Wednesday, April 3, 2013

De La Salle Week schedule announced

A variety of activities are scheduled for this year’s De La Salle Week, which will run Sunday, April 7, through Saturday, April 13. For more detail, go to www.smumn.edu/delasalleweek.

Sunday, April 7
• 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m. — Opening Liturgies, Saint Thomas More Chapel; refreshments served after Mass
• 1 to 4 p.m. — Join volunteer mentors in removing invasive species from Saint Yon’s Valley and the bluffs; register in Campus Ministry

Monday, April 8
• 7:30 a.m. — Donuts, first floor, Saint Mary’s Hall
• 11:30 to 1 p.m. — Lasallian Luncheon for faculty and staff, faculty dining room. “Lasallian Higher Education: Bethlehem University — Expanding Horizons, Building Bridges” with Brother Robert Smith who is returning to SMU after serving at Bethlehem University from 2007-13, and special guests Brother Joseph Loewenstein and Brother Jean Manuel
• 12:10 p.m. — Liturgy, Saint Thomas More Chapel
• 5:30 p.m. — Dine with the Divine for students, Saint Mary’s Press. “Lasallian Higher Education in the Holy Land: Bethlehem University” (see speakers above). RSVP in Campus Ministry

Tuesday, April 9
• 7:30 a.m. — Donuts, first floor, Saint Mary’s Hall
• 10:45 a.m. — Liturgy, Saint Thomas More Chapel with Bishop John M. Quinn, Diocese of Winona, celebrant
• 1:15 p.m. — Convocation, Page Theatre
• 3 p.m. — Convocation reception, Hall of Fame Room
• 8 p.m. — Evening Prayer, Common Room. Join the international Christian Brothers for an evening of prayer and conversation

Wednesday, April 10
• 7:30 a.m. — Donuts, first floor, Saint Mary’s Hall
• 12:10 p.m. — Liturgy, Saint Thomas More Chapel
• 3:30 p.m. — Wine and cheese social for faculty and staff, Toner Student Center Lounge. Join Brother Terence McLaughlin, author of Silent Acceptance, for conversation and discussion
• 9 p.m. — Campus movie, Waiting for Superman, Salvi Lecture Hall

Thursday, April 11
• 8 a.m. — Morning Prayer with the Christian Brothers, Toner Student Center Lounge.
• 12:10 p.m. — Liturgy, Saint Thomas More Chapel
• 3:30 to 4 p.m. — Anniversary celebration, Plaza, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Christian Brothers on campus. Anniversary T-shirts will be given away to the first 80 students. Enjoy cake and punch.
• 4 p.m. — Lasallian Higher Education in Winona, President’s Room, featuring Dr. Bill Crozier, university archivist, with highlights of 80 years of Lasallian higher education with the Brothers at Saint Mary’s

Friday, April 12
• 8 to 9 a.m. — Fair Trade Coffee with donuts, provided by the Peace and Justice Club, first floor Saint Mary’s Hall. Pick up coffee while you “Check in” for the Celebration of Scholarship.
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Celebration of Scholarship (www.smumn.edu/studentscholars)
• 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Lunch to benefit CTIE in the student dining hall. $1 from each lunch will be given to CTIE in Nairobi.
• 12:10 p.m. — Liturgy, Saint Thomas More Chapel
• 6:30 p.m. — Honors Convocation, Page Theatre

Saturday, April 13
3 to 6 p.m. — Student Centennial Celebration, Plaza (or RAC)
8 to 10 p.m. — Decade Dance, Saint Mary’s Park (or Common Room).