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Alumni Days
Alumni Days 2009 was a wonderful success with more than 60 alumni in attendance for class gatherings, the annual reunion liturgy and award dinner, and participation in a two-day symposium marking theYear for Priests held during Alumni Days at The Catholic University of America. The symposuim entitled, Ministerial Priesthood: Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of Priests, was sponsored by the School of Theology and Religious Studies (STRS) with underwriting from the US Province of the Society of St. Sulpice. Presentations were given by CUA faculty and other experts on a variety of topics including: theology and spirituality of priesthood, its biblical underpinnings, priests as evangelizers, and the contemporary priest model. Sulpician Superior General, Father Ron Witherup, S.S. was among the theologians presenting at the symposium as well as former TC rector and Sulpician Superior General, Father Lawrence Terrien, S.S. '72, professor of theology at St. Mary's Seminary & Univeristy in Baltimore, and Washington Auxiliary Bishop Martin Holley '84, who participated in a panel discussion on priestly evangelization. To learn more about theYear for Priests symposium at Catholic University and to download faculty and speaker presentations, or to order the printed edition of the talks through Liturgical Press, please click the Catholic University Link: Special thanks to Baltimore Auxiliary Bishop Mitchell Rozanski '84, who served as guest celebrant and homilist for the reunion liturgy which was held this year in the Crypt Church in the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington. Father Lawrence B. Terrien, S.S. '72, was honored with the Alumnus Lifetime Service Award at the award dinner held Wednesday, October 7. Dr. Gene Scapanski '68 received the Cardinal Bernardin award presented periodically to an outstanding lay-alumnus of Theological College. Dr. Scapanski served for nearly 40 years as a university administrator and professor at St. Thomas University in St. Paul. We were pleased to welcome back the celebrating alumni in October including members from the Class of: 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959; 1960, 1967, 1968, and 1969. Also, members from the Cass of: 1972, 1974, 1975, and 1979; 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, and 1989; 1991, 1995 and 1996; 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009. Mark Your Calendars for Alumni Days 2010 which will be held Tuesday, October 5 and Wednesday, October 6, 2010. Classes ending in 0 and 5 will celebrate a reunion year in 2010. |
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