Your family is waiting for you.
We are your Catholic family away from home.
The St. John Paul II Student Centre is a ministry of the Diocese of Hamilton to post-secondary students in Waterloo.
We serve the students, staff, and faculty of Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Waterloo, and Conestoga College.
Like a family, we are here to accompany and strengthen you in our shared life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ!
The St. John Paul II Student Centre is a ministry of the Diocese of Hamilton to post-secondary students in Waterloo.
We serve the students, staff, and faculty of Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Waterloo, and Conestoga College.
Like a family, we are here to accompany and strengthen you in our shared life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ!
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Welcome back!
Returning students: Please note that Tuesday is the new Thursday (meaning that The Forge and Adoration have been moved to Tuesday, now including Mass - see below). A few days to mark on your calendar: Wednesday October 17, 2018: Faith and Reason This is the annual tri-chaplaincy pilgrimage (with our friends at the Newman Centre Guelph and McMaster University). We are the hosts this year. Come for dinner, Mass, and Adoration, and hear Professor Nick Zunic explore Pope St. John Paul II's encyclical Fides et Ratio (Faith and Reason) - a timely topic to say the least. It also happens to be close to the 20th anniversary of the encyclical's promulgation, AND the 40th anniversary of our namesake's election as pope! It will be intellectually stimulating, spiritually invigorating, and socially...cool. Friday January 18 to Sunday January 20, 2019 Our annual Winter Retreat in Deemerton ON Also with our friends from the three chaplaincies. If you haven't heard about it, ask someone at the Student Centre. It's a blast. It's a more relaxed and social retreat, with all activities optional (though learning, spiritual, and social opportunities abound). Watch for further registration information on this site and on facebook. Be warned: there are marriages which can be attributed to this retreat. |
WEEKLY EVENTS:
Sunday Student Mass Sundays - 7:00pm at St. Michael's Parish (JP2SC is physically attached to the back of St. Michael's) Followed by a social in the Student Centre at (app. 8:15 pm) - pizza at least once per month (at least). Fall 2018 : September 9 to December 16 (except October7) Winter 2019: January 7 to April 14 "The Forge" faith study Tuesdays 5:45pm - 6:50pm at JP2SC - Canadian Martyrs Room Our main faith formation program consisting of talks, Bible studies, and discussions Fall 2018: September 11 to December 11 (except October 9) Winter 2019: January 8 to April 16 (except February 19) "Pray and Play" Holy Mass 7:00pm Thursdays 7:30pm - 8:30pm (following "The Forge"): Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, concluding with the Liturgy of the Hours (Compline) and Benediction. Sacrament of Reconciliation usually available 8:30 - ?: Games night! Bring your favourite board/card game, use one of ours, or just chill in the Student Centre. Probably involving ping-pong. Not gonna lie. (Same dates as "The Forge", ) Family Dinner Wednesdays at 6:00pm in JP2SC - St. Philip Neri Room. Home-cooked meal prepared by our hospitality team. If you're family, there's no need to pay. But a freewill donation of $1-$2 or whatever you can offer would be accepted in the box provided. Fall 2018: September 12 to December 5 (except September 26, October 11, and October 17) Winter 2019: January 9 to April 10 (Except February 20) First Sunday Discernment Group Are you discerning a call to ordained or consecrated life? Father Dave Walter (our priest chaplain) and Father Michael King (diocesan vocations director) lead a discernment group on the first Sunday of every month during the school year at 6:00pm in JP2SC (Canadian Martyrs' Room). Campus Minister's Drop-in Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00pm-4:30pm in the Student Centre Wednesdays 9am-12pm in the Wilfrid Laurier University's Multi-faith Resource Team office (Arts Building, room 1C14A) (WLU MFRT web page) NB: Campus Minister is available most days in the Student Centre or by appointment. email: info@jp2waterloo.ca Movie Night: Most Saturdays 8:00pm. See facebook for details. Sort of informal. Various Student-run faith groups meet weekly or regularly at the Student Centre: See the Faith Groups section for more |