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Conversations on Jesuit Higher Education magazine included an article written by Matt Gorczyca, assistant director of the Canisius Fund, entitled “Cura Personalis – Has a Ripple Effect on Others.” Gorczyca discusses his experiences on Kairos retreats and how Ignatian spirituality strengthened his relationship with God.

Read the article on pages 32 – 33 here.

Submitted by: College Communications

Campus Ministry News

WEEKDAY MASSES (now held in Loyola Hall)

Campus Ministry will hold weekday Masses in Loyola Hall Chapel at 12:05 p.m. for the following intentions:

Wednesday, September 4 for Gretchen Reger
Thursday, September 5 for Elizabeth Erick
Friday, September 6 for Kathleen Scully

The Sunday, September 8 Mass at 8:30 p.m. will be held in Christ the King Chapel. This Sunday’s intention is “For the People of Canisius College.” Mass cards for special Mass intentions are available in Old Main 207. The donation is $10.

Campus Ministry is happy to pray for your intentions at our weekly staff meeting and at Masses. Please email your prayer intentions to hayes28@canisius.edu.

Please Note: Prayer intentions will not be announced in The Dome unless specified by the person submitting the request. Should the prayer be in regard to death, illness or a health concern, we will need permission of the individual who is sick or a member of the immediate family to publish in this weekly space. Regardless, prayer requests are welcomed and we will keep all who ask in prayer privately throughout the week.

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SESQUICENTENNIAL MASS: Saturday, September 14 at 4:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Cathedral

Join both Canisius College and Canisius High School as they celebrate their 150th anniversary.

 

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COMMUNITY DAY: Saturday, October 19 from 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

This is a one day event where the entire student body participates in community service throughout the city of Buffalo. Breakfast and lunch are provided by Campus Ministry. For more information, email Lauren Carlin, graduate assistant for Campus Ministry, at carlinl@canisius.edu.

Click here to add this event to your calendar.

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STUDENT RETREATS:

Freshman Retreat: Sunday, September 15 from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at Cradle Beach Camp located in Angola, NY (transportation is provided)

We will meet on the second floor of Old Main at 9:30 a.m. The retreat is free and open to all first year, transfer and visiting students.

Kairos #64: Friday, October 25 – Sunday, October 27

This is the first full weekend retreat of the year that is offered. Kairos is based on the first week of the Ignatian Exercises where the focus is on an experience of God’s love for a broken humanity. Kairos is open to all undergraduates and graduates. Faculty and staff are invited by invitation only.

Cost: $50 (financial help is available)

Manresa #2: Friday, November 8 – Sunday, November 10

This is a second level retreat for those who have attended Kairos. Manresa is based on the four weeks of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius and is run by students for students with the help of some invited faculty and staff. Manresa is open to all undergraduates and graduates who have attended Kairos. Faculty and staff are invited by invitation only.

Cost: $50 (financial help is available)

Sign up here.

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IGNATIAN FAMILY TEACH IN FOR JUSTICE: Saturday, November 16 – Monday, November 18

Student applications are currently being accepted for the Ignatian Family Teach in for Justice, a three day conference held yearly in Washington, DC that is attended by all Jesuit colleges, high schools and parish communities. The conference focuses on the social justice priorities set by the Jesuits and aim to inspire the Ignatian family to take action in these matters. The conference culminates with a trip to Capitol Hill where students lobby congressional offices for the priorities that were explored in depth at the conference.

Cost: $150 (includes airfare to Washington and hotel)

Applications will be coming out soon.

Submitted by: Mike Hayes, director, Campus Ministry

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Headline: Lynn Incardona Named Employee of Distinction

Subhead: Recognized for her positive attitude and dedication to detail

The Human Resources Department is pleased to announce that Lynn Incardona is the Canisius College Employee of Distinction for August 2019!

At Canisius for two years, Lynn currently works as the payroll associate for the Controller’s Office. She was selected for this award based on her willingness to take on a big project on her own, her consistently positive attitude and attentiveness toward others, and her careful dedication to her work with excellent attention to detail.

Please join the Human Resources Department in congratulating Lynn on this achievement!

To nominate a coworker for the upcoming months, click here.

Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, assistant, Human Resources

Lynn Incardona Named Employee of Distinction

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The Human Resources Department is pleased to announce that Lynn Incardona is the Canisius College Employee of Distinction for August 2019!

At Canisius for two years, Lynn currently works as the payroll associate for the Controller’s Office. She was selected for this award based on her willingness to take on a big project on her own, her consistently positive attitude and attentiveness toward others, and her careful dedication to her work with excellent attention to detail.

Please join the Human Resources Department in congratulating Lynn on this achievement!

To nominate a coworker for the upcoming months, click here.

Submitted by: Bethany Voorhees, assistant, Human Resources

Watch This Month’s Episode of “Kaleidoscope”

The Canisius College Video Institute production of the September episode of “Kaleidoscope” premieres on Saturday, September 7 at 5:30 a.m. on WGRZ TV 2. This 30-minute television program celebrates the religious diversity of our region and is produced in conjunction with the Network of Religious Communities. “Kaleidoscope” will rebroadcast each Friday at 6:30 p.m. on Spectrum Cable 20 and each Sunday at 8:00 p.m. on Charter 6 in Olean, NY.

Many refugees and parolees are traumatized emotionally, spiritually and physically due to their experiences of war, civil conflict, genocide, violence, rape and death. The Buffalo community has received thousands of refugees in recent years, many of whom have experienced trauma. The RiverRock Church is beginning a project through the Trauma Healing Institute of the American Bible Society to help address the wounds of trauma. In the first segment, Dr. Stan Bratton talks with Rev. Dr. Bob Tice and Laurie Tice about the faith-based trauma healing groups and training project.

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are the most important of all Jewish holidays. They are observed in the fall season of the Western calendar and the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. In the second segment, Rabbi Alex Lazarus-Klein, Congregation Shir Shalom, talks with his son, Boaz and daughter, Jarah, about the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and other Jewish holy days.

Students in the Canisius College Video Institute produce “Kaleidoscope” under the guidance of Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor of communication studies and co-director of the Video Institute, and Paula DeAngelis-Stein ’86, MS ’02.

Submitted by: Barbara J. Irwin, PhD, professor, Communication Studies; co-director, Video Institute

Archives Speaker Series

The 2019 fall Archives Speaker Series will take place on Friday, September 13 at 4:00 p.m. in the Andrew L. Bouwhuis Library on the first floor. Stephen J. Vermette, PhD, professor of geology at Buffalo State College, will be the guest speaker.

Vermette will explore what it was like on the eve of Canisius’ founding by revisiting a Buffalo celebration on September 14,1869 unlike any other, for a man unlike any other. Millard Fillmore was the keynote speaker at the main event described as taking “no secondary place in the history of great celebrations.” Alexander von Humboldt, a German scientist, born September 14, 1769, may have more things named in his honor around the world than anyone else has. Humboldt formed “the hidden foundation of many of our natural sciences.” Among his accomplishments were linking altitude sickness with the thin air at high altitudes, recognizing “Continental Drift” that Africa and North America were once joined and recognition of a delicate connection between human activity and nature. He was a pioneer of data visualization and spoke out on the contradiction of the existence of the evils of slavery in a democracy.

As Humboldt’s centenary approached, Buffalo’s German Jesuits were organizing the founding of Canisius College. German immigrants made up almost half the city’s population at the time and were the chief organizers of the Humboldt Centenary event. The young sons of those immigrants would become the earliest students at Canisius College when it opened in 1870.

Humboldt and his work continue to fascinate scientists into the 21st century. As a special feature at this presentation, President Millard Fillmore’s actual lap desk (a gift to Canisius from Thomas C. Mack, Class of 1961) will be on display.

For more information, contact Kathleen DeLaney, archivist and special collections librarian, at Ext. 8421 or at delaneyk@canisius.edu.

The event is free and open to the public.

Click here to add this event to your calendar.

Submitted by: Kathleen DeLaney, archivist and special collections, Library