HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS!

JAN. 25 – JAN. 31, 2015

Campus Ministry would like to thank all members of the St. Thomas Aquinas Week Planning Committee, whose hard work made this year’s celebration possible.

Thanks to all our co-sponsors for their generous donations of time, effort and resources.

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8 p.m. - Bukowski Chapel Sunday Night Mass

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All Week Dominican Sisters Recognition Shields 1st Floor, Academic Building Sponsored by Campus Ministry and AQ Light

10:40 a.m. - Academic Building Aquinas College Jazz Combo: Paul Brewer

Birthday Cake

10 a.m. - Lower Level of the Wege Sponsored by Student Support Services / TRiO

10 a.m. - Albertus Magnus Hall Sponsored by Tri Beta, ACS, SNA and AED

10 a.m. - Art and Music Center Lower Level Sponsored by the Art and Music Center

10:30 a.m. - Hruby Sponsored by Office of Admissions

10:30 a.m. - AB, Lobby Sponsored by Campus Ministry and Commuter Club

10:30 a.m. - Cook Carriage House Sponsored by Campus Life and Center for Diversity & Inclusion

10:30 a.m. - Jarecki-Lacks Piazza Sponsored by the Grace Hauenstein Library

5:30 p.m. - AB, Lobby Sponsored by Office of Adult Student Recruitment

3 p.m. - Holmdene Healthy Birthday Snack Sponsored by Alumni Engagement

1 - 10 p.m. Chartres Labyrinth Walk Wege Ballroom Prayerful meditative walk upon a Chartres Cathedral replicated floor labyrinth Free and open to the public. (36 feet in diameter). Come deepen your relationship with God through an Instructions provided. ancient form of prayer. Chartres Labyrinth Workshop with Walk 7 - 8 p.m. Presenter: Mary Clark-Kaiser, Director of Campus Ministry

4:30 p.m. - Bukowski Chapel Mass

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All Day Chartres Labyrinth Walk8 a.m. - 10 p.m. You are welcome to walk during the day at any time. There will be instructionsWege Ballroom at the door.Free and open to the public.Instructions provided.

Student Affairs Signature Event Annual AQ Family Photo 11:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. Students, Faculty and Staff: In front of AB Join us to roast marshmallows and enjoy hot chocolate.12:10 p.m. PRECISELY Please gather at noon to have your picture taken precisely at 12:10 p.m. Academic Building Front Steps You can still get to class at 12:15 p.m.! Prizes from Residence Hall Area Councils.

12:30 -1:30 p.m. Jane Hibbard Idema Women’s Study Center LectureLoutit Room, Wege Center “A Lecture on Dominican Art” Speaker: Marie Celeste Miller, O.P.

Associate Professor Emerita of Art, Sister Marie Celeste Miller, O.P., will be discussing traditions in Dominican art, including the purpose of art in Dominican communities. Refreshments will be provided.

7 - 8 p.m. Chartres Labyrinth Workshop with WalkWege Ballroom Presenter: Pamela Dail-Whiting, English DepartmentFree and open to the public.Instructions provided.

4:30 - 8 p.m. Sister Ties Baby Blanket Service Project at Marywood Dinner and making baby blankets with the Dominican Sisters Sponsored by CAVA, SAC, Catholic Life

9 p.m. MassBukowski Chapel

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Feast Day of St. Thomas AquinasAll Day Faculty are invited to teach today in academic garb.

8 a.m. - 10 p.m. Chartres Labyrinth WalkWege Ballroom You are welcome to walk during the day at any time. Free and open to the public. There will be instructions at the door.Instructions provided.

1 - 2 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas Patronal MassSt. Thomas the Apostle Church Most Rev. David J. Walkowiak, Bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids, will

preside. The Aquinas Family gathers to celebrate our patron saint. At this Mass we will recognize the Grand Rapids Dominicans, retirees, as well as our colleagues who have served the College for 25 years: Judi Creamer, Mary Clark-Kaiser and Carol Winkle.

The College Chorus, under the direction of Dr. Mark Webb, will be joining us. We invite faculty and staff to dress in academic garb for the academic procession.We invite 1-2 student representatives to process in with their club, team or organization banner.

All employees are invited to attend this special Mass in celebration of our patron saint. All offices that are scheduled to be open during these times should be minimally staffed in order to allow as many employees as desire to attend.

Donnelly Center A reception will follow the Mass.

4:30 p.m. No Mass

7 - 8 p.m. Chartres Labyrinth Workshop with WalkWege Ballroom Presenter: Terry Marshall, Campus Ministry Free and open to the public.Instructions provided.

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Throughout the day Tommy LiftAn elevator near you A warmer version of Tommy Cab, Tommy Lift will take place in one of our campus elevators. Study up on our Patron Saint, take the elevator, answer questions, and win prizes! Sponsored by the Office of Alumni Engagement

5 - 6:30 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas Birthday DinnerDinner Our guests for the evening are Dominican Sisters. Please give them Wege Cafeteria a warm welcome. Sponsored by VIBE , AQPride, L@SA and Student Senate

7 p.m. 24th Annual Saint Thomas Aquinas LectureWege Ballroom “Thomas Aquinas as Spiritual Master”Free and open to the public. Speaker: Fr. Donald Goergen, O.P., Ph.D. He is a preacher, lecturer, teacher and author. Fr. Goergen has written and taught primarily in the areas of Christology and Christian Spirituality in the United States as well as in Africa and Asia. His most recent writing is Fire of Love: Encountering the Holy Spirit. Co-Sponsored by Catholic Studies and Campus Ministry

9 p.m. MassBukowski Chapel

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12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Friday Economicology ForumLoutit Room “The Green Pope’s Human Ecology: Benedict XVI and the Environment” by Dr. Robert Marko, Theology Department Attendees are welcome to a complimentary lunch in the Wege Cafeteria. Please stop by the Loutit Room between noon and 12:15p.m. to pick up a voucher, which must be given to the cafeteria as payment for lunch. Sponsored by The Center for Sustainability, the Faculty Sustainability Fellows, and Campus Ministry

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A Saints’ Squad and What up Weekend Event! The Dominican Sisters will be our guests for the basketball games. The AQ Pep Band will be playing and the first 100 people through the door receive a coupon for free pop and popcorn at concessions!

1 p.m. - Sturrus Sports and Fitness Center Women’s Basketball vs. Marygrove

3 p.m. - Sturrus Sports and Fitness Center Men’s Basketball vs. Marygrove

8 p.m. - Donnelly Center 14th Annual Monty Python and the Holy Grail Party Sponsored by the History Club