OBLATE SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
OST Two Weeks at a Glance
Calendar for May 4 – May 18, 2017
Events scheduled at:
OST – Oblate School of Theology
BTC – Benson Theological Center (Main Building)
WTC – Whitley Theological Center
ORC – Oblate Renewal Center
PGC – Pat Guidon Center
Thursday, May 4
•Happy Birthday
Ken Hannon, OMI (OST)
•The Big Give SA - OST needs your help to reach of our goal of $7,000 and 100 donors!
•Administrative Council Meeting, 9am-10am, BTC 315
•peaceCenter, 9am-1pm, Rock House (Rosalyn Collier)
•Executive Council Meeting, 10am-11am, BTC Executive Conference Room
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (Bryan Silva, OMI)
•MOTTC Reunion, 5pm-10:30pm, Marian Mission Hall (Debra Gallegos)
•Bible Study, 6pm-9pm, Rock House (Monica Ibarra
•OST Honorary Doctoral and OST Medal of Honor Recipients’ Dinner, 6:30pm Social, WTC Student
Lounge, followed by dinner at 7pm in WTC 101
Honorary Doctoral Recipients’: Sr. Jane Ann Slater, CDP, PhD and Rev. Bryan Massingale, PhD
OST Medal of Honor Recipient: Yolanda Garcia
Special Recognition: Very Rev. William Antone, OMI
Friday, May 5
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (Fr. John Makothakat)
•OST Pre-Commencement Dinner, 5pm, ORC-San José Room
•OST Masters and Doctoral Commencement, 7pm-8:30pm, Immaculate Conception Chapel; followed by
reception at the WTC 100-102. Commencement speaker: Rev. Bryan Massingale, PhD
•Ministerio San Antonio, 5pm-9pm, Marian Mission Hall (Maria Luisa Gonzalez)
•MOTTC Gala Committee Meeting, 6:30pm-9pm, Rock House (Maylynne Healy)
•ACTS Spiritual Companion Retreat, ORC, through Sunday, May 7
Saturday, May 6
•Happy Birthday
Wayne Cavalier, OP &
Pedro Cantu (OST)
•OST Certificate Programs Graduation, 9am, Immaculate Conception Chapel; followed by
reception at the WTC 100-102. Commencement speaker: Dr. Victor Carmona
•SA Intergroup, 8am-10:30am, ORC
•MOTTC Spanish Men's Retreat Group, 8am-11am, Rock House (Maylynne Healy)
•ACTS Hope Day Retreat, 8am-3pm, Marian Mission Hall (Ray Garcia)
•ACTS Spanish Leadership Workshop, 8am-5pm, BTC 201 (Linda Peña)
•ACTS Teen’s Leadership Workshop, 8am-5pm, BTC Tymen Hall (Eric J. Martinez)
•Communidad Matrimonios y Familias, 10am-3:30pm, BTC Sr. Philomena Hall (Valentin Nzai)
•St. Jude Men's Mini Retreat, 12pm-6pm, Rock House (Laura Halvorson)
•ACTS Spiritual Companion Retreat, ORC
•Writers' Retreat, ORC, through Saturday, May 13
(Andrew Ramirez, OST Staff member on call through Friday, May 12, please call 389-7939)
Sunday, May 7
•OST Sunday Liturgy, 10:00am, Immaculate Conception Chapel (Joseph LaBelle, OMI)
•Voices de la Luna Gala, 4pm-8pm, WTC 100-102
•ACTS Spiritual Companion Retreat, ORC
•Writers' Retreat, ORC
Monday, May 8
•Happy Birthday
Stephen Sherwood, CMF (OST)
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (David Kalert, OMI)
•MOTTC Men's Team Meeting, 6pm-9pm, Rock House (Norbert Casas)
•SAA Intergroup, ORC
•Writers' Retreat, ORC
•Lauretta Agolli Confirmation, 7pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel; reception at the ORC CR 2 (Ron Rolheiser, OMI)
Tuesday, May 9
•Happy Birthday
Jeffrey Marie (ORC)
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (Ron Rolheiser, OMI)
•We Believe Group, 6pm-8:30pm, Rock House (Erik Carson)
•Writers' Retreat, ORC
Wednesday, May 10
•Critical Ministerial Issues, 8am-4pm, WTC (Rev. Bryan Silva, OMI)
•MtM retreat concludes, 10 am
•InTrust Webinar: Measuring Effectiveness for Online Programs, 12pm-1pm, WTC CR 107 (Sue Pontz, SSCM)
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (Raymond Mwangala, OMI)
•Centering Prayer, 12:15pm-1pm, BTC Rm 315 (Victor Quintanilla)
•Lifetime Recovery Setup, 5pm-7pm, WTC 100-102
•Think Ministry Women's Team Meeting, 6pm-9pm, Marian Mission Hall (Yvette Martinez & Jesse Ibarra)
•AA Group, 7pm-8pm, Rock House
•IFP, 7pm-8:30pm, BTC Sr. Philomena Hall (Rita Velasquez)
•Writers' Retreat, ORC
Thursday, May 11
•Executive Council Meeting, 9am-11am, BTC Executive Conference Room
•peaceCenter, 9am-1pm and 6pm-8pm, Rock House (Rosalyn Collier)
•Lifetime Recovery Luncheon, 10am-2pm, WTC 100-102
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (Bryan Silva, OMI)
•Bible Study, 6pm-9pm, Rock House (Monica Ibarra
•Good Samaritan Awards Dinner, 6pm-10pm, WTC 100-102
•Writers' Retreat, ORC
•Daughters of Charity Vincentian Ministry Meeting, ORC, through Tuesday, May 16
Friday, May 12
•MtM concludes
•Porter Loring Workshop, 8am-5pm, WTC 100-102
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (Fr. John Makothakat)
•Ministerio San Antonio, 5pm-9pm, Marian Mission Hall (Maria Luisa Gonzalez)
•Marriage Encounter Team Meeting, 5pm-9pm, ORC San José Room
•MOTTC Gala Committee Meeting, 6:30pm-9pm, Rock House (Maylynne Healy)
•Writers' Retreat, ORC
•Daughters of Charity Vincentian Ministry Meeting, ORC
•Transcendental Meditation Retreat, ORC, through Sunday, May 14
Saturday, May 13
•St. Anthony Mary Claret Mini Retreat, 7am-5:30pm, BTC Sr. Philomena Hall (Victor Perry)
•SA Intergroup, 8am-10:30am, ORC
•MOTTC Spanish Men's Retreat Group, 8am-11am, Rock House (Maylynne Healy)
•Core ACTS Training, 8am-5pm, BTC Tymen Hall (Hector Cerda)
•MOTTC Retreat Reunion, 9am–4pm, Marian Mission Hall (Patricia Martinez)
•Luna Family Gathering, 2pm-10pm, Pool Picnic Area (Victoria Luna)
•Churchill Band Banquet, 6pm-10pm, WTC 100-102
•Writers' Retreat, ORC
•Daughters of Charity Vincentian Ministry Meeting, ORC
•Transcendental Meditation Retreat, ORC
(Joe Espinosa, OST Staff member on call through Friday, May 19, please call 389-7939)
Sunday, May 14
•Happy Birthday
•Mother’s Day!
Victoria Luna &
José Luis De La Torre (OST)
•OST Sunday Liturgy, 10:00am, Immaculate Conception Chapel (Ron Rolheiser, OMI)
•Chariis Reunion, 7pm-9pm, ORC
•Daughters of Charity Vincentian Ministry Meeting, ORC
•Transcendental Meditation Retreat, ORC
Monday, May 15
•Happy Birthday
Virginia Ward (WTC)
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (David Kalert, OMI)
•Liturgical Preaching, 1:30pm-3:30pm, Immaculate Conception Chapel (Fr. Harvey)
•Credit Human Annual Meeting, 3pm-10pm, WTC 100-102 and 106
•Executive of the Board, 5:15 pm, BTC Executive Conference Room
•MOTTC Team Meeting, 6pm-9pm, Rock House (Norbert Casas)
•SAA Intergroup, ORC
•Daughters of Charity Vincentian Ministry Meeting, ORC
•Ascension Health Retreat, ORC, through Thursday, May 18
Tuesday, May 16
•Big Give Workshop, 9am-11am, WTC 101
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (Bryan Silva, OMI)
•Steering Committee meeting, 1:30pm-3pm, WTC CR 108 (Sr. Linda Bolinski)
•We Believe Group, 6pm-8:30pm, Rock House (Erik Carson)
•Daughters of Charity Vincentian Ministry Meeting, ORC
•Ascension Health Retreat, ORC
Wednesday, May 17
•Excel Beyond the Bell Summit, 8am-5pm, WTC 100-102; CR 104-108
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (Raymond Mwangala, OMI)
•Centering Prayer, 12:15pm-1pm, BTC Rm 315 (Victor Quintanilla)
•Staff Council Meeting, 1:30pm-3pm, BTC Tymen Hall
•Think Ministry Women's Team Meeting, 6pm-9pm, Marian Mission Hall (Yvette Martinez & Jesse Ibarra)
•AA Group, 7pm-8pm, Rock House
•Oblate Associates, 7pm-9pm, Morell Hall (David Kalert, OMI)
•IFP, 7pm-8:30pm, BTC Sr. Philomena Hall (Rita Velasquez)
•Ascension Health Retreat, ORC
Thursday, May 18
•Happy Birthday
George Rivas (OST)
•Administrative Council Meeting, 9am-10am, BTC 315 (last meeting for the semester)
•peaceCenter, 9am-1pm, Rock House (Rosalyn Collier)
•MOTTC Gala Classroom, 9am-5pm, WTC CR 106
•Executive Council Meeting, 10am-11am, BTC Executive Conference Room (last meeting for the semester)
•SRIC Board Meeting, 12pm-3pm, Morell Hall
•Daily Mass, 12:10pm, St. Joseph’s Chapel (Raymond Mwangala, OMI)
•Bible Study, 6pm-9pm, Rock House (Monica Ibarra
•Ascension Health Retreat, ORC
•Sankofa Council of Elders Planning Meeting, lodging at ORC. Meetings in Morell Hall beginning Friday,
May 20, 9am-5pm, through Saturday, May 20.
Future Dates: (information for your calendar)
Friday, May 19
Saturday, May 20
•Sankofa Council of Elders Planning Meeting, 9am-5pm, Morell Hall, through Saturday, May 20
•Presbyteral Ordination, Abel Ruiz, Daniel Villarreal, Danny Darius Nyang’au and Praveen Kumar
Lakkisetti, 10am, St. Mark the Evangelist, San Antonio, TX
•Presbyteral Ordination, Fidel Rivero, 10am, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Chino Hills, CA
Monday, May 22
Tuesday, May 23
Friday, May 26
Saturday, May 27
Wednesday, May 31
Saturday, June 3
Wednesday, June 14
Monday, June 19
•2017 Dinner with the Presidents –6pm Mass, St. Joseph Chapel, followed by dinner, ORC San José Room
•Region X Vicar for Clergy Conference, PGC, through Thursday, May 25
•End-of-the-Year Poolside Lunch Party, 12pm, Pool Picnic Area - weather permitting. RSVP to Sally
Elizondo at ext 284. OST School Offices will be closed afterwards for the rest of the afternoon.
•Presbyteral Ordination, Cong Vo, 6:30pm St. Patrick Cathedral, El Paso, TX
•Sacred Order of the Diaconate, Reginald Odima and Freddy Perez, 10:30am, St. Mary Parish, San Angelo
•The Franciscan Friars Conventual of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels, Presbyteral Ordination,
Nader Ata, OFM Conv., 11am, Assumption Church, Syracuse, NY
•IFP, 7pm-8:30pm, BTC Sr. Philomena Hall (Rita Velasquez)
•Sacred Order of the Diaconate, Juan Mercado and Pedro Mercado, 10am, St. Augustine Cathedral,
Laredo, TX
•IFP, 7pm-8:30pm, BTC Sr. Philomena Hall (Rita Velasquez)
•2017 Summer Institute: The Life and Spirituality of Henri Nouwen, ORC/WTC, through Wednesday, June 21
(Sr. Sue Mostellar, CSJ, Gabrielle Earnshaw, Michael Higgins, Laurent Nouwen, Alana Levandoski and
Ron Rolheiser, OMI)
•Executive of the Board, 5:15 pm, BTC Executive Conference Room
Saturday, August 5
•Profession of Solemn Vows, Jason Moore, OFM Cap., Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church, Denver, CO
Monday, September 18
•Oblate Open Golf Tournament, 8am tee off, TPC San Antonio
Wednesday, Oct. 18
Saturday, October 21
•Alumni Gathering, 6:30pm, WTC
•OST Board of Trustees Meeting, 8am-12:15pm, WTC, followed by lunch at ORC-San José Room
•Oblate 285 Benefit, 5:30 pm, Mass at the Immaculate Conception Chapel, followed by festivities, WTC
OST Two Weeks at a Glance
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