Why hello there, lovely people!
My name is AnnMarie, and I am the Secretary of Boiler Catholics. You will be receiving an email every week with updates and events from at St. Thomas Aquinas, Purdue University's Catholic Church and Newman Center here on campus.
Our lovely church is affectionately known as St. Tom's, and Boiler Catholics are all of YOU! :) Simply put, Boiler Catholics are all of us who strive to live a life of faith while at school, no matter what stage of faith you are at! We want to meet you right where you are and encourage you to grow.
And we've got some opportunities for you already. School has just begun, and we've got so much planned for you!
So scroll down and join us for some of our upcoming events
~AnnMarie (Boiler Catholics Secretary)
P.S. OH, and if you make it all the way to the bottom, you might find somethin' funny ;)
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Table of Contents:
- Got Questions?
- Events for the Next 2 Weeks
- Worship Schedule
- Flocknote Link
- Boiler Catholics Office Hours
- Event Descriptions
- MEMES
Got Questions on What Boiler Catholics is?
Great! I am one of three officers for Boiler Catholics: Rich Lopez is our President, and Cassidy Lurk is our Vice President and Treasurer. We also have our wonderful intern, Isabel Blahunka.
If you have ANY QUESTIONS on how to get involved, where to start, where to go for confession, how to contact a priest... ANYTHING, don't hesitate to reach out to one of us officers or our intern!
You can email us at officers@boilercatholics.org or secretary@boilercatholics.org
Or you can come to our office hours, which are listed after the flocknote link, so scroll on down!
Blessings,
Your Boiler Catholics Officers and intern
Rich (President), Cassidy (Vice-President and Treasurer), AnnMarie (Secretary), and Isabel (Intern)
Events for the Next 2 Weeks:
Scroll down a bit more to read EVENT DESCRIPTIONS
Monday (8/23, 8/30)
1. (8/30) Interested in assisting the Youth at St. Tom's? LifeGuides Callout
2. (8/30) Want to stand up for the unborn? Boilermakers for Life Callout
Tuesday (8/24, 8/31)
3. (8/31) Interested in assisting the Youth at St. Tom's? -- Pt. 2
Wednesday (8/25, 9/1)
4. (8/25, 9/1) Wednesday Night Mass
Thursday (8/26, 9/2)
5. (9/2) ALL men attending Purdue: Boiler Catholic Men Callout!
Friday (8/27, 9/3)
6. (8/27) Join us for yard games!
7. (8/27) ALL Grad students & young professionals: Catholic Young Adults Callout
Saturday (8/28, 9/4)
8. (8/28) Free dinner and a live band
Sunday (8/29, 9/5)
9. (8/29, 9/5) Sunday Night Dinner
10. (8/29) Ministry Fairssss
11. (8/29) Mass on the Grass
Other Awesome Sauce
12. An awesome sauce podcast
13. FREE, instant access to THOUSANDS of movies...
Worship Schedule
For updated Mass, Confession times, and more, click here.
Flocknote Link
Send this link to your friends to keep them up to date with events at St. Tom's:
Boiler Catholics Officer's Office Hours
Office Location: Downstairs off of Newman Hall! (In that room next to the bathrooms).
Monday
9:30-10:30am with Cassidy
12:15-1:15pm with Isabel
12:30-1:30pm with AnnMarie
Tuesday
10:00am-11:00am with Rich
Wednesday
9:30-10:30am with Cassidy
12:15-1:15pm with Isabel
12:30-1:30pm with AnnMarie
Thursday
10:00am-11:00am with Rich
President: Rich Lopez
VP/Treasurer: Cassidy Lurk
Secretary: AnnMarie Hemmerling
Intern: Isabel Blahunka
Secretary: AnnMarie Hemmerling
Intern: Isabel Blahunka
Event Descriptions
1. (8/30) Interested in assisting the Youth at St. Tom's? LifeGuides Callout
Do you enjoy interacting with and mentoring youth while sharing your Faith? Please attend the LifeGuides callout on Aug 30 at 7pm in at St. Tom's, downstairs in Newman Hall to learn about one of our largest ministries! There will be PIZZA. Email carolyn@boilercatholics.org with questions.
2. (8/30) Want to stand up for the unborn? Boiler Makers for Life Callout
Want to spread a spirit of life on campus and promote respect for all human life from fertilization to natural death? Stop by the Mechanical Engineering Building in room 2061 at 7pm on August 30th for this callout!
3. (8/31) Interested in assisting the Youth at St. Tom's? -- Pt. 2
Couldn't attend the first callout on Monday? Here's another opportunity to find out about how you can mentor youth and share your faith with them. Come to St. Tom's, downstairs in Newman Hall at 7PM on August 31st. There will be PIZZA.
4. (8/25, 9/1) Wednesday Night Mass
Bring a friend and join fellow students for Mass at 9pm every Wednesday! We hope you can make it! Chant choir will be singing for every fourth Wednesday of the month.
5. (9/2) ALL men attending Purdue: Boiler Catholic Men Callout!
A group of young Catholic Men meets at St. Tom's downstairs in the St. Thomas More rooms every Thursday at 8PM. Join them on September 2nd for their first gathering of the semester!
6. (8/27) Join us for yard games!
The first event of our Block Buster Weekennnnd!! Come to the lawn in front of the Agricultural Administration Building at 6:30PM for yard games, snacks, and socialization.
7. (8/27) ALL Grad students & young professionals: Catholic Young Adults Callout
Meet some other grad students and young adults living in the Greater Lafayette Community at 6:30PM at St. Tom's, down stairs in Newman Hall!
8. (8/28) Free dinner and a live band
The second event of our Block Buster Weekend! Come over to St. Tom's for a free pulled pork dinner and live music from Cool City Band! It starts at 6:30PM.
9. (8/29, 9/5) Sunday Night Dinner
We have Sunday Night Dinner every Sunday for only $3 at 5:30PM. And if you come on August 29th, you will also get the opportunity to walk through our ministry fair, which is listed below.
10. (8/29) Ministry Fairssss
More Block Buster Weekend! Want to learn more about all that St. Tom's has to offer?? Our ministry fair is the perfect place to start :) There are two: one at 12:00PM, and one 5:30PM on August 29th!
11. (8/28) Mass on the Grass
The finale of our Block Buster Weekend: We have the lovely opportunity to celebrate Mass outside in Memorial Mall at 7PM on August 8th! See just how vast the Catholic Community at Purdue is!! :) What a great way to start off our second week of classes.
12. An awesome sauce podcast
If you’ve struggled to read the Bible, The Bible in a Year podcast with Father Mike Schmitz is for you! It guides Catholics through the Bible in 365 daily 20ish minute episodes, and it follows a reading plan inspired by the Great Adventure Bible Timeline® . Click HERE for more info and how you can stream this podcast!
13. FREE, instant access to THOUSANDS of movies...
As a St. Tom’s parishioner, you have free, instant access to thousands of movies, programs, and audio books on spiritual formation through FORMED. To sign up or to access, visit formed.org/signup and search for “St. Thomas Aquinas West Lafayette." This is an incredible opportunity to learn more about your faith!
MEMES
If you would like the Christian meme of your choice to be featured, email secretary@boilercatholics.org!
