many college students knelt

before Jesus. Just listening to

the silence and seeing everyone

on their knees praying was

incredible. I started praying

about everything that was going

on in my life, and I was given a

sense of peace. ”

“The Conference helped me to

be at peace with where I am in

life. It also helped strengthen my

prayer life. I think that now I am

a little more prepared for what

the world has to offer me after

college.”

Winter 2010,

Over 60 Ravens joined in

the 38th March for Life in

Washington D.C. in January.

The students had Mass in the

morning and then listened

to Pro-Life speakers. The

students marched with record

numbers of participants Other

students did their part by

participating the the Walk for

Life in Topeka, Kansas.



www.benedictine.edu/ministry

A great catholic college

Benedictine College Ministry

St. Martin Center

1020 North Second Street

Atchison, KS 66002

Impact GenerationsGive the next generation something

to believe in. Your charitable gift to BC Ministry will

support things like:

Leadership Development•

Mission Trip Scholarships• Great Retreats & Catechesis•

Dynamic Orthodox Speakers•

Fuel and Travel Support•

Service Training•

Field Equipment and Supplies•

Mass Vessels and Vestments•

Music Licensing and Tech Support•

Marriage Encounter Instruction•

RCIA Materials•

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faith on to the next generation...make checks payable to:

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Atchison, KS 66002

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Email: [email protected]

Thank you for your generosity!

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y o u n g p e o p l e i n y o u r c a r e .”

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