Founder's Week - January 25-31,
2009
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Sunday, January 25
Anniversary of the Founding of the Congregation of the
Mission
6 p.m.
Mass
St. Vincent de Paul Chapel
7 p.m.
Dinner and Presentation - “The Spirit Moved Us in Sydney: World
Youth Day Reflections”
Campus Center Cafeteria
Monday, January 26
8:30 a.m.
Founder’s Week Breakfast
Da Silva Academic Center
5 p.m.
Dinner and a Movie - “Crash”
Rathskellar, Mahoney Hall
Tuesday, January 27
11 a.m.
“Transformation: Vision and Values”
Speaker: Major General Joseph McNeil, LL.D., Member of the
Greensboro Four
Kiernan Suite, Kelleher Center
Wednesday, January 28
12:20 p.m.
“The Challenge of Changing Hearts and Building Peace in the Middle
East and North Africa”
Speaker: Dr. Azzerdine Layachi, Associate Professor, Political
Science and Government, St. John’s College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences
Kiernan Suite, Kelleher Center
Thursday, January 29
12:15 p.m.
Founder’s Week Liturgy
Presider: Rev. Patrick Griffin, CM, Executive Vice President for
Mission and Branch Campuses
Campus Center Upper Level
1 p.m.
Luncheon – “Vincentian Transformation” Awards
Campus Center Upper Level
4 p.m.
Vincentian Chair of Social Justice Lecture “Vincentian Tradition
and Systemic Change”
Speaker: Patricia P. de Nava, Ladies of Charity-International
Association of Charities (AIC), Liaison to the Vincentian Family
and Vincentian Commission for Promoting Systemic Change
Belson Moot Court Room, School of Law, Queens Campus
8 p.m.
Vincentian Convocation
St. Thomas More Church, Queens Campus
Friday, January 30
1:15 p.m.
Book Discussion - Three Cups of Tea
Lunch Included
Campus Center Conference Room
3 p.m.
Open Mic - “Experiences of Transformation”, Basket Raffle and
Assorted Refreshments
Campus Center Cafeteria
Saturday, January 31
9:30 a.m.
Service Day
Campus Center Cafeteria