Rowan Catholic Schedule
Fall Semester Mass, Prayer, Service and Ministry Weekly Schedules:
Sunday Mass: All Masses are held at St. Bridget University Parish 125 Church St. Glassboro. Vigil Mass Saturdays 4:30pm and Sunday morning Masses are 9am or 11am (bilingual Spanish).
Daily Mass: Daily Masses are held Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 9am at St. Bridget’s University Parish 125 Church St. Glassboro.
Sacrament of Penance: Saturdays from 3:30-4pm at St. Bridget Church
Daily Community Rosary: Prayed in the Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati Chapel at the Newman House, unless a Monday or Tuesday “on campus day”. These days will be noted in our Group Me chat and on our daily Instagram/Facebook story.
Monday: 2pm in The Frassati Chapel in the Newman House
Tuesday: 2pm in the Student Center Expansion (for all of Lent)
Wednesday: 3:30pm in The Frassati Chapel in the Newman House
Thursday: 2-3pm in The Frassati Chapel in the Newman House
Friday: 4pm in The Frassati Chapel in the Newman House
Monday Mass & breakfast: We meet for 9am daily Mass on Mondays at St. Bridget’s University Parish, followed by breakfast & fellowship at Ry’s Bagels on campus at 9:45am. Beginning on 1/26.
Music Ministry: Monday rehearsal from 4-5pm at St. Bridget Church.
Women’s Ministry: Mondays at the Newman House from 5-6:15pm at the Newman House beginning 1/26.
OCIA Class (formerly RCIA Class): Class for Rowan students on Tuesdays from 5-6:15pm at the Newman House. Classes resume on 1/20/26.
Music Ministry: Wednesday rehearsal from 4:30-5:30pm at St. Bridget Church.
Newman Night: Every Wednesday free dinner at 6pm, meeting at 7pm. Dinner and meetings begin weekly on 1/21/26. See detailed weekly schedule further below.
Pro-Life Ministry: Select Thursdays at at the Newman House at 3:30pm. First meeting on 2/12 at 3:30pm.
Sharing the Faith Group: First and Third Thursdays from 6-7pm at the Newman House beginning on 2/5.
Men’s Ministry: Thursdays at the Newman House from 7:30-9pm beginning 1/29.
Bible Study: Fridays from 5-6pm at the Newman House beginning on 1/30.
Fall Semester Newman Nights, Special Events and Service opportunities schedule
Wednesday, March 11th: Join us for free dinner at the Newman House at 6pm. Followed by our outdoor stations of the cross around the campus of Rowan University.
This meeting is also our Open House for prospective Rowan students who are high school seniors or transfer upperclassman to attend. Please email YouthMinisterKari@gmail.com to sign up to attend.
Thursday, March 12th: Service opportunity serving the guests at Joseph’s House dinner. Help cook dinner at the Newman House from 3-4:30pm. And/or join us to serve the meal. Meet at the Newman House at 4:30pm to load up the cars and head out. We will be home by 8pm. Eight student volunteer spaces are available. Please sign up with Kari.
Wednesday, March 18th: SPRING BREAK-NO Dinner or meeting. Enjoy your break!
Monday, March 23rd: Service opportunity at Summit Place Nursing Home. Join us to help lead a Bible study to the residence at Summit Place. Meet at the Newman House at 10:45am. Transportation provided. We will be back by 12:15pm.
Also on Monday, March 23rd: Service Opportunity at Ronald McDonald House in Camden. We will meet at the Newman House at 3:15pm to head to Camden. We will cook dinner and serve the meal followed by the night activity & entertainment. We will be home around 8pm. Seven student volunteer spaces are available. Please sign up with Kari. There are 4-7 student spots available depending on drivers.
Wednesday, March 25th: Service opportunity for those who are a part of our Big Brother/Big Sister Group at St. Michael Regional School in Clayton. Meet at the Newman House for 2:45pm to hear out to meet with the students in 5-8th grade at St. Michael’s to share our faith. We will be back by 4:15pm.
Wednesday, March 25th: Join us for free dinner at St. Bridget Hall (Church basement) at 6pm in honor of the Annunciation Feast day. Followed by our meeting at 7pm in the parish hall. Fr. Rossi will conduct an interview with Sr. Karen about her living and ministering in the Holy Land for 15 years.
Friday, March 27th: Lenten Pilgrimage
Join us for a Pilgrimage to Villanova’s Chapel to learn more about Servant of God Father Bill Atkinson and pray by his tomb. We will also see parts of the campus and have lunch. We would leave Rowan at 10am and we would return around 4pm. Sign up with Kari.
Saturday, March 28th: Movie Night sponsored by our Pro-Life Ministry. We will show Triumph of the Heart, the story of St. Maximillian Kolbe at the Newman house at 7pm.
Sunday, March 29th: Palm Sunday
Meet in the Glassboro Town Square (near the brewery) at 10:20am for a Palm Sunday Procession before the 11am Mass.
Tuesday, March 30th: Tuesday of Holy Week
Camden Diocese Chrism Mass with Bishop Williams. Time & details coming.
Wednesday, April 1st: Wednesday of Holy Week
We will have a simple dinner meal at Newman at 6pm, followed by Tenebrae service at St. Bridget Church at 7pm.
Thursday, April 2nd: Holy Thursday
Attend the 7pm Mass for Holy Thursday at St. Bridget’s Church, Kari will lead those who would like to pray at the 7 local Churches after the Holy Thursday Mass at St. Bridget’s. These seven visits represent the final seven places or “stations” Jesus journeyed, from his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane on Holy Thursday to his crucifixion and death on Good Friday.
In each church, we will kneel at the “altar of repose” to pray and meditate for about 10 minutes. We will finish up around 11pm. (Church order is St. Bridget’s Church, Mary Mother of Mercy Parish/Lourdes, Church of the Holy Family, Sts. Peter and Paul Church, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Our Lady of Peace Parish and Mater Ecclesiae)
Friday, April 3rd: Good Friday
3pm Service for Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion at St. Bridget’s Church. Followed by viewing the “Passion of the Christ” at Newman (approximately at 4:30pm).
Also on Friday, April 3rd: OCIA Easter Vigil Rehearsal at 7pm in the Church.
Saturday, April 4th: Holy Saturday
8pm Easter Vigil Mass. Join us to witness our OCIA students receive their sacraments.
Monday, April 6th: Service opportunity at Summit Place Nursing Home. Join us to help lead a Bible study to the residence at Summit Place. Meet at the Newman House at 10:45am. Transportation provided. We will be back by 12:15pm.
Wednesday, April 8th: Join us for free dinner at the Newman House at 6pm. Followed by our meeting at 7pm with Fr. Piro Part 2 of his Faith Talk Series, “Go Out to All the World: A Guide on Evangelization in the World”.
Saturday, April 11th: Join us for our annual Stockton & University of Delaware Newman House meet up! We will first attend the 4:30pm Mass together followed by hotdog & hamburger BBQ dinner at the Newman House from 5:30-8:30pm. Outdoor games, fellowship and fun!
Wednesday, April 15th: Join us for free dinner at the Newman House at 6pm. Followed by our meeting at 7pm with Fr. Piro Part 3 of his Faith Talk Series, “Go Out to All the World: A Guide on Evangelization in the World.”
Friday, April 17th: Service opportunity serving the guests at Joseph’s House dinner. Help cook dinner at the Newman House from 3-4:30pm. And/or join us to serve the meal. Meet at the Newman House at 4:30pm to load up the cars and head out. We will be home by 8pm. Seven student volunteer spaces are available. Please sign up with Kari.
Monday, April 20th: Service opportunity at Summit Place Nursing Home. Join us to help lead a Bible study to the residence at Summit Place. Meet at the Newman House at 10:45am. Transportation provided. We will be back by 12:15pm.
Wednesday, April 22nd: Service opportunity for those who are a part of our Big Brother/Big Sister Group at St. Michael Regional School. We will have our end of the year meeting at the Newman House from 3-4pm.
Wednesday, April 22nd: Join us for free dinner at the Newman House at 6pm. Followed by our meeting at 7pm with guest speaker and artist Brother Mickey McGrath. Brother Mickey will give a presentation of his artwork themed around “Migrants, Missionaries of Hope”.
Wednesday, April 29th: Rowan Catholic Formal and senior dinner from 6-9pm in St. Bridget’s Church Hall. Please dress up in formal attire (dresses & suits). We will give glory to God for another school year, have a formal dinner, honor our seniors and dance the night away!
Friday, May 1st: Rowan University’s Reading & Review Day
The Newman House will be open all day upstairs for studying, our Chapel for prayer. Time TBD.
Monday, May 4th: Service opportunity at Summit Place Nursing Home. Join us to help lead a Bible study to the residence at Summit Place. Meet at the Newman House at 10:45am. Transportation provided. We will be back by 12:15pm.
Saturday, May 9th: We invite all graduates (undergrad & graduate students) to attend the Baccalaureate Mass at St. Bridget University Parish at 4:30pm in the Church located at 125 Church St. Glassboro, NJ. All graduates please wear your gown and bring your cap to the Mass. Family & friends are encouraged to attend with you.