June 1, 2024

Congratulations to all our seniors who graduated in May! We are excited to see how the Lord wants to bless you and your future endeavors. You will certainly be missed!

NDSU Graduate Mary Heil with Father Cheney!

A group of students from the Newman Center spent time together camping at Itasca State Park and attended the Pentecost Mass with Bishop Andrew Cozzens near the headwaters of the Mississippi River. A Eucharistic Procession began following Mass where the 3,000 pilgrims present processed one mile with the Blessed Sacrament to the headwaters, where Benediction took place. The Mass and Procession was one of four locations across the United States that initiated a four part Eucharistic Procession which will all meet later this summer in Indianapolis, IN for the National Eucharistic Congress. It was a great privilege to witness and take part in the beginning this historic event in the life of the Church!

More information and progress of the four Eucharistic Procession routes can be found with the link below.

NDSU Students at the Eucharistic Procession

Please welcome Terezia Bolibruch, who will be our first Events Coordinator at the Newman Center! She will be coordinating events specifically held at the Newman Center by students, alumni, and friends. Please reach out to Terezia if you would

like to host an event at the Newman Center.

Please meet our new Director of Development, Joe Hendrickx. Joe has been working at the Newman Center since 2018 as a Development Officer and was promoted to the Director of Development this May. He and his wife Jolene live in Fargo with their children and just welcomed their sixth child in May. Joe is also a 2014 graduate of NDSU and has been working in ministry for the past 10 years.

We also wish to extend our gratitude to Bryan Wilburn, our previous Director of Development. Bryan served the Newman Center for 9 years, with 5 of those years serving as the Director of Development. Bryan was able to help lead the completion of our capital campaign and build our sustained giving program to fund our day-to-day ministry. We are very grateful for his dedication to the ministry and work at the Newman Center. 

We are excited to welcome Alfred Schwalbe who will be joining our staff this July! Al will be a Development Officer reaching out to our friends and alumni in support of the ministry. Al graduated from NDSU in 2020 and was a peer minister during his time at NDSU. He and his wife, Nicollette, are both NDSU alumni and have 2 girls.

Terezia Bolibruch, Newman Center Events Coordinator

Farwell Party for Bryan Wilburn

Joe and Jolene Hendrickx with their children. Joe is our new Director of Development.

Alfred and Nicollette Schwalbe and their girls. Al is our new Development Officer.

Do you know a new or returning student coming to NDSU this fall? Help get them connected to the ministry! We are gearing up for our fall outreach to connect new and returning students with a Catholic community while attending college. Share the links below with your student today.

During the summer Crux Coffee will be 7:00 am to 2:00 pm Monday - Friday and closed Saturday and Sunday. Stop by and check out our weekly specials!