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Home at HollandCCM students, families, and friends

came together over Family Weekend to celebrate the anniversary of the Catholic

Newman Center at Holland House - a welcoming home for students for 10 years.

Elon CatholiC Campus ministry nEwslEttEr | Fall 2019

I N S I D E : 2 0 1 8 - 2 0 1 9 A N N U A L R E P O R T

Elizabeth Czenczek, class of 2023, reflects on how CCM helps keep her faith strong while transitioning to life at Elon.

Family Weekend and Homecoming Weekend celebrated 30 years of CCM and shared the future of the ministry.

Kaitlyn Sendzik, CCM’s Student Engagement Coordinator, speaks to the importance of meeting and engaging students on campus.

The CaTholiC Phoenix

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2019 CCM SERVANT LEADERS:Mikey Lee, President

Brittany BartonRaquel Burns

Hannah FeldhuesMaddie GallEllie Gaudin

Maggie GradyMackenzie HallMadie Hotaling

Katherine KlingerCourtney Kollar

Catherine LoGrandeEmily May

Olivia NowakowskiChris Pottorff

Victoria SardegnaMarina Thornton

ADVISORY BOARD:Mandy Nelson, Chair, P’20

Maggie Bergin, P’21Dcn. Bob Bridwell, ‘71

Kristen Burke, ‘18Joanne Callahan, P’22

Jon DooleyGreg and Sandy Janis, P’20

Kevin KrasinskiMatthew Krause, ‘16

Michael and Colleen LoGrande, P’21Mark McCaffrey, P’21, P’23

Tracy McCool, ‘11Ralph Nelson, P’20

Jacqueline Serany, ‘12Robert and Elizabeth Siletzky

Cindy Touloupas, P’13

DIOCESAN STAFF:Campus Minister and Associate

Chaplain for Catholic LifeFr. Peter C. Tremblay, OFM Conv.

ptremblay@elon.edu336-278-7355

Director of Catholic LifeTrung Huynh-Duc

tduc@elon.edu

Student Ministry CoordinatorLeah Breindel

lbreindel@elon.edu

Student Engagement CoordinatorKaitlyn Sendzik

ksendzik@elon.edu

Campus Ministry

My name is Elizabeth Czenczek, and I am a first year at Elon and studying

Elementary Special Needs Education! On campus, you can find me hanging out with my friends, going to sporting events, swimming on the club swim team, and participating in Catholic Campus Ministry. I am from Richmond, Virginia, and I am very involved in my parish back home. Coming to Elon, I was looking to find more connection in my faith and a church community where I was welcomed. I began going to Mass with CCM and made it a part of my Sunday routine like it was at home. It was at Mass that I first heard about the Fall Beach Retreat. Back home, I loved going on church trips such as retreats, Diocesan youth conferences, and Steubenville trips. I was looking forward to having a weekend away from campus and meeting others in the ministry. It was on the trip that I met some of my closest friends and really had a chance to reflect on my faith. In college, I am looking to stay focused on what truly matters in my life - a strong relationship with God - and with CCM, I believe this will be very possible. On the trip, I really enjoyed the small group discussions; we were able to share about our own personal experiences in the faith and help

one another grow. I was given advice on how to balance both my religious life and school life while at college, and the thing I learned was as long as you are trying to reach out to God, He will also reach out to you. While on the trip, I met Brittany Barton, a junior and Servant Leader in CCM. Brittany has helped me have a smooth transition in college and has served as a mentor for me. It is because of her that I am applying to be a Servant Leader myself to help the CCM community grow. CCM offers an amazing family; with events such as Sunday Suppers, Liturgy on the Lawn, and the Awakening Retreat, they help bring all ages together at Elon. My faith to me is my relationship with God and my relationship with my church. I find comfort and support in my faith and rely on it to live a positive life. On Sundays, my friends and I look forward to attending the 5 p.m. Mass; walking up to the church and seeing Father Peter is the perfect way to start our week. Going into college, I was nervous I was not going to have a strong faith community, CCM has proven me wrong and has given me a new home while at Elon. I look forward to becoming more involved in the CCM community and meeting new people.

ExperiencesBy Elizabeth Czenczek, Class of 2023

irst-Year

What Truly Matters

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Elizabeth (bottom right) on CCM’s Elon Awakening Retreat

Our 30th anniversary as an official, SGA-recognized student organization

has been quite the year! Kicking off last March with our Catholic Life Summit, where we established a new and bold five-year strategic plan to reach the 1,700 Catholic students on campus, we have gone full-steam ahead in our efforts. In addition, this fall marked the 10th anniversary of the dedication of the Holland House as the Catholic Newman Center. It was 11 years ago that Justin Sposato, class of 2010 and former CCM president, met with then-university president Leo Lambert to discuss the desire and possibility of Catholic students to have their own Catholic house on campus. Only a year later, on Family Weekend 2009, that dream was made a reality and Elon dedicated the former home of presidents J. Earl Danieley and

Fred Young as the new home for Catholic Campus Ministry! To celebrate the dual anniversaries, we held events on Family Weekend and Homecoming Weekend revolving around the theme, “Home at Holland” - to commemorate how the house has served as a home for students at Elon, a place where many have found community and belonging. After the annual Family Weekend Mass this year, students, families, and friends all arrived at the Holland House to enjoy a special dinner under the starry skies. It was here that Advisory Board chair, Mandy Nelson, announced that Jim and Jayne Field, parents of daughter Julia, class of 2020, had pledged a gift of $30,000 to CCM in honor of our 30th anniversary. This gift is a tremendous first step in being able to reach the goals of our strategic plan!

Then, in November, our community welcomed back many alumni and former staff members over Homecoming Weekend, including a special guest - former campus minister (and my predecessor) Fr. Gerry Waterman! Our annual Saturday tailgate outside the football stadium was incredible, with so many friends reconnecting; even President Connie Book made an appearance! The next day, we celebrated Mass and served a special, home-cooked brunch at the Holland House for all our alumni and their families. I look forward in five years, when the goals of our strategic plan have born fruit, and imagine how many more students, families, and alumni our ministry can have an impact on! I pray and invite you to join us in our mission as we build up the Kingdom of God at Elon.

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By Fr. Peter Tremblay, OFM Conv.

Celebrating Past, Present, and Future!

Visit org.elon.edu/ccm/strategicplan to find out how you can support our future!

Catholic Campus Ministry at Elon University is incredibly grateful for the generous financial support we have received over the past year. We rely on our donors as our primary revenue source to fund our programs, events, supplies, and personnel. The following list recognizes all donors who made a financial gift to Catholic Campus Ministry during the Elon fiscal year from June 1, 2018 - May 31, 2019. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this list. Please send any questions to T Huynh-Duc at tduc@elon.edu.

annual report oF giving | 2018-2019

Thank you.

ELON CCM GIVING CIRCLES

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The Servant Leadership Circle* ($25,000 +)Mr. and Mrs. Ralph DarlingThe Flatley FoundationMr. and Mrs. Myles Gillespie

Gillespie Family Fund, Inc.

St. Francis of Assisi Circle* ($10,000 - $24,999)Mr. and Mrs. Steven KlingerFidelity Charitable Gift Fund

St. Clare of Assisi Circle* ($5,000 - $9,999)Mr. and Mrs. James M. FieldMr. Thomas Lee and Ms. Michalene JohnsonJulia M. Cullen FoundationMr. and Mrs. Robert SiletzkyMr. Joseph Podgorski, Jr. and Ms. Margaret Sullivan

St. Anthony of Padua Circle* ($2,500 - $4,999)Blessed Sacrament Catholic Community - Burlington, NCMr. Thomas CafassoMr. Richard GolecMr. and Mrs. Greg JanisDr. and Mrs. Christopher LeupoldMr. and Mrs. Ralph NelsonMr. and Mrs. Michael SimonVanguard Charitable Endowment Program

St. Bonaventure Circle* ($1,500 - $2,499)Community Foundation of Greater Memphis Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Dellapa IIIMr. and Mrs. Russell FeatherMrs. Margaret KeenanMr. and Mrs. David McDonnellMr. Francis MoersdorfMr. and Mrs. Thomas OnanMr. and Mrs. Stephen PeckDr. Michael Touloupas and Dr. Cynthia TouloupasSchwab Charitable Fund

* Parent, alumni, faculty, and staff donors who have made gifts of $1,500 or more (not including Offertory collections) are recognized by Elon as members of The Elon Society, the university’s premier donor recognition society for annual giving

First-year students and families attend the CCM Welcome Dinner

Would you like to sponsor a program or activity for our students? If you are interested in funding a Wish List item, please contact Fr. Peter at ptremblay@elon.edu or 336-278-7355. Thank you for helping us build up Catholic Life at Elon!

$2,500 Sponsorship of a Student Engagement Intern for one year

$2,200 Professional Staff Development - CCMA Called 2020 National Convention

$1,000 Catholic Speaker Fund

$600 Recognition Dinner for Graduating Seniors

$600 New Servant Leadership Team Retreat and Training

$450 One-on-One Discipleship Mentoring Books for 50 students

$300 Holland House Hospitality (Food and snacks for students at Newman Center)

$250 One Monthly Sunday Supper after Masses

Elon CCM Wish List

annual report oF giving | 2018-2019

Dr. Georges Aboutanos and Dr. Angela AboutanosMs. Elizabeth BennettMs. Patricia BilkaDr. and Mrs. Robert BurkyMr. and Mrs. Timothy BuzbyMr. and Mrs. Brian CallahanMr. and Mrs. John CampbellMr. and Mrs. John CaseyMr. and Mrs. Dominic D’Ambrosio

Mr. and Mrs. Scott EdwardsDr. Maria Iruela and Mr. Jeffry FrittsMr. and Mrs. James GradyMs. Margaret GrahamDr. and Mrs. Timothy HallMr. and Mrs. William Henry, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. George HotalingMr. Ian HowellMr. and Mrs. Trung Huynh-DucMr. and Mrs. Neil Jinkins

Mr. and Mrs. Bert KleinMs. Martha KrallMs. Joanne LanaDr. Richard Letvak and Dr. Susan LetvakMr. and Mrs. George Mackenzie IVMr. and Mrs. Steven McCordMr. Gerald MisurekMr. and Mrs. Gregory NovinskiMr. and Mrs. Eugene Pasztor

Mr. and Mrs. Dale PhippsMr. and Mrs. Patrick PreudhommeMr. and Mrs. Thomas RobardsMr. and Mrs. Robin SardegnaMr. Gary SheehanMr. and Mrs. George TheofelDr. and Mrs. Matthew ValleMr. and Mrs. David Whitehead

St. Joseph of Cupertino Circle ($250 - $499)

St. Marianne Cope Circle ($500 - $999)

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph AlefDr. and Mrs. Andy AngyalMr. and Mrs. Daniel BaranikMs. Diane BaroneBiogen Idec, Inc.Mr. and Mrs. Bradstreet BartonMs. Brittany BartonMr. and Mrs. Sean BrookinsDr. and Mrs. John CantoMs. Anne CarrMr. and Mrs. Richard ClementMr. and Mrs. Gregory ConnlyMr. and Mrs. Casey CruiseMr. Anthony DanieleMr. and Mrs. Claudio Del VecchioDr. and Mrs. James DorociakMs. Teresa Frazier

Dr. and Mrs. Lee FruehMr. and Mrs. Frank HallmannMr. and Mrs. David HarrisonMr. and Mrs. Charles HooverMr. and Mrs. David KammenMr. and Mrs. Ronald KellerMr. and Mrs. Philip KostkaMr. and Mrs. Kevin KrasinskiMr. and Mrs. Scott KrillMr. and Mrs. Peter KuvekeKuveke Living TrustMr. and Mrs. John LaCostaMr. and Mrs. John LeonardMr. and Mrs. Richard E. LippertMs. Carol Ann LisantiMr. and Mrs. Dennis LutesMr. and Mrs. Leo Marzen

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas MataconisMr. and Mrs. Mark McCaffreyMr. and Mrs. Daniel McCoolMr. Humberto Mendoza and Ms. Luz Lourdes MorenoDr. Kimberly Mercurio and Mr. James MercurioMr. and Mrs. John MischlerMr. and Mrs. James MobleyMr. and Mrs. Timothy NaehringMr. and Mrs. Nicholas OchsnerMr. and Mrs. Craig O’NeillMr. and Mrs. David PeoplesMr. and Mrs. Francisco PerezMr. and Mrs. Anthony RubertiMr. and Mrs. Robert RundleMr. and Mrs. Michael Ruwitch

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph SadowskiMs. Jacqueline SeranyMr. and Mrs. Chad SharpeMr. and Mrs. J. Robert SmeatonThe StandardMs. Genevieve StreetMr. and Mrs. David TamayoMr. and Mrs. Chistopher VentrescaDr. Anthony Weaver and Dr. Lauren HaldemanMr. and Mrs. Thomas WinkelMr. and Mrs. Gene WisniewskiWells FargoWilliam E & Juliana P O’Neill Family Foundation

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Enjoying the feast at the annual Thanksgiving Sunday SupperStudents in Eucharistic Adoration on the CCM Beach Retreat

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Buyalos, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D’AbroscaMr. and Mrs. Jerome Free, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. James HartmanMr. John Hoofnagle and Ms. Marie Royals-Hoofnagle

Mr. and Mrs. Michael LoGrandeMr. Declan Maguire and Ms. Lisa CapodiciMr. and Mrs. Ralph MendozaMr. and Mrs. Edmond Moriarty IIIMr. and Mrs. Ron Petnuch

Mr. and Mrs. Russell SmithMr. and Mrs. John TrainorMr. and Mrs. David Walkowski

St. Maximilian Kolbe Circle ($1,000 - $1,499)

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Anonymous Ms. Maya AboutanosMr. and Mrs. Gregory AdinolfiMs. Grace AhleringMr. and Mrs. William AlexanderMr. and Mrs. Michael ArcieriMr. and Mrs. Paul ArmstrongDr. and Mrs. Joseph AugustMr. and Mrs. Paul BargstedtDr. John Barry and Ms. Marion Wingfield

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph BaummerDr. Thomas Becherer and Dr. Rebecca BechererMr. Martin BeckelhymerMr. and Mrs. Charlie BellMr. and Mrs. Patrick Bell, Sr.Ms. Margaret BerginMs. Elizabeth BilkaMr. and Mrs. William BloomMs. Bella BookMs. Leah BreindelDr. Kevin Brown and Dr. Freda ChuMr. and Mrs. Scott BullockMr. and Mrs. Kevin BurkeMs. Kristen BurkeMs. Raquel BurnsMr. and Mrs. Patrick ButlerMr. Anthony CancroMs. Heather CancroMr. and Mrs. Daniel CannonMs. Elizabeth CantoMr. and Mrs. Paul Carabello

Ms. Anne ChanasMr. Kenneth Cheek and Ms. Rebecca Casp-CheekMr. and Mrs. John ChipmanMr. and Mrs. Thomas Chybrzynski, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ciapciak, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. James ClarkDr. Jeffrey Clark and Dr. Laura ClarkDr. Lee Ann Clements and Mr. Jeffrey ClementsMr. and Mrs. Jonathan ConleyMr. Patrick CooneyMr. and Mrs. Wallace CooneyMr. and Mrs. Robert CornejoMs. Amanda CorsoDr. Joseph CoteMr. Jordan CottleMr. John Covello and Ms. Paula Sollami-CovelloMs. Kara CowdrickMr. Jacob CrouseMr. and Mrs. James CupoDr. Kwadwo Dakwa and Mrs. Lorean Thelwell-DakwaMr. David D’ArdenneMr. and Mrs. Mark DauenhauerMr. Samuel DavidsonMr. and Mrs. Royce DayMs. Stephanie DebordDr. and Mrs. Martin DeFrancescoMs. Connie DeLoreyMr. and Mrs. James DerasmoMr. John DietzMs. Lisa DiskinDr. and Mrs. Jonathan DooleyMr. Daniel DorociakMr. and Mrs. Scott DreibelbisMr. Brian DudiakMs. Barbara DunningMr. William Durbin and Ms. Susan Murray-DurbinErnst and YoungMr. and Mrs. Albert Esposito IIMr. Ray EvelandMr. Michael Farmar

Mr. Robert FeatherMs. Hannah FeldhuesMr. and Mrs. William FeldhuesMs. Julia FieldFM Global FoundationDr. and Mrs. Stephen FolgerMs. Sydney ForsythMr. and Mrs. Louis FortunatoMr. and Mrs. John FrayMs. Melissa GaisserMr. and Mrs. Ronald GalaMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey GallMs. Madeline GallGap InternationalMr. and Mrs. Frank GarciaMr. and Mrs. Kevin GardnerMr. and Mrs. Mark GarlandDr. and Mrs. Timothy GaudinMr. Robert GeckMs. Patti GibbonsMr. and Mrs. Robert GlickmanMr. and Mrs. Daniel GonzalezMr. and Mrs. Jose Gonzalez, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William GormanMr. and Mrs. John Gornto, Sr.Graham Holdings CompanyMr. and Mrs. David GruskyMs. Margaret GunsonMr. and Mrs. Charles GwinnettMs. Ashley HalinskiMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey HallMs. Mackenzie HallMr. John HamiltonMr. and Mrs. Peter HawleyMr. and Mrs. John HayesMr. and Mrs. David HeaddenMs. Kathleen HealyDr. Catherine Heilman and Mr. Kevin HeilmanMr. and Mrs. Christopher HelmsMr. and Mrs. Sean HerlihyMr. and Mrs. Richard HillMs. Catherine HinkenMr. and Mrs. Michael HollandMr. Timothy Horan and Mrs. Kymm Bradley-HoranDr. David Horvath

Ms. Madeleine HotalingMs. Katherine HowellMr. and Mrs. Fred HrinukMs. Anna HughesMr. and Mrs. George HullMr. and Mrs. John InsleyMs. Renee JanisMr. and Mrs. David JenkinsMs. Jerita JohnsonMs. Kayleigh JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Thomas JohnsonMr. and Mrs. Timothy JohnsonMr. Marc Joseph and Mrs. Betsy PolkMr. and Mrs. Daniel JoslinMr. David Kasian and Mrs. Kathleen DunstMr. and Mrs. James KeefeMr. and Mrs. Brian KellerMs. Emily KellerMr. Ethan KellerMr. and Mrs. Paul KenneyMr. Austin KickMr. and Mrs. Kevin KildayMr. and Mrs. David KimockMs. Rebecca KimockMr. John KinaneMs. Katherine Klinger

Knights of Columbus, Fourth Degree Assembly 2254Mr. and Mrs. James Knuff, Jr.Mr. Eric KoesslerMs. Courtney KollarMr. and Mrs. Matthew Kollar

Ms. and Mrs. Franklin KoontsMr. Michael KopczynskiMs. Allison KornackiMr. Matthew KrauseMr. and Mrs. Daniel KrickMr. and Mrs. Jean-Yves LagardeDr. Karen Lankisch and Mr. Paul LankischMs. Emiliana LanzDr. and Mrs. Thomas LawrenceMrs. Katie LeachMs. Michalene LeeMs. Kristin LeesmanMs. Mary LeupoldMr. and Mrs. Richard H. LippertMs. Catherine LoGrandeMr. and Mrs. John Lord IIICongressman and Mrs. Stephen LynchMr. and Mrs. Alan MacQueenMr. and Mrs. Mark MahoneyMr. Andrew MarangolaMr. and Mrs. Jan MarekMr. and Mrs. Clifford Mars, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas MartinMs. Alicia MartinezMr. and Mrs. Robert McCannMr. and Ms. Brian McCarthyMs. Sarah McCarthyMs. Tricia McCarthyMs. Riley McCrossanMr. and Mrs. William McCurdyMr. and Mrs. Edward McDermottMr. Michael McGill and Mrs. Debra BarnesMr. Brian McGoldrickMr. Thomas McGuireMr. and Mrs. William McKayMs. Diane McSheehyMr. Jovani Mendez-SandovalMs. Maryann MennellaMerck & Company, Inc. Mr. Robert Metzler and Mrs. Mary Louise CarnevaleMr. and Mrs. Luis MinietMr. and Mrs. James MoodyMr. and Ms. Konrad Motyka

Guardian Angels Society ($1 - $249)

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2018-2019 FINANCIAL REPORTAnnual Operating Income $ 352,983.20 Annual Operating Expenses $ 308,496.29

Education and Leadership$25,391.24

Service/Social Justice

$28,882.83

Office/Facilities$5,057.48

Administration$44,482.60

Advancement and Communications

$51,100.01

Building a Catholic Community$49,229.94

Liturgical$48,605.75

Diocese of Raleigh$70,000.00

Offertory Collections$26,442.22

Elon University(SGA)

$10,330.00

Retreat Income $7,830.00

Other$540.00

Parents/Alumni/Friends

$237,840.98

Spiritual Formation$55,746.44

Fr. Peter chats with Elon staff at the Mass of the

Holy Spirit

Fernando Puig and Casey Paulhus prepare for an

activity on Beach Retreat

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Mr. and Mrs. Elias MozloomMr. and Mrs. Andrew MurrayMs. Samantha MurrayMr. and Mrs. Brandon NeffMs. Heather NelsonMr. and Mrs. Philip NelsonMr. and Mrs. Matthew NiehausMr. Andrew NovinskiMr. and Mrs. John NowakowskiMs. Olivia NowakowskiMs. Bailey NumbersMr. and Mrs. Paul O’Donnell, Sr.Mr. Matthew OertelMr. and Mrs. James O’MalleyMr. and Mrs. Brian O’NeilMr. Timothy O’SullivanMr. and Mrs. James PajkMr. and Mrs. Samuele PardiniMr. and Mrs. Kenneth ParisiMs. Elizabeth PattmanMr. and Mrs. Daniel PavlickMr. and Mrs. Robert PelosiMr. Ernesto Perez and Mrs. Xinia RamirezMr. and Mrs. Mihkel PoolaMr. Christopher PottorffMr. and Mrs. Timothy PottorffMr. and Mrs. Derek PowersMr. and Mrs. Craig PrincipiMs. Jane PrueMr. and Mrs. Randall RabbittMr. Charles A. RacioppoMr. and Mrs. Charles J. RacioppoMs. Anne RedgraveMs. Halie ReedMr. and Mrs. Robert RegisterMr. and Mrs. Donald ReillyMs. Pamela RidoutMr. and Mrs. Michael RiedlMr. and Mrs. Christopher RocheleauMr. and Mrs. Timothy RogersMs. Terri RooksMr. and Mrs. Robert RooneyMr. John Hoofnagle and Ms. Marie Royals-HoofnagleMr. Ryan RudingerMs. Kristin RuffeMr. and Mrs. Paul RuffeMs. Sara RussellMs. Carrie RyanDr. Sandra Rygg and Mr. Steven RyggMr. and Mrs. John SadlerMr. and Mrs. Aaron Sadlowski

Fr. Andrew Santamauro, OFM Conv.Ms. Victoria SardegnaMr. and Mrs. Heath SawyerDr. Michael Schmiederer and Dr. Jodean SchmiedererDr. and Mrs. Richard SchultzMs. Chelsea SemeraroMr. Victor Sevillano and Ms. Christina SellartMr. Brian SharnskyMr. and Mrs. James ShaughnessyMr. and Mrs. John SimmonsMr. and Mrs. Daniel SimsMr. and Mrs. Scott SloanMs. Alexandra SmithMr. and Mrs. Seth SmithMr. and Mrs. John SomervilleMr. and Mrs. Justin SposatoMr. and Mrs. Mark StaffordMr. and Mrs. John StanchinaMs. Taylor StephensMr. and Mrs. Christopher StewartMr. and Mrs. Dennis StinehelferMs. Mary SullivanMr. and Mrs. Edward Sulva, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Peter SwordDr. and Mrs. Joseph TemmingDr. and Mrs. ThomasMr. and Mrs. Scott ThorntonMr. and Mrs. Daniel TiedgeMr. and Mrs. Andrew TomkoMs. Emily TrainorFr. Peter Tremblay, OFM Conv.Ms. Cassandra TumaszMr. Daniel UrsuMs. Leah VailMs. Sabrina van der GrachtMr. and Mrs. Eugene Van NoteMr. and Mrs. Mitchell VarnerMr. and Mrs. Michael VatterVerizon Foundation Mr. Nolberto VillegasMr. John WalkowskiMs. Molly WalkowskiMr. Joseph WalshMr. and Mrs. Terry WardMr. and Mrs. David WasmundDr. Lori Weide and Mr. Gary LaweraMr. Christian Wensel and Ms. Vicky RossiMr. and Mrs. Gary WestMr. and Mrs. Kevin WhalenDr. and Mrs. Steven White, Sr.Mr. and Mrs. Gerald WhittingtonMs. Renee WilhideMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey WilsonDr. Rachel WilsonMs. Rachel YatesMr. and Mrs. Demetrios ZaharisMr. and Mrs. David ZavagnoMs. Suzanne ZimmermannMr. and Mrs. Mark ZimpelmanMr. and Mrs. Matthew ZimpelmanMr. and Mrs. Paul Zitelli, Jr.

What made you choose to come to Elon?I graduated from Lewis University with a degree in Pastoral Ministry, and I knew based on my campus ministry experience that I wanted to work with students and help them on their faith journeys. The past three years, I worked at a retreat center outside of Chicago, running retreats for high school students. I loved my time with the high schoolers, but I felt called to work with college students. The Elon CCM opportunity has been an answered prayer.

What are some of your favorite things?I love to run and have been a runner since freshman year of high school. Last year, I completed the Chicago marathon for the first time, raising money for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. I love to be outside and love how close North Carolina is to both the mountains and the beach. I love finding new books to read that help me to grow into a closer relationship with Jesus.

What is your role with Elon Catholic Campus Ministry?I am the Student Engagement Coordinator, which is a new position within CCM’s five-year strategic plan. I meet primarily with first-year students and build relationships with them by learning about their journeys with Jesus Christ and helping them find community within CCM. I love hearing where they’ve come from, where they are today, and where they hope to go. Getting to know someone personally shows they are loved and cared for, and I want to be a familiar face in CCM whom students can talk to. It’s been a joy meeting students where they are at and helping them to dig deeper into their faith journeys. I am looking forward to CCM launching the Student Engagement Internship program, because there is beauty in having students share their faith journeys with each other and build their own relationships. The possibilities of peer-to-peer engagement is boundless and I can’t wait to see how many more students we can reach.

My own campus ministers from college helped me to grow in my faith journey and learn more about my gifts and talents, and I am blessed to be able to minister to the Elon students now. A quote that I reflect on often is: “choose a job that you love, and you will never ‘work’ a day in your life.” My short time at Elon so far has proven true to this quote, and I am looking forward to the upcoming semester and years that follow.

Caroline Lanzarone decorates a cookie at the

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Kaitlyn SendzikStudent engagement Coordinator

Kaitlyn (far right) with the leadership team on Elon Awakening 2

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