Rowan Catholic Schedule
Spring 2025 Weekly Faith Opportunities, Fellowship Opportunities and Ministries:
Sunday Mass: Masses are held at St. Bridget’s University Parish 125 Church St. Glassboro. Vigil Mass Saturdays 4:30pm and Sunday morning Masses are 9am or 11am.
Daily Mass: Masses are held Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9am at St. Bridget’s University Parish 125 Church St. Glassboro.
Sacrament of Penance: Saturdays from 3:30-4pm at St. Bridget Church
Daily Community Rosary: Prayed in the Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Chapel in the Newman House on Monday at 12:30pm, Tuesdays at 2pm, Wednesday at 3pm and Thursdays the rosary will be prayed during a Holy Hour from 2-3pm.
Monday Mass & breakfast: We meet for 9am daily Mass on Mondays at St. Bridget’s University Parish, followed by breakfast & fellowship at Ry’s Bagels on campus at 9:45am.
OCIA Class (formerly RCIA Class): Class for Rowan students on Tuesdays from 5-6pm (beginning on January 22nd) at the Newman House. Alternate class on Sundays from 10-11am for students and parishioners in St. Bridget’s Church Hall/basement.
Rosary Discussion Group: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays from 6:30-7:15pm
Women’s Ministry: Tuesdays from 7:30pm to 8:45pm at the Newman House.
Music Ministry: Practice on Wednesdays from 5-5:45pm at St. Bridget’s Church.
Newman Night: Wednesdays dinner at 6pm, meeting at 7pm. (See detailed weekly schedule below).
Pro-Life Ministry: 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 4-5pm at the Newman House. Pro-Life service Opportunity weeks will be 4-7pm at various locations.
Apologetics Group: 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 6-7pm at the Newman House.
Men’s Ministry: Thursdays 7:30-9:00pm at the Newman House.
Bible study: Fridays from 3-4pm at the Newman House.
Spring 2025
Wednesday Newman nights, Special Events and Service Opportunities Schedule:
Friday, February 21st: Ski/Snowboarding is for those who have skied/boarded before (it is not recommended for those who are “trying out skiing/snowboarding).
Lift Tickets are $89 reduced to $30 for students and rentals are $69 (full price). Aquatopia indoor waterpark is $79 for the day reduced to $50 for students. We have to pre-purchase the tickets online before leaving. Please sign up with Kari by February 19th.
Sunday, February 23rd: Black Catholic History Month Mass with Bishop Williams at St. Bridget Church. Mass will be celebrated at 2pm with a light luncheon reception afterwards in the church hall (basement). All are invited to attend and the Mass does count for your Sunday obligation.
Monday, February 24th: Service Opportunity to lead a Bible Study for the residence of Summit Place Nursing Home (from 11am-12pm). Meet at the Newman House at 10:45am and we will be back by 12:15pm.
Wednesday, February 26th: Dinner at 6pm at the Newman House. During Dinner we will have our Hallow Pray 40 Challenge Launch Event to share about this year’s Lenten Challenge. We will also have a Praise & Worship Holy Hour at St. Bridget Church from 7-8pm.
Thursday, February 27th: Service Opportunity at St. Michael’s School for our “Big Brother’s Big Sisters in Faith” Club meeting. Meet at Newman at 2:45pm or directly at St. Michael’s School at 3pm. We will be back by 4:15pm.
Friday, February 28th: Newman House Get together at University of Delaware. Newman Houses from U Del and Towson will join together. Meet at the Newman House at 4:30pm. We will carpool to U Del. There will be Mass at 6pm followed by dinner & fellowship.
Monday, March 3rd: Service opportunity serving the guests at Joseph’s House dinner. Meet at Newman at 7:30 and we will be home around 10:30pm. Sign up
Wednesday, March 5th (Ash Wednesday): We will have a simple soup dinner at 6pm at The Newman House. Then we will head over to St. Bridget’s for 6:45pm for Ash Wednesday prayer service at 7pm.
Friday, March 7th: Special Event, Catholic Trivia Night and Pizza from 5-8pm at the Newman House.
Monday, March 10th: Service Opportunity to lead a Bible Study for the residence of Summit Place Nursing Home (from 11am-12pm). Meet at the Newman House at 10:45am and we will be back by 12:15pm.
Wednesday, March 12th: Dinner at 6pm at the Newman House. Followed by Taizé prayer around the cross in St. Bridget Church.
Sunday, March 16th: Coffee & Donut Sunday from 10-11am on the Parish Porch.
(Spring Break March 17th-21st. No Ministries or Meetings.)
Saturday, March 22nd: First Scrutiny Mass at 4:30pm for our RCIA Catechumens and their sponsors. Please attend in support of the Catechumens.
Monday, March 24th: Eboard Applications for 2024-2025 will be due to Kari.
Also Service Opportunity to lead a Bible Study for the residence of Summit Place Nursing Home (from 11am-12pm). Meet at the Newman House at 10:45am and we will be back by 12:15pm.
Wednesday, March 26th: Meet at Newman at 6pm for dinner. Followed by a video & discussion on Servant of God Fr. Bill Atkinson.
This meeting is also open to prospective Rowan/RCSJ students who in their senior year of high school.
Thursday, March 27th: Service Opportunity at St. Michael’s School for our “Big Brother’s Big Sisters in Faith” Club meeting. Meet at Newman at 2:45pm or directly at St. Michael’s School at 3pm. We will be back by 4:15pm.
Friday, March 28th: Half day Lenten Pilgrimage to Villanova University. We will visit the tomb of Servant of God Bill Atkinson and have a tour of the Campus.
We will leave after the 9am Mass held at St. Bridget Church. Meeting at the Newman House at 10am. We will carpool and have lunch at Villanova, returning home around 2-3pm.
Saturday, March 29th: NJ Newman House Get Together at Stockton University from 5-9pm. Praise & worship, Adoration, dinner & bonfire.
Sunday March 30th: Second Scrutiny Mass at 9:00am for our OCIA Catechumens and their sponsors. Please attend in support of the Catechumens.
At the 11:00am Mass our OCIA Candidates will receive Confirmation from Bishop Williams. All are welcome to attend to support our students.
Tuesday, April 1st: Service Opportunity at the Ronald McDonald House in Camden. We will make a pasta & meatball dinner meal for the children & families staying at the Ronald McDonald house, followed by a social time of crafts & fun! Meet at Newman at 3:30 and we will be home around 8:30pm. (7 student spaces available. Please sign up with Kari to attend.)
Wednesday, April 2nd: Dinner at 6pm at the Newman House. Followed by a Vocations talk led by Fr. Thomas Lanza, the Vocations Director of the Diocese of Metuchen and Sr. Stacie Marie Gagnon of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Sunday, April 6th: Coffee & Donut Sunday from 10-11am on the Parish Porch.
Also the Third Scrutiny Mass at 11:00am for our OCIA Catechumens and their sponsors. Please attend in support of the Catechumens.
Monday, April 7th: Service Opportunity to lead a Bible Study for the residence of Summit Place Nursing Home (from 11am-12pm). Meet at the Newman House at 10:45am and we will be back by 12:15pm.
Wednesday, April 9th: Snacks 4:45-5:45pm. Followed Lenten Praise & Worship with Confessions 6-7pm (no dinner).
Thursday, April 10th: Service Opportunity with St. Michael’s School for our “Big Brother’s Big Sisters in Faith” Club. The meeting will be held at the Newman House from 3-4pm.
Saturday, April 12th: Special Event at Nifty Fifty’s Mini Golf, arcade games and food. Meet at Newman at 5:45pm. Cost is $3 for students to play mini golf. Bring extra money for the arcade and food.
Tuesday, April 15th: (Tuesday of Holy Week): Camden Diocese Chrism Mass with Bishop Williams. Time & details coming.
Wednesday, April 16th: (Wednesday of Holy Week) We will have a simple dinner meal at Newman at 6pm, followed by candlelight Stations of the Cross outdoors, around campus at 7pm
Thursday, April 17th, Holy Thursday: 7pm Mass for Holy Thursday at St. Bridget’s Church, Kari will lead those who would like to pray at the 7 local Churches after the Holy Thursday Mass at St. Bridget’s. These seven visits represent the final seven places or “stations” Jesus journeyed, from his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane on Holy Thursday to his crucifixion and death on Good Friday.
In each church, we will kneel at the “altar of repose” to pray and meditate for about 10 minutes. We will finish up around 11pm. (Church order is St. Bridget’s Church, Mary Mother of Mercy Parish/Lourdes, Church of the Holy Family, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Our Lady of Peace Parish and Mater Ecclesiae)
Friday, April 18th, Good Friday: 3pm Service for Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion at St. Bridget’s Church. Followed by viewing the “Passion of the Christ” at Newman (approximately at 4:30pm).
Also on Friday, April 18th: OCIA Easter Vigil Rehearsal at 7pm in the Church.
Saturday, April 19th Holy Saturday: 8pm Easter Vigil Mass. Come to witness our OCIA students receive their sacraments. Also join us after Mass at the Newman House for a light reception for those newly received into the Church.
Wednesday, April 23rd: Rowan Catholic Formal and senior dinner from 6-9pm in St. Bridget’s Church Hall. Please dress up in formal attire (dresses & suits). We will give glory to God for another school year, have a formal dinner, honor our seniors and dance the night away!
Thursday, April 24th: Service opportunity serving the guests at Joseph’s House dinner. Meet at Newman at 7:30 and we will be home around 10:30pm. Sign up with Kari.
Wednesday, April 30th: NO Meeting.
Friday, May 2nd: The Newman House will be open all day upstairs for studying, our Chapel for prayer. Time TBD.
Saturday, May 3rd: Suicide Prevention Walk on campus in the morning. More details to follow.
Sunday, May 4th: Coffee & Donut Sunday from 10-11am on the Parish Porch.
Saturday, May 10th: We invite all graduates (undergrad & graduate students) to attend the Baccalaureate Mass at St. Bridget University Parish at 4:30pm in the Church located at 125 Church St. Glassboro, NJ. All graduates please wear your gown and bring your cap to the Mass. Family & friends are encouraged to attend with you.