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While no one will ever confuse the Neuhoff Catholic Center with the Hegi Family Career Development Center, a lasting gift we leave our students with is an abiding awareness of the truth that God calls to each of us to serve and love Him and one another. But along with that awareness we strive to equip them with the spiritual tools they will need to continue listening for God’s call for the rest of their lives.

During the past year we offered a collection of programs intended to assist students in drawing closer to God through the discernment of their personal gifts and their vocation. Funded in part by a $12,000 grant from the Fund for Theological Education, the programs broke open the notion of “calling” with students in a variety of settings. The SMU True Callings project was a particularly innovative approach designed to share inspirational stories from around campus about discovering one’s “true calling.” Two students - Kylie O’Donnell and Andrés Ruzo - shared their experiences of coming to know the paths by which God was leading them. The stories of Fr. Tony Lackland, Dr. Steve Rankin, SMU’s new University Chaplain, and Ellen Pryor, law professor and associate provost, were also captured in short videos posted at www.smutruecallings.org. Watch them for yourself and join the conversation happening on Facebook to share your own story of discovering your True Calling.

In addition to the SMU True Callings project, a whole host of programs carried the theme of calling and vocation to a wide range of students. During Lent, a dozen students took advantage of the Busy Students’ Retreat funded by a grant from the Serra Club of Metropolitan Dallas. Each met for four days with a spiritual director for 30 minutes, learning to listen for God in the ordinary experiences of their lives. Students who participated were grateful for the guidance and asked for ongoing opportunities to continue in spiritual direction. Seniors spent Monday nights sharing their hopes for life after graduation at Last Call, a faith formation group exclusively for seniors that looks at living with purpose after college.

Students interested in serving in a leadership role in the ministry took part in a 4-week process called, Live Your Calling. The process was intended to help students discover their personal experience of God and to identify their natural strengths for service and relationships. More than 35 students participated in the process which included a retreat. At its completion, most chose to serve as FYSH leaders, mass captains, Awakening team members and after-school tutors, just to name a few.

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Annual Report

Confirmation 2010

Thanks are extended to all of the donors to the Catholic Campus Ministry at SMU. With the ongoing support of individuals, organizations, corporations, and foundations, we are better able to minister to the Catholic community at SMU. This list of names recognizes those who have given from January 1 – December 31, 2009. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you have any questions, please call our office.

Founder’s Community($10,000.00 +)Anonymous Bishop’s Annual Appeal Dr. and Mrs. Tony HerringMr. and Mrs. Johnathan M. HillMr. and Mrs. Thomas H. NeuhoffMr. and Mrs. David SallerScanlan FoundationMr. and Mrs. Thom SchliemMr. and Mrs. Smokey SwensonSystemware, Inc.The Jeffrey and Mayra Thompson Family

Charitable Fund

Chaplain’s Circle ($2,500.00 +)AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Glen Bellinger Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. ClickCommunities Foundation of TexasMr. and Mrs. Richard L. CrowMr. Paul Dickel and Mr. Don FarrisDiocese of Dallas; Office of Youth &

Young AdultsMr. and Mrs. John K. DunlapMrs. James EarlyMr. and Mrs. Rocky HambricMr. and Mrs. Richard K. HoestereyMr. and Mrs. Brent A. LamplMr. and Mrs. Peter LarsenMr. and Mrs. Anthony S. LevatinoMr. and Mrs. Joe McHughMr. and Mrs. John A. MeyerBill and Tricia MillerMr. and Mrs. Bob MohrMr. and Mrs. Paul MorganMr. and Mrs. Mark O’BrienMr. and Mrs. Dan O’NealMr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. ReimerMr. and Mrs. Ruben RodriguezMr. and Mrs. Bill RowanMr. and Mrs. Allen F. RuppleMr. and Ms. Steve StocktonMs. Amy T. Styczynski

Mrs. Donald A. SwansonMr. and Mrs. Aleksander SzewczykThe Catholic FoundationMr. and Mrs. Jere W. Thompson, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Edward D. Toole, IIIMr. and Mrs. James WaltonDr. and Mrs. Athol J. Ware

Newman Society ($1,000.00 +)AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Richard L. AllenMr. and Mrs. Robert C. BaileyMr. and Mrs. Michael H. BarnesMr. and Mrs. David J. Basso, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Paul BillingsDr. William J. BridgeMr. and Mrs. James BrumDr. and Mrs. Huntly G. ChapmanComponents Corporation of AmericaMr. and Mrs. Mark EarlyMr. and Mrs. M. Lance EdwardsDr. and Mrs. Ron R. EubanksDr. and Mrs. J. David EvanichMr. and Mrs. Randy FordMr. and Mrs. Michael E. GeislerDrs. Jeff and Sally H. GoudreauMr. and Mrs. Dennis GrindleMr. and Mrs. James B. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Mark D. HoestereyMr. and Mrs. R. H. HopkinsMs. Antoinette I. HorakMr. and Mrs. Patrick HrncirMr. and Mrs. Kevin JeffriesMr. and Mrs. William KovachMr. and Mrs. James M. KrambMr. and Mrs. Sherman C. LaBarbaMr. and Mrs. Steve LandreganMr. and Mrs. Rick LeBlancMr. and Mrs. John W. MaddenMr. John A. MaguireMr. and Mrs. John W. MaloneyMr. and Mrs. Mike MarkeyDr. and Mrs. David W. MatulaMr. and Mrs. Chris McClainMs. Patrice Morin-SpatzMr. and Mrs. Gregory MoundasMr. and Mrs. Burk MurchisonMr. and Mrs. Joe NicholsMr. and Mrs. James M. NolanProf. Joseph J. NortonMr. and Mrs. Kevin O’MearaMr. Edward H. PerryMr. Benjamin QuindozaMr. and Ms. James M. ReidMrs. Patricia B. ReyesMr. and Mrs. James R. RileyMr. and Mrs. David L. Robertson

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy P. RooneyMr. and Mrs. Frank SantoniMr. and Mrs. Bruce SwensonThe Mimi Foley Memorial FundMr. and Mrs. Jere W. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Robert D. TullierMr. and Mrs. Kurt C. VandeMotterMr. and Mrs. David L. WhisenantMr. and Mrs. Paul A. WhitmanMr. and Mrs. Robert Wright

Ministry Supporters($250.00 +)Mr. and Mrs. Tom AgnewMrs. Cynthia AlvaArmstrong Elementary SchoolMr. and Mrs. Steven ArndtDr. and Mrs. Richard J. AuchusMr. and Mrs. Daniel BarrettDr. and Mrs. Weldon BeauchampMr. and Mrs. Daniel BeebeMr. and Mrs. William BootheMr. and Mrs. Richard M. BorkowskiMr. and Mrs. George E. BowlesDr. and Mrs. David W. BrehmMr. and Mrs. Donald BucklinDr. and Mrs. Louis J. BujnochMr. and Mrs. William CallaghanMrs. Gwen CampbellMr. and Mrs. Dennis CaughyMr. and Mrs. William E. CaveMr. and Mrs. Vinson ChapmanChrist the King Parish, DallasMr. and Mrs. Duke ClarkeMr. and Mrs. Vick Clesi-BrownMrs. Isabelle L. ColloraMr. and Mrs. Edward C. CoppolaMr. and Mrs. Steven CrowleyMr. and Mrs. Michael A. DeFeoMr. and Mrs. Gerald M. DiduckMs. Jessica M. DonnelliCapt. and Mrs. Charles W. DoolinMr. and Mrs. Joe B. DorfmeisterReverend Monsignor Leon DuesmanMr. Michael D. Dunkerley and Dr. Nancy

DunkerleyMr. and Mrs. William J. DworaczykMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. DyllaMs. Joanne EarlyDr. and Mrs. Philip W. EichenholzMr. and Mrs. Javier EspinozaDr. and Mrs. Dennis J. FactorMr. Richard J. FerryMr. and Mrs. Don FinnMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. FowlerMr. and Mrs. Stephen E. FoxMr. and Mrs. Douglas FriedmanMr. and Mrs. Patrick Galvin

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Mr. and Mrs. Kevin P. GarvinMr. and Mrs. James GeigerMr. and Mrs. J. Montgomery GingeryMr. and Mrs. Joe M. Haggar, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Mike P. HaggertyMr. and Mrs. Steven A. HellandMr. and Mrs. Daniel K. HennessyMr. and Mrs. George C. HillMr. Nicholas HurtDr. Lynn Romejko-JacobsMr. and Mrs. Mark JasonDr. and Mrs. Charles E. JohnstonMr. and Mrs. Andrew M. JordanMr. and Mrs. Michael JosephMr. and Mrs. Jay KemperDr. Roger A. KerinMr. and Mrs. Glenn V. KinseyMs. Marie KrebsThe Reverend Anthony F. LacklandMr. Tevi C. E. C. LawsonMr. and Mrs. Francis LichonMs. Darlene R. LiesnerMs. Joanne B. LykeMr. and Mrs. John S. MalanowskiMr. Joseph M. ManogueMr. and Mrs. Brian P. McNultyMr. and Mrs. Robert MenckeMr. and Mrs. James H. MillerMr. and Mrs. Vicente MoranMr. and Mrs. Richard A. Navarre, Navarre

Family Foundation Fund of the Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Donald A. NybergMr. and Mrs. J. Daniel O’DonnellMr. Carl E. PellegriniMr. and Mrs. Rick PerdueMs. Vanessa PerryMr. Jasen T. PopeMr. Charles QuinnDr. and Mrs. Peter RaadDrs. Manuel R. and Corazon RamirezMr. and Mrs. John T. RassierMr. and Mrs. Patrick RooneyMr. and Mrs. Andres RuzoDr. William A. RyanMr. and Mrs. William R. Sachs, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. SchefflerMr. and Mrs. Henry T. Schlachter, Jr.Mr. Christopher SchottMr. and Mrs. Thomas SchurMs. Monica ShawMr. and Mrs. Michael ShepardMr. and Mrs. William SlaterDr. and Mrs. Steven B. SpedaleMr. Darnell St. RomainMr. and Mrs. Randall StagenMr. and Mrs. Mac StewartMrs. Mary C. StewartMr. and Mrs. Alejandro SuneMr. and Mrs. C. Brian Thorne

Mr. and Mrs. John TurnerMr. and Mrs. Thomas Unis, Jr.Ms. Rosemary H. VaughanMr. and Mrs. Larry WaggonerMr. and Mrs. Thomas C. WalkerMr. and Mrs. Max A. WernickMr. Craig WhippleMr. and Mrs. Ronald L. WolfMr. and Mrs. James E. Yoder

Century Club($100.00 + )Mr. and Mrs. Larry W. AltmanMr. and Mrs. Keith AndersonMs. Ellen BackesReverend R. James BalintDr. and Mrs. Thomas E. BarryMr. and Mrs. Paul M. Bass, Jr.Dr. and Mrs. Timothy N. BoothMr. and Mrs. William E. BostMr. and Mrs. David BrewerMr. and Mrs. William BroderickMr. and Mrs. Charles BrophyMs. Carly C. BucklinMr. and Mrs. Bruce W. CampbellMr. and Ms. Stewart J. CampbellMr. and Mrs. Luigi CarleoMr. and Mrs. Robert M. CasagrandeMr. and Mrs. Jay A. ChaffeeMr. and Mrs. Richard T. CheathamMs. Pamela DaltonMr. and Mrs. Peter J. DeTrempeMr. and Mrs. Mark A. DixonMr. and Mrs. Richard DonnelliMr. and Mrs. Scott C. DrablosMr. and Mrs. Richard M. DuffyDr. and Mrs. Curtis DunsheeMr. and Mrs. Robert EggemeyerMr. and Mrs. Rocky EnriquezMr. and Mrs. Bill FayMr. and Mrs. David FurlowMr. and Mrs. Greg FurnessDr. and Mrs. Charles O. GalvinMr. and Mrs. John P. GarveyMs. Betsy GlasenappMr. and Mrs. Todd GoodwinMr. and Mrs. Chris HagaMr. and Mrs. Christopher Todd HagarMr. and Mrs. Michael J. HavelMr. and Mrs. Jim G. HortonMr. and Mrs. Thomas E. HuthMr. and Mrs. Todd ImhofMs. Margaret O. JacksonMr. and Mrs. Jerry JamesonMr. and Mrs. Lee Roy JordanMr. and Mrs. James W. KeyesMr. and Mrs. Timothy KnightMr. and Mrs. Kevin F. Knobloch

Mr. and Mrs. Steven A. KochMr. and Mrs. Tony E. KrugMr. and Mrs. David LadymonMr. and Mrs. Charles LampeMrs. Kelly LiebelMs. Morgan N. MaddoxMr. and Mrs. George A. Marcinko, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. John L. McCarthyMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. McClementsMr. and Mrs. Thomas MeliaMr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. MenardMr. and Mrs. David MojicaMr. and Mrs. Angelo J. MorettoDr. and Mrs. Michel MuylaertMr. and Mrs. David OmenukorMrs. Pauline R. O’TooleMr. James PalinkasMr. and Mrs. Chris PaulThe Most Reverend Raymundo J. PenaMr. and Mrs. David PetermanMr. Douglas D. PickettMr. and Mrs. Gerry ProvanceDr. Robert ReinkeMr. and Mrs. David RenziMr. and Mrs. John W. Rogers, IIIMr. and Mrs. Jerad J. RomoMrs. Neall G. RoseMr. and Mrs. Randall J. RostMr. and Mrs. Brian RushMs. Leticia I. SalinasMr. and Mrs. Edwin SchafflerMr. and Mrs. Terence SchroederMr. and Mrs. Jeff SchumDr. and Mrs. Christopher SeekerMr. and Mrs. Stephen SharpeMr. Andrew ShepardMr. and Mrs. Nicolas SimonMs. Stacy SimpkinsMr. and Mrs. J. David SlevinMr. and Mrs. William Sonia, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Leigh J. SoperMr. Darrell St. RomainMr. and Mrs. Michael A. StanzelMr. and Mrs. Terry StedillieMr. and Mrs. John M. Steitz, Sr.Mrs. Orinne SullivanMr. and Mrs. Stewart ThomasMr. and Mrs. Joseph TrungaleMr. and Mrs. John M. TurnerMr. and Mrs. Wayne VossMr. and Mrs. Gordon L. WallaceMr. and Mrs. W. D. WeisbruchMr. and Mrs. Dennis R. WelshMr. Robert S. WilliamsMr. and Mrs. Russell WilsonMr. and Mrs. Timothy WolffMr. Paul Yim and Ms. Dora Man

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Friend - ($1.00 + )Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. AbdallahMs. Gloria A. AguirreMr. and Mrs. Murray E. AndersonMs. Kim M. AnthonyMs. Janice AttridgeMr. and Mrs. Bert BarryMr. and Mrs. Robert F. BegertMr. and Mrs. Christopher BeldenMs. Maria D. P. BerastainDr. Sean M. BidicMs. Nelda Biggs HestandMr. and Mrs. David BonicardMr. and Mrs. Roland G. BrandstetterMr. and Mrs. Zack BriscoeMr. and Mrs. Michael W. BukoskyMr. M. D. Burton and Dr. Karen BurtonMr. Flip CaderaoMr. and Mrs. J. T. CavanaughMr. Sone CavazosMr. Calvin ColbertMr. and Mrs. Michael ConnellyMr. Michael M. ConnellyMs. Nancy CroweMr. and Mrs. Mathew DavisMr. and Mrs. Matthew Oneal DavisMr. Mike DavisMr. and Mrs. George H. DiazMr. Matthew DicksonMr. and Mrs. Bryan DoerrMs. Kathleen DrablosMr. Brandon DuquetteMr. and Mrs. Richard L. FincherMr. and Mrs. Thomas FloodMr. and Mrs. Donald FranzenMr. and Mrs. Spencer Frost, IIIMr. and Mrs. Christopher FurmanMr. Ronny GeigerMr. and Mrs. Luis E. GonzalezMrs. Jacquelyn GravesMrs. Judy A. GrayMr. and Mrs. Peter HachtmanMr. Mark A. HallMr. and Mrs. Sam O. HarrisMr. and Mrs. Denis P. HealyMr. John C. HeierMr. and Mrs. Thomas HenningsMr. and Mrs. John A. Henry, IVMr. John HickeyMr. Joseph IconMr. and Mrs. Tom JacobowskiMr. Jimmy J. JamesMrs. Elizabeth JenningsMr. and Mrs. Paul JohnsonMrs. Donna JohnstonMr. Michael D. JonesMs. Ania JoyMr. and Mrs. David KaneMs. Alina KaramMs. L. Suzan Kedron

Mr. and Mrs. Colin KerwinMr. and Mrs. Edward C. KiernanMs. Kimberly KirkseyMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey KittlesonMr. and Mrs. Walter N. KuntzMr. and Mrs. Stephen LeeolouMr. James LinthicumMs. Sylvia LuedtkeMr. Jeffrey E. MabryMr. and Mrs. Emil S. MachaMr. and Mrs. Gary P. MachakMr. and Mrs. Harry J. MartinMr. and Mrs. Mariano A. Martinez, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Tony MartinezMr. and Ms. John MathesMs. Erin E. McCormickMr. and Mrs. Wayne McGowenMr. James MeliaMr. Michael MerriamMr. and Mrs. Richard P. MichelMr. Andrew M. MillerMr. and Mrs. Bruce W. MonierMr. and Mrs. Michael R. MoraweyDr. and Mrs. John MozenaMr. and Mrs. Luigi MungioliMr. and Mrs. Christopher NelsonDrs. Sean C. and Jennifer A. O’BrienMr. and Mrs. Dan PaezMr. and Mrs. M. A. Parsons, IIMs. Diane PearsonMr. and Mrs. Robert PirozzoloMr. and Mrs. David QuadriniMs. Rebecca QuinnMr. and Mrs. John RanshawMrs. Emmet ReadeMs. Rhonda L. RompolaMr. and Mrs. Mike Rossi, Jr.Ms. Katherine L. RuppeMs. Rachel SimpsonMr. and Mrs. Joseph P. SinacolaMr. and Mrs. John C. SmitMr. and Mrs. K. David SmithMr. William R. Stahlke, IVMr. and Mrs. Gerald SteeleMr. Carlos SuneDr. and Mrs. Jeffrey W. TalleyMr. and Mrs. James S. TartMr. and Mrs. Marcus J. TaylorMr. Jerin ThenayanMr. Stuart ThomasMs. H. K. ThurberMr. and Mrs. Peter TumminelloMr. and Mrs. Samuel J. VastolaMr. and Mrs. Steven VinklarekMs. Maureen WebsterMr. F. William WhiteDr. Lori S. WhiteMr. and Mrs. Alexander WilliamsDr. Patricia A. YokopenicMr. and Mrs. Christopher Zukowski

G i F t S i N K i N DAnonymousMs. Korey K. AdamsBaker Bros. American DeliMr. and Mrs. Michael H. BarnesMr. and Mrs. Earl BentleyDr. and Mrs. Timothy N. BoothCalame JewelersMs. Kathryn M. CastellucciMr. and Mrs. Dennis CaughyMr. and Mrs. William E. CaveChipotle Mexican GrillChrist the King ParishMr. and Mrs. Duke ClarkeMr. and Mrs. Robert R. ClickCoca-Cola EnterprisesMrs. Isabelle L. ColloraMr. Denis CoxFather Charles E. CurranMr. Mike DavisMr. and Mrs. Michael A. DeFeoMr. Paul T. DickelDiocese of Dallas; Office of Youth & Young AdultsMr. and Mrs. John K. DunlapMr. and Mrs. William J. DworaczykMrs. James EarlyMr. and Mrs. M. Lance EdwardsDr. and Mrs. Philip W. EichenholzThe Most Reverend Kevin J. Farrell, D.D.Mr. B. Don FarrisMs. Kathleen FendlerMr. and Mrs. Jorge FernandezMr. and Mrs. Thomas FloodMr. Michael FloresMr. and Mrs. Kevin P. GarvinMs. Gail GibbsMs. Melanie M. GolderMr. and Mrs. Mac HallMr. and Mrs. Rocky HambricMs. Sarah HananMr. and Mrs. James B. HarrisDr. and Mrs. Tony HerringMr. Brendan HigginsMr. and Mrs. John M. HillMr. and Mrs. Richard K. Hoestereyi FratelliMr. and Mrs. Scott N. IrvingDr. Lynn Romejko-JacobsMr. and Mrs. Kevin JeffriesDr. and Mrs. Charles E. JohnstonKane Russell Coleman & Logan PCKindermusik by SoundStepsMr. and Mrs. Kevin KoriothMs. Marie KrebsMs. Colby J. KrugerThe Reverend Anthony F. LacklandMr. and Mrs. Steve LandreganMr. and Mrs. Peter Larsen

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Mr. and Mrs. Rick LeBlancMr. and Mrs. Anthony S. LevatinoMs. Joanne B. LykeMr. and Mrs. Mike MarkeyMs. Alexis C. MartinezMr. and Mrs. Tony MartinezDr. and Mrs. David W. MatulaMr. and Mrs. Bob MohrMr. and Mrs. Edward W. MooreMr. and Mrs. Gregory MoundasNew Age DistributorsMr. and Mrs. Mark O’BrienDrs. Sean and Jennifer A. O’BrienMs. Christie PearsonMr. Carl E. PellegriniMr. Steven PerisMr. Benjamin QuindozaMr. and Mrs. Kenneth F. ReimerMrs. Patricia B. ReyesMs. Teresa C. RosadoMr. and Mrs. Allen F. RuppleMs. Alexandra T. RuzoMr. and Mrs. Andres RuzoMr. Andres A. RuzoMr. and Mrs. Frank SantoniMr. and Mrs. Scott A. SchefflerMr. and Mrs. Michael A. StanzelMr. and Ms. Steve StocktonSystemware, Inc.Mr. Garrett ThompsonDrs. Jeffrey R. and Mayra J. ThompsonMr. and Mrs. Jere W. Thompson, Jr.Tom Thumb Food & PharmacyMr. and Mrs. Edward D. Toole, IIIMr. and Mrs. Robert D. TullierMr. and Mrs. Kurt C. VandeMotterDr. and Mrs. Athol J. Ware

Frederick Buechner famously described vocation this way, “The place God calls you is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” Sometimes our vocation can find an outlet in a “day job”, but vocation is not fully contained in any one part of our life, it is a way of life that cuts across all of our relationships, family life and religious practice. A vocation is a calling that we listen for in the everyday rhythms of our life, not something we are handed out of the clouds on a mountaintop. It is discerned not chosen. And because vocation is always about how we are called to use our gifts to serve others, discernment does not happen in isolation, it requires an active community tuned to the ongoing work of hearing God’s call. We must pray together and read the scriptures and spiritual writings, not so much in search of answers, but to create the opportunities where our heart grows closer to God’s. We must reflect on our lives daily, because our awareness of our calling evolves and deepens over time with every step we take to live it out. We must seek the input of people who know us deeply. Most of all, in all of this, we must learn to listen – listen for the often maddeningly quiet voice of the Holy Spirit who speaks from the depth of our hearts and in the midst our own experiences, in the concerned words of those who love us and in the ancient wisdom of our faith-stories. Our work among the students and community at SMU is to ensure that students learn these habits before they leave so they can spend the rest of their lives loving and serving the Lord and one another.

Frank SantoniDirector

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SMU President R. Gerald Turner at the Running the Straight Race Annual Celebration

Confirmation 2010

Guest Joe Nava, Campus/Music Minister John Paul Lichon, and Chaplain Fr. Tony Lackland enjoy the annual fundraising celebration.

S O U R C E S O F G i F t S

A D v i S O Ry C O U N C i LTony and Kathy HerringJoe and Brenda McHughThomas H. and Judy Neuhoff

B O A R D O F t RU S t E E SJoe Coleman ‘85Denise DunlapBill DworaczykMelissa Eubanks ‘75Bill Fay ’84, ‘87Steve FoxMary HambricJohn Hill ‘73Trish HillPatty LangdaleBill MillerBob MohrMark O’Brien ‘86Kevin O’Meara ‘86Charlie QuinnKen ReimerSmokey Swenson ‘71Jeffrey Thompson, MDMayra Thompson, MDEd Toole ‘84

S tA F FFrank Santoni [email protected]

Fr. Tony [email protected]

Erin DuffyCampus [email protected]

John Paul LichonCampus/Music [email protected]

Sammy ArgumanizGraduate [email protected]

Cindy DixonOffice [email protected]

Anna LeBlancDirector of [email protected]

Special Events, Direct Mail, Major Gifts

51%

Sunday Collections

38%

Foundations 8%

Endowment and Other Income

3%

Sources of gifts: Total $498,000 fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.

i N H O N O R O FDennis Grindle by Mr. and Mrs.Richard L. FincherGarrett D. Geiger ‘09 by Mr. and Mrs. James GeigerJustin Ramirez ‘09 by Drs. Manuel R. and Corazon RamirezElizabeth C. Rassier ‘09 by Mr. and Mrs. John T. RassierDr. Mayra J. Thompson by Mrs. Patti ReyesStephanie A. Slevin ‘09 by Mr. and Mrs. J. David SlevinJacquelyn Lay ‘09 by Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Voss

i N M E M O Ry O FDennis Healy by Mr. and Mrs. John K. Dunlap


Trustee Mark O’Brien, Director Frank Santoni and his wife, Colleen at the celebration

Christine Harris ’11 and Kellie Spano ’12 at the Catholic Center

he SMU Neuhoff Catholic Center has been consistently doing more and more to get involved with the surrounding community. One of the programs that stand out is Service Saturday. Service Saturday provides an opportunity for students to bring our faith alive, through using our hands and feet to work with those in need. Service Saturday is also part of SMU Catholic’s Lenten FIVE Challenge. It is designed to bring the Catholic community out of its comfort zone and

give each student a greater understanding of each other and a sense of human compassion. One of the Saturday Service projects this year was working with the Habitat for Humanity work site in the Dallas area. Habitat for Humanity is a social program designed to give aid to those who are struggling with finances without giving anything away for free. The program requires that in addition to a down payment and monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor, what Habitat calls “sweat equity”, into building their house and the houses of others. Once the building is done the site leaders dedicate the house to the well deserved family. At the end of the building process, the site leaders dedicate the house, built by the community, to the family in need. SMU Catholic partnered with the SMU chapter of Habitat for Humanity, other student organizations on campus, as well as Highland Park United Methodist Church in building the Habitat House. Meeting at the Catholic Center at the early hour of 7:30 on a Saturday morning had students weary about the experience, but after meeting the energetic on-site coordinators, as well as having some much needed coffee and donuts, spirits quickly soared. The students worked on the final stages of building a house in South Dallas, spackling nail-holes and caulking external wood seams to prepare the home to be painted. Students work side by side with fellow SMU students, Dallas-area volunteers, Habitat for Humanity’s AmeriCorps workers, and the members of the family to whom the house was dedicated. Freshman Garrett Bockman took particular interest in the Habitat project, staying extra hours on the Habitat site. One of Bockman’s life-long dreams is to build his own house and in his words, “climbing onto the roof and getting your hands dirty with spackle and a nail gun brings you to the heart of building a house.” Through volunteering with SMU Catholic, he was able to “meet several amazing people who showed me the real heart of the program.” Garrett praised the Saturday Service in that it allowed him to “see the people that you are helping” and “to learn skills that make your experience much more than worth it”. Garrett is just one example of how, according to campus minister Erin Duffy, Service Saturday gives students “an experience of service that is easy to get involved with and can lead to deeper knowledge about service and hopefully to more opportunities to serve.”

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. . . “climbing onto the roof and getting your hands dirty with spackle and a nail gun brings you to the heart of building a house.”

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By Drew Konow ‘11

Lisa Berry ‘11

Neuhoff Catholic Student Community Center3057 University BoulevardDallas, TX 75205

www.smucatholic.org214.987.0044

SOUtHERN MEtHODiSt UNivERSityCAtHOLiC CAMPUS MiNiStRy Non-Profit Org.

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P A I DPermit No. 856Dallas, Texas

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Sunday Mass Perkins ChapelYear Round: 9:00 am School Year: 9:00 am and 5:00 pm

Wednesday Mass Annunciation Chapel in the Neuhoff CenterSchool Year: 12:10 pm

S M U CAt H O L i C R E C E i v E S A N AwA R DSMU Catholic was recognized as the Outstanding Student Organization Dedicated to Service for the 2009-2010 academic year. Congratulations and thanks to the SMU students dedicated to service and social justice that made this campus-wide recognition possible.

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