The Lafayette Newman Catholic Association

The Vision:

The Lafayette Newman Catholic Association helps students grow in faith and find a place of belonging on campus. Through prayer, the sacraments, worship, formation, and authentic relationships, students encounter Christ and support one another in living their faith.

Newman also helps students bring faith into campus life and beyond: forming missionary disciples, serving others, collaborating with the wider campus community, and connecting with the universal Church.

Where your Gifts Will Go:

Your support helps sustain this community where students gather to grow in their faith. Funds will be used for programmatic opportunities. To travel to national conferences, to visit shrines and churches, to bring in dynamic and authentic Catholic speakers, mission trips, and an international trip to Rome and/or Lourdes.

Donations will help sponsor students and support Newman in the following ways:

• Attend national conferences. (Each year, students attend SEEK, a nationwide conference for college students. Four Lafayette students will attend SEEK 2027 in Columbus, Ohio. & The Well: Young Adult Conference, hosted by the Office for Ministry with Young Adults (OMYA)
• Visit shrines and churches.
• Welcome dynamic and authentic Catholic speakers.
• Participate in mission trips.
• Travel internationally to places such as Rome and Lourdes.
• Weekly Eucharistic adoration is open to students and members of the wider community.
• Sunday Mass is open to the public.
• The Mass by candlelight is a special opportunity for prayer and worship to lead us into the Advent Season
• Stations of the Cross during Lent
• Welcoming new Catholics through OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults), students and community members are welcomed into the Catholic Church each year.
• Baccalaureate Mass for graduates in President Hurd's Garden
• Special Masses for sports teams

The Impact:

"Newman has played a huge role in strengthening my Catholic faith during my time at Lafayette. It has helped me to grow closer to God, take my faith more seriously, and become more confident in my Catholic beliefs. One of the biggest opportunities Newman gave me was the chance to attend SEEK26 at no cost, which was an incredible experience that helped deepen my faith even more. I'm truly grateful for the impact Newman has had on my faith journey and for the community it provided me at Lafayette." - Benjamin, 27'