Catholic Campus Ministry at SMU

Students!! The fall semester is almost here! We can't wait to welcome you back with our first Sunday Supper on August 25th and our Back-to-School Barbecue on Monday the 26th!

Fun alert!!! Students, come to the Catholic Center TONIGHT (Tuesday, July 23) for Mass, dinner, and games at the C!

Incoming students, this is a great chance to experience the joy of our life in Christ here at the Catholic Campus Ministry at SMU! Meet other students, the campus minister, and our new Chaplain, Fr. Kolker! Mass is at 6, dinner and fun afterward!

WE ARE HIRING!! Would you enjoy working with a dedicated team to help guide SMU students in their personal relationship with Jesus Christ through His Church? Catholic Campus Ministry at Southern Methodist University is looking for a Senior Development Officer and an External Relations Associate to join our team! Please spread the word! For more information see the two links below: https://dallascatholic.org/job/catholic-campus-ministry-at-southern-methodist-university-neuhoff-catholic-student-community-center-3057-university-blvd-dallas-tx-75205-147-senior-development-officer/ and https://dallascatholic.org/job/catholic-campus-ministry-at-southern-methodist-university-neuhoff-catholic-student-community-center-3057-university-blvd-dallas-tx-75205-147-external-relations-associate/

This is your reminder to PRAY EVERY DAY this summer! Look up your local Adoration, Mass, and Confession times (like, do it RIGHT NOW!) and stay close to Jesus this summer!

Our summer sacrament and building schedule!☀️

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our 2024 graduates! It was such a joy to celebrate yall at the Graduation Mass and Luncheon this weekend. Many prayers for God to bless you in your next endeavors👏🏼🎓

THANK YOU to everyone who attended our Annual Celebration fundraiser on Friday! We surpassed our goal of raising $200,000 and raised $210,400. WOW! We are blown away by your generosity and support of our mission: forming SMU students into servant leaders through and intentional and personal relationship with Jesus Christ through His Church. A special thank you to the Godvins family for hosting us at their home. And congratulations to our 2024 Servant Leader Award Recipient: Anna Avallone!



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We are so grateful for the work of our FOCUS Missionaries this semester! They are an integral part of our outreach to students and have labored day in and day out to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:20).

After serving this campus for 4 years, our fabulous Team Director Annie (on the left) will be leaving campus to welcome her and Andrew’s (far left) new baby girl and to take on a remote role with the FOCUS National team, assisting with outreach to student athletes and fraternity and sorority life.

After two years of serving SMU, Connor (far right) will also be leaving campus but is sticking around Dallas—which we’re excited about!!

A HUGE thank-you, prayers, and best wishes to these fantastic and holy missionaries. We are incredibly grateful for your service!

Next year, Sarah (right) will step up as our Team Director (Congratulations!!! That’s my roommate!!!), and Gabe (middle) will return to the team as well for his second year. The plan is to receive one male and one female missionary for the fall to join the team. We are excited to meet them, grateful for Annie and Connor’s service, and missing them already! A lot of feelings! Please join us in praying for all of these missionaries!

GOOD LUCK ON FINALS! 🤓📚📝 We are so proud of all the work you’ve put into this semester, Mustangs! The C is open for studying with WiFi, coffee, and our chapel for prayer and Daily Mass. we’ll see you tonight (Thursday) and Monday at 10PM for Late Night Breakfast, too!

Sts. Joseph of Cupertino and St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us!

Finals Week at the C (Hint: our prayer schedule does not change through the end of exams!)

Come by for WiFi, coffee, printing, and a few late night breakfasts!

April 29th-May 3rd | Mass, Adoration, and Building Hours are normal. Late Night Breakfast at 10pm on Wednesday and Thursday!

Sun. May 5th | 9AM and 5PM* Mass at Perkins
Sunday Supper* and 8PM* Mass at the C
*Last 5PM and 8PM Sunday Masses and last Sunday Supper of the semester

Mon. May 6th | Adoration at 9AM and 9PM
Mass at 12:10 PM
10PM Late Night Breakfast

Tues. May 7th | Adoration at 9AM and 9PM*
Mass at 5:10 PM
*Last 9PM evening Adoration of the semester.

Weds. May 8th | Adoration at 9AM
Mass at 12:10 PM
The C closes at 5PM

May 9th | Adoration at 9AM
Mass at 5:10 PM*
*Last Daily Mass at the C (5:10 pm). The C closes after Mass.

May 10th | Last 9AM Adoration of the semester
12:00PM Graduation Mass at Perkins followed by Luncheon for Graduates and their families (RSVP to Margaret).
NO Mass at the C on this day.
The C will close after lunch.

The summer hours for the C will be Monday-Thursday 9AM-5PM, and will be closed on Fridays beginning May 24th. There will be no Mass, Adoration, or confessions scheduled during the summer.

Stay close to Jesus during your exams, projects, and papers! He loves you so much! St. Joseph Cupertino and St. Thomas Aquinas, pray for us.

ANOTHER AWARD! 🏅 We wish to congratulate Tres Gaiser ‘25 on receiving the Bishop’s Award for Service to the Church last Saturday at the Cathedral! This award honors one individual from each parish for their exemplary volunteer work and witness to the Catholic faith.

Bishop Burns said in his homily: “It gives me great joy because I know all that you have done and recognizing Jesus as the Word Made Flesh. You have taken words and put them into action in your parishes and what you do.”

Congratulations, Tres! We are so happy for you!

One of our fabulous seniors, Regina Romero-Garza, was honored with The “M” Award last Friday!

“The “M” Award is the highest recognition bestowed upon students, faculty, staff and administrators on the SMU Campus. The “M” Award honorees are an inspiration to others, giving unselfishly of their time and talents in order to make the University, and indeed the world, a better place.

we are SO PROUD of your accomplishment! This is incredible, and you are so deserving!

Our final spotlight for the Countdown to the Annual Celebration fundraiser are our FOCUS missionaries: Gabe, Andrew, Annie, Sarah, and Connor!

Team Director Annie Pye shared: “By partnering with the campus ministry, our FOCUS team is able to be radically present on campus at SMU to meet students where they are, invite them into relationship with God and the sacraments, and walk with them to be lifelong disciples of Christ! The celebration allows CCM to support our FOCUS team on campus so we have the opportunity to share the Gospel across SMU.

At this fundraiser on Friday, May 3rd, we have a goal to raise $200,000 for our campus ministry and have already raised over $120,000, and we invite you to participate!

RSVP and sponsorship opportunities are at the link below:

SMUCatholic.org/celebration

CONGRATULATIONS to our Servant Leadership Council for the 2024-2025 school year!

President: Aaron Chapman
Catholic Hispanic Association: Emi McBride
Community Building: Aaron Chapman & Lizzy Haney, Co-Chairs. Committee Members: Anna Avallone, Lauren Ciborowski, Jacqueline Lowrey, Paige Horton, Mathieu Reyes
Liturgy: Will Boyer & Mac Glaesser
FYSH: Jeanette Gutierrez, Omar Jaber, Sarah Pecoraro, Jacob Roco
Mustang Awakening: Mia Blank & Max Mikkelsen
Service: Regina Moreno Vera
Wednesday Night Ministry: Mary Catherine McDermott & Tres Gaiser

Share your “congratulations” to these fantastic student leaders in the comments below!

Our next MYC is next Wednesday, April 24th! We hope you’ll join us for Spanish Mass and food after! Please note there is NO 12:10 Mass that day.

Congratulations to our FOCUS Team Director, Annie Pye, who is expecting her first baby! Our students and FOCUS team held a baby shower for her last weekend. We are so happy for you and Andrew!

Join us in praying for the Pyes and their baby girl due next month!👩🏻‍🍼🎀

Students, we hope you’ll join us TOMORROW for our final WNM talk!

Our Countdown to the Annual Celebration fundraiser continues with this week’s spotlight: our 2024 Servant Leader Award Recipient, Anna Avallone ‘25!

At this fundraiser on Friday, May 3rd, we have a goal to raise $200,000 for our campus ministry, and we invite you to participate!

RSVP and sponsorship opportunities are at the link below:

SMUCatholic.org/celebration

Students, our last service Saturday of the semester will be with FMSC! Sign up at the link below by Tuesday April 23rd:

http://weblink.donorperfect.com/FMSC24

Grateful to have spent last Saturday on retreat with our seniors at the lake! It was an opportunity for rest and discussion on topics like “how will I keep my faith after college?” and “how will I keep a sense of community?” Please pray for these young men and women as they take life’s next step!

Our Countdown to the Annual Celebration fundraiser continues with this week’s spotlight: Fr. Wade Bass, our Director and Chaplain! At this event on Friday, May 3rd, we have a goal to raise $200,000 for our campus ministry, and we invite you to participate!

RSVP and sponsorship opportunities are at the link below:

SMUCatholic.org/celebration

It’s time to start our COUNTDOWN to the Annual Celebration fundraiser for Catholic Campus Ministry! This week, we’re spotlighting the President of our Advisory Board, Mary Blake Meadows! At this event on Friday, May 3rd, we have a goal to raise $200,000 for our campus ministry, and we invite you to participate! RSVP and sponsorship opportunities are at the link below:

http://www.smucatholic.org/celebration

Happy Easter from all of us at Catholic Campus Ministry! CONGRATULATIONS and welcome home to all 8 SMU students who were baptized & received into the church last night at the Easter Vigil!🕯️🕊️

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Over spring break, our students, FOCUS Missionaries, and Fr. Wade served on a mission trip to Peru! They worked with an organization called Bridges that builds concrete stairs to improve the infrastructure of remote communities outside Lima. Thank you for giving our students the opportunity to serve the poor and encounter Jesus in prayer and the sacraments on this mission trip!

Several of our students attended a lecture on campus last night given by former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on “Faith and Public Life.” We love seeing our students learn how to be Catholics in the professional world and dialogue about important issues in our country! 🇺🇸

Another weekend, another Service Saturday! Our students spent this Saturday cleaning up a nearby shoreline🌊 Our last Service Saturday of the year is on April 27th, mark your calendars!🗓️

Students, our next Misa y Comida is THIS WEDNESDAY in partnership with the Office of the Chaplain and Religious life and Student Senate!

Students, we hope you’ll join us for our next Service Saturday to clean up trash around White Rock Lake!

Announcing our Holy Week + Easter schedule!

Have a great spring break! See below for next week’s schedule:

All week: NO Daily Mass, Adoration, Confession, or events

Sunday: 9AM Mass in Perkins only, NO 5PM or 8PM Mass or Sunday supper

Monday: The C closed

Tuesday-Thursday: The C open 9am-5pm

Friday: The C closed