The Catholic Community at Stanford University is a family of students, faculty, staff, administrators, their families, and local community members. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit and through a variety of social, educational, liturgical, and community service programs, we seek to form the Christian conscience, help members appropriate the Catholic faith, educate for justice, facilitate personal development, and form leaders for the future. We support the University's efforts to achieve its goals in keeping with our own traditions and in an environment of religious and cultural diversity. We are a personal parish in the Diocese of San Jose under the pastoral care of Dominicans and lay leaders.

FIRST COMMUNION CELEBRATION
On Sunday, May 4, we congratulate those children making their First Communion at the 10:30 am Mass: Samantha Ruzon, Emily Tomz, Hannah Wilcox, Buba Chung, Jacek Plonowski, Grace Shemwell, Alec Van Vleck and Madeline Tachibana. Blessings on you and your families!

SAVE THE DATE: DAY @ THE BEACH
Have fun in the sun with C@S! We will be hosting a day at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk...with a Catholic twist. Spend some time enjoying the sunshine as well as some time with God and fellow Catholics. The trip will be on Saturday May 17 from Noon-6pm. More details to come but in the meantime contact Estella (cestella@stanford.edu) with questions.

WEDNESDAY DISCUSSION SERIES
In the book of Revelation, the visionary is asked “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?” After over a decade, people are used to seeing men and women in the distinctive Dominican habit around MemChu and the Catholic Community. But there is a lot more to the Dominicans than a cool habit. For example, did you know that Dominican Order is among the oldest thoroughly democratic societies in the history of the world? (Dominicans have been electing their superiors, including women, for 800 years.) Come and find out more interesting things about the Dominicans with Fr. Carl on Wednesday, May 7 in the Old Union Common Room at 7:30 pm.

CROSSROADS FELLOWSHIP
We meet every Tuesday at 8pm on the 3rd Floor of Old Union, Common Room. If you’re interested in finding out more about it or want to try it out, we’ll see you on Tuesday. For more information, contact Chris Hammen (chammen@stanford.edu).

GRADUATION MASS ANNOUNCEMNTS
The Catholic Graduation Mass Announcements are here! If you would like to include the Catholic Graduation Mass Announcement (3x5 cards that have the dates and times of the Catholic Masses on Saturday June 14th) in your general graduation announcement, please pick up as many as you need from the Interns. Our office is located on the Third Floor of Old Union, Room 305. The announcements will be placed on a labeled wooden flyer stand right outside our office so if we’re not in the office, feel free to grab them. E-mail the Interns with any questions.

GRADUATE STUDENT FELLOWSHIP
The Graduate students will be having their weekly fellowship this coming Tuesday May 6th at 8 PM in the Seminar Room on the Third Floor of Old Union. We will be discussing how to get the most out of reading “The Book,” the Bible, and how to interpret what you read. All are welcome to join us. Please e-mail John (jhammen@stanford.edu) with any questions.

GRAD/POST DOC PUB NIGHT
Join GC@S at the Rose and Crown’s Trivia Night on Tuesday May 13th from 7:30-10:00 pm. Join a team or just be a spectator as teams try to answer fun and oftentimes obscure trivia. The Rose and Crown is located at 547 Emerson in Palo Alto, off University. The first round will be on us but you don’t have to drink to come and hang out with us. Rides will be available and let us know if you can drive. Email one of the Interns with questions, if you need a ride or can offer one.

ROSARY
Students meet daily to pray the rosary at 10 PM in Wilbur west dining hall (Tuesday through Sunday) and on the third floor of Old Union during Eucharistic Adoration (Monday), as well as at 5:45 PM on Sunday afternoons in the interns. office on the third floor of Old Union. All are welcome to join us; no experience with the rosary is necessary. Please consider taking the time to deepen your spiritual life with this traditional Catholic prayer. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Charlie Capps (ccapps@stanford.edu).

CCAS HOSTS DIOCESAN PEACE AND JUSTICE GATHERING
All are invited to meet on Saturday, May 17 with colleagues from the diocese and other parishes who are interested in peace and justice issues. Our gathering aims to help us more effectively share information, talents, and resources; to engage in mutual encouragement; and to develop joint projects. The gathering will begin at 8:30 am with a Mass in the Sanctuary, then move to the Common Room, both on the third floor of the Old Union, for information sharing sessions and lunch. For more information, please contact Ed Ehmke (ehmke@stanford.edu).

COMMUNITY PRAYERS
Please pray for our community members: Sheila Peterson, Gillonne Wachter and Maria Bonilla and Teresa Pleins.

NOT SURE WHAT TO DO AFTER GRADUATION?
Have you ever considered a year of service? The Dominican Family in the United States sponsors Dominican Volunteers USA! It is a lay mission program designed to reach out to the poor and marginalized in our own country. There are opportunities in various fields including, but not limited to: education, healthcare, social work, ecology, justice advocacy, and parish ministry. A year of service will help you in any career path, and it is a great way to give of your life in service to the church. It is also a great opportunity to live in community with other missionminded individuals. For more information or to receive an application, please contact: Anthony Butler, Assistant Director, Dominican Volunteers USA, 1914 S. Ashland Ave., Chicago, IL 60608, 708/524-5985 or dominicanvolunteers@gmail.com. http://dvusa.org/.

• Bible Study, Tuesday, May 6, 7:30PM -
  1565 Stanford Ave. The Young Adults gather once again to cover the Letter to the Hebrews. Contact Larry (hudat@stanfordalumni.org).
• Summer of Fun Planning Meeting, Sunday, May 11, 6:00PM -
  1565 Stanford Ave.Come and help plan the Circle's great tradition, the Summer of Fun! In the past we.ve had wine trips, kayaking, trips to the Boardwalk, and outings to Shakespeare in the Park. Contact Larry (hudat@stanfordalumni.org).
• Almost-Summer-of-Fun Event: Angel Island Hike, Saturday, May 24, All Day -
  Please join the Deanery 2 young adults on Saturday May 24 in enjoying the warm weather outside on a hike on San Francisco's Angel Island. We will be meeting at Pier 41 at 11:15 AM to catch the Blue & Gold Fleet ferry at 11:45 AM. (Please note: the time and location have been updated since the previous announcement.) Upon arrival on the Island, we'll have lunch and decide the route for the day. Please bring your own lunch (the Cove Cafe on the Island will be open as well, if you prefer to purchase there), plenty of water, comfortable walking shoes, and whatever else you may need for a comfortable day outdoors. Dressing in layers is a good idea as the weather on the Island can vary. Ferry tickets are $13.50 (roundtrip); payable upon signing up (Sign-up deadline is May 9; tickets will be ordered that day. If you decide to join us after the May 9 deadline, you can still purchase tickets on the day of the hike at Blue and Gold fleet office at Pier 41 for the regular rate). For more information on Angel Island, visit http://www.angelisland.com/. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ritzi (RitziLam@gmail.com). Hope to see you there!
• San Jose Giants Outing, Saturday, June 7, 5:00PM -
  SJ Municipal Stadium, 588 East Alma Avenue, San Jose. Join young adults from all over the Diocese as we gather to cheer the SJ Giants against the Bakersfield Blaze. Young Adults from the DSJ Softball League and various parish-based YA groups will be in attendance. General Admission Tickets ($9.00) will be purchased in one big block by the Young Adults of Deanery 2. Contact Michele (mk_pa@yahoo.com) with your order by May 24 along with your payment.

PARKING
NOTE: If you need a disability-related accommodation or access to disabled parking behind Memorial Church during church services please contct Sheila Sanchez, Disability Accommodations Coordinator, at 650-725-0326. We have NO control over parking permits, gate access, etc.

• COMPLINE MAY 4 - featuring the Trinity Lutheran Church Choir, under the direction of Sally Treadway. Compline is a reflective 30-minute musical service of hymns, chant and psalms sung by a variety of Stanford and local choirs in the serene candle-lit ambiance of Memorial Church. Sunday, May 4, 9:00 - 9:30 pm, Memorial Church. Remaining Spring Quarter 2008 Compline dates: May 4 & 18; June 1, 9:00 - 9:30 pm, Memorial Church. (In observance of Mother’s Day and the Memorial Day Weekend, there will be no Compline services on Sunday, May 11, and Sunday, May 25, respectively.) Free and welcoming to all.
• FELLOWSHIP FOR RELIGIOUS ENCOUNTER - Students: Are you looking for an opportunity to engage in meaningful religious dialogue with your peers? The Fellowship for Religious Encounter may be the forum you’re seeking - complete with a $1,000 stipend! Students from a variety of religious and spiritual traditions are encouraged to apply to participate in this exciting program spanning the 2008- 2009 academic year. Details and application available at the Office for Religious Life website: religiouslife.stanford.edu. Application deadline: Monday, May 12, 5:00 pm, via e-mail to nasun@stanford.edu.

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