Sep 3, 2008 / 18:17 pm
Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput and his auxiliary Bishop James D. Conley are scheduled to celebrate an open-air Mass at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Sunday to mark the one-hundredth anniversary of Catholic campus ministry at the school. Over two thousand people are expected to attend the noon Mass, which will be held at the center of the university’s Boulder campus, on the Norlin Quadrangle.
“This celebration of the Eucharist and 100 years of Campus Ministry at CU is a great way to start the new school year. I hope students will take this opportunity to begin the year rooted in their Catholic faith,” stated Archbishop Chaput.
Explaining that the archdiocese considers campus ministry a “vital ministry for our Church,” he continued: “Strong Catholic campus ministry provides students with Catholic formation and a community of support for living out their faith that can be a sturdy foundation for the rest of their lives.”
Father Kevin Augustyn, pastor and director of campus ministry at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Center in Boulder, explained why he decided to hold Mass to kick off the 100th anniversary celebrations.