O FFICE OF C ATHOLIC C AMPUS M INISTRY

University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

Annual Report
2010-2011
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Front Cover: The San Damiano Cross is the processional cross used at Mass for our on
campus liturgies. It mirrors the larger San Damiano Cross that is hanging in the Catholic
Campus Ministry Office.

Next Page & Back Cover: The Campus Ministry logo was designed by Philip Goolkasian of
PG Designs. This logo appears on our staff t-shirts, office promotions and general
advertising.

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Our Mission Statement
Inspired by Christ's command to "make disciples of all nations," the Office of
Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Pittsburgh Johnstown is
committed to building a Catholic community through ministry, the Liturgy,
catechesis, evangelization and stewardship, so that together we may come to
better know God among us.

Our Vision Statement

We aim to significantly build our Catholic presence and participation on
campus with the intention of being recognized as an integral part of university
life and the Universal Church. Through an offering of diverse programs,
opportunities and relationships, we hope to establish a premiere program for
the students of Pitt-Johnstown.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Note from the Campus Minister 5

Our Ministry 6
Professional Staff
Student Staff
Quick Facts

Liturgy & Worship 7

Sunday Mass
Praise and Worship Adoration
Liturgical Ministries 8
Liturgical Planning Committee
Liturgical Seasons

Catechesis & Faith Formation 9

RCIA
NCSC Conference
RENEW
Theology on Tap 10
Vocations Week

Retreat Program 11
Student Staff Retreat
Spring Retreat

Evangelization 12
Happy Hour
Monthly Campus Ministry Events
Stress Week 13
Social Media

Service & Social Justice 14

St. Vincent DePaul Society Food Drives
March for Life
Spring Break Mission Trip
Student Staff Service Projects 15

Financial Summary 16

Goals for 2011-2012 19

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NOTE FROM THE CAMPUS MINISTER

One of the most important lessons that I learned

early on in the year was to plan for and expect
daily, inclement weather. Rain, hail and snow
were regular visitors to our Johnstown campus.
Whether we had plans for an outdoor retreat, a
chili cook-off in the Student Union or Adoration
in the Chapel, the forecast always played an
important role in how we went about
conducting our programs.

This lesson is not all that uncommon in how we

approach our philosophy of ministry either.
Jesus reminds us in Matthew‟s Gospel, “The rain
fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and
buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it
had been set solidly on rock.”

Throughout the year, we have been building our

programs and the services of our office, so as to
lay our foundation on solid rock: Jesus Christ.
Just as important, we worked to build
community and provide opportunities to
understand how God is regularly at work in the
lives of our students, faculty and staff.

In many ways, it has been a foundational year

in building our Campus Ministry program, so
that we can weather the personal and communal
storms of the future. My hope is that as you
look through this sampling of our progress, you
too will see the value of our efforts and the
strength of our household.

Jonathan Jerome
Campus Minister

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 OUR MINISTRY

Professional Staff Student Staff

Jonathan Jerome Catlyn Ream
Catholic Campus Minister Coordinator of Campus Ministry Events
Manager of Student Staff
Fr. Matthew Reese
Catholic Sacramental Minister Jessica Dente
Pastor St. Patrick Parish Coordinator of Retreats
Treasurer

Paul McKenna
Coordinator of Liturgy and Worship

Loise-anne Gahol
Coordinator of Faith Formation

Nathan Rossman
Coordinator of Evangelization

The Professional and Student Staff for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Quick Facts
Pitt-Johnstown Student Enrollment: 3,000
Estimated Catholic Percentage: 30%
Estimated Commuter Population: 43%
Current Pitt-Johnstown Alumni: 19,000
Masses offered per year: 28
Regular Weekly Programs: 5
Full-time Staff: 1
Part-time Staff: 1
Student Staff: 5

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LITURGY & WORSHIP

Sunday Mass
Fall 2010
We offered 16 Sunday Masses on campus during the Fall 2010 semester. According to our
October census, we averaged 119.5 people attending Mass at Pitt-Johnstown. Our largest
Mass of the semester took place on September 12, 2010 with 160 people present. This Mass
was set aside as „Mass on the Grass,‟ but was moved inside because of inclement weather.

Spring 2011
We offered 12 Sunday Masses on campus during the Spring 2011 semester. Our average
weekly attendance was 120 people with roughly half joining us from the community. Our
largest Mass of the semester took place on Palm Sunday with an estimated 160 people
present.

The Easter Vigil celebration at St. Patrick Parish in Moxham, PA. Fr. Matthew Reese, Sacramental
Minister, just confirmed two Pitt-Johnstown students and member of his parish community.

Praise and Worship Adoration

A new initiative for this academic year, we offered weekly Praise and Worship Adoration on
campus. The Eucharist was brought from St. Patrick Parish in Moxham and exposed 24
times throughout the course of the year (a total of 1,440 minutes). Our average weekly
attendance was 7 people. Throughout the course of the year, however, a total of 62 people
joined us for Adoration at least once.

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 Liturgical Ministries
Fall 2010
We offered training and commissioning for 4 different Liturgical
Ministries at the beginning of the Fall 2010 semester. In total,
24 students were involved in at least one or more ministry. The
breakdown of specific ministries is as follows:
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: 9
Lectors: 8
Hospitality Ministers: 8
Altar Servers: 6

Spring 2011
We once again offered training and commissioning for 4
different Liturgical Ministries at the beginning of the Spring
2011 semester. In total, 19 students were involved in at least
one or more ministries. The breakdown of specific ministries is
as follows:
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: 14
Lectors: 7
Lena DeLucia proclaims the Word of God as a Hospitality Ministers: 6
Lector during one of our Masses on campus. Altar Servers: 7

Liturgical Planning Committee

8 students were invited to join a preparatory committee focused solely on preparing our
University community for the implementation of the 3rd Roman Missal in November 2011.
Together with Jonathan Jerome, Campus Minister, and Fr. Matthew Reese, Sacramental
Minister, the group met once a month to discuss intentional, creative and theologically clear
methods of catechizing the Church‟s faithful on campus. In addition, 7 members of this
group attended the Diocesan led workshop on the new translation of the Missal. This group
will continue to meet until the Spring 2012.

Liturgical Seasons
This year we celebrated 5 different liturgical seasons. 4 of them took place on campus and
Triduum was celebrated at St. Patrick Parish in Moxham. This is determined mostly by the
academic calendar released by the University, but it is worth mentioning because each season
takes on special and very distinct characteristics. Each of these characteristics were relayed
to the worshiping community at Pitt-Johnstown and moments of catechesis were offered.

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 CATECHESIS & FAITH FORMATION

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)

We offered a comprehensive program for 2 catechumens and their sponsors throughout the
course of the year. This included 23 weekly meetings, 2 day retreats (one sponsored through
the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown and one sponsored through Campus Ministry) and the
recognition and celebration of 4 periods (Inquiry, Catechumenate, Purification and
Enlightenment and Mystagogy). Both students, Ross Hinterliter and Grace Nath, were fully
initiated by Fr. Matthew Reese, Sacramental Minister, at the Easter Vigil, celebrated at St.
Patrick Parish in Moxham.

Students playing a game to take a break from their small group discussion on the The Pitt-Johnstown group that attended the NCSC Student Leadership
Spring 2011 Retreat, “Companions on the Journey.” Conference in St. Louis, MO by the St. Louis Gateway Arch.

National Catholic Student Coalition Conference

7 current students, 3 Pitt-Johnstown alumni and Jonathan Jerome, Campus Minister,
travelled to St. Louis, MO in December 2010 for a week long, student-led, leadership
conference. It was themed, “LEAD: Empowered by the Spirit” and provided opportunities
for networking, growing in faith and partnering with different colleges throughout the
country. Resources were shared and utilized by the student leaders upon their return.

RENEW Groups
We began our first RENEW Group on campus during the Fall 2010 semester. RENEW
focuses on creating small, faith-sharing communities that are dedicated to meeting once a
week to read and reflect on the Gospel message of the upcoming Sunday. Throughout the
course of the year, 12 students participated in one or more meetings. Over half of these
students were regular participants.

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Theology on Tap
Offered through the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown, this informal gathering of young adults
met every Monday in the months of October and March. In Fall 2010, the meetings were
held in Altoona, PA. In Spring 2011, they were held in Cresson, PA. The students of Pitt-
Johnstown attended 5 of the 8 sessions and participated in discussions focused on being
Catholic in a secular world, the role of faith in politics and the Christian nature of
Catholicism (among others). We averaged 7 students who attended each night, with the
biggest night having 11 students total.

David Romani, Preston Lehman and Emily Matschner regularly joined Campus Ministry for Happy Hour, a time
of fellowship following Adoration on Wednesday nights.

Vocations Week
New to Pitt-Johnstown this year, we hosted a Vocations Week at the beginning of November
2010. On the feast of All Saints, we invited Fr. Anthony Spilka, OFM Conv. and Fr.
Matthew Russick, TOR to join Fr. Matthew Reese, Sacramental Minister, for a special Mass
on campus. We also hosted a vocations panel, inviting a married couple, Sr. Benedict Joseph
Watters, RSM and Fr. Matthew Reese to answer questions from students about their
vocations. On Wednesday of that week, Fr. Alan Zeth, the Vocations Director for the
Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown presided at Praise and Worship Adoration. Later in the week,
we attended Mass in Loretto, PA and took a tour of the tomb of Servant of God, Prince
Demetrius Galitzin. In all, 35 students participated in one or more of the events throughout
the course of this week.

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 RETREAT PROGRAM

Student Staff Retreat

Fall 2010
The student staff was brought back to campus a week earlier than the rest of the student
population. During this week, the students took part in discussions about programming,
faith formation, evangelization, prayer and community. Also during this week, they helped
to move in the freshmen class, participated in orientation activities, attended Mass and
shared in fellowship. In the future, this formation period will also have peer ministry
components so that the student leaders can adequately respond to the needs of their peers on
campus.

Spring 2011
During the weekend following the first full week of classes in the Spring 2011 semester, the
students gathered for a day retreat. The focus of this retreat was building community and
planning for the upcoming semester. The core of this retreat is based on washing each other‟s
feet and putting servant leadership into practice.

Spring Retreat
This year we hosted our first off-campus, weekend retreat open to all students on campus. At
the beginning of April, we took 17 people away to Pine Springs Camp in Jennerstown, PA for
a Lenten themed retreat, “Companions on the Journey.” We chose 4 students to give talks
based on the passion narrative found in the Gospel of Luke. The retreat was modeled after a
class project organized by two graduating seniors from The Catholic University of America.
On the retreat, we had time for fellowship, Mass, Praise and Worship Adoration, Confession,
different devotions and small groups. Fr. Angelo Patti, Fr. Alan Thomas and Deacon Brian
Warchola joined Fr. Matthew Reese, Sacramental Minister, in hearing Confessions or
presiding over Adoration. 2 additional retreats are already being planned for the Fall 2011
semester.

Some of the women from our Spring 2011 Retreat: “Companions on the Students, staff and volunteers from our Spring 2011 Retreat.
Journey” enjoying fellowship and the bonfire.

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 EVANGELIZATION

Happy Hour
Originally known as the Newman Student Association and then Catholic Campus Coalition
(CCC), Happy Hour is an hour of fellowship following Praise and Worship Adoration on
Wednesday nights. Throughout the course of the year, the staff evaluated the effectiveness
and purpose of CCC and decided that it was missing the mark. The result of that discussion is
Happy Hour, which has increased student participation in Campus Ministry significantly.
Each Happy Hour was themed (Tye-Dye Night, Spring Fling, Mardi Gras, etc.) and it
provided a nice break from the stresses of the regular work week.

Student leaders and volunteers that helped at our 2010 Homecoming booth. Students enjoying fellowship and playing a game during one of our weekly
Happy Hours.

Monthly Campus Ministry Events

Every month we offered a program that was not specifically Catholic in nature, but that was
sponsored for the entire campus community. The events included:
Fall 2010 Participants
September Campus-wide Capture the Flag 34
October Halloween Party 56
November Turkey Bowl 20
December Stress Week 150+

Spring 2011 Participants

January Chili Cook-Off 6 entries, 104
February Hospitality Day 42 Offices
March Cornhole Tournament 11
April Family Weekend 32

These events purposefully brought in different people with different interests. Some were
more successful than others, but they provided us an opportunity to meet and get to know
other people on campus.
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Stress Week
Normally a bi-annual event, Stress Week was only held in Fall 2010. Beginning on Sunday
and ending on Wednesday of Finals Week, this initiative provided Campus Ministry a chance
to offer the students a break from studying for their exams. This year we purchased 150
t-shirts to be distributed for free and also collaborated with Sodexho food services and the
Office of Student Life. In Spring 2011, Easter Sunday would have been the first day of
Stress Week, so the staff determined to forgo the events of Stress Week during the second
semester and resume them as normal next year.

The participants in our November Campus Ministry Event, a Turkey Bowl game.

Social Media
This year saw a dramatic increase in evangelization through social media. Campus Ministry
sponsors three Facebook accounts, a blog, a website and a photo-sharing account. Each of
these medias are updated regularly and are used to inform students as well as members of the
greater Johnstown community of our initiatives, programs, opportunities for Liturgy and
Worship as well as other happenings throughout the week. In addition to updating our
website content, the URL address became more user friendly, which invited more people to
regularly visit our site.
Facebook: Pitt-Johnstown Catholic Campus Ministry (office)
Pitt-Johnstown Catholic Campus Ministry
UPJ Catholic Campus Ministry Alumni
Blog: http://www.upjccm.blogspot.com
Website: http://www.upj.pitt.edu/catholic
Photo-sharing: http://www.upj.pitt.edu/catholic

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 SERVICE & SOCIAL JUSTICE

St. Vincent DePaul Society Food Drive

One of the many services offered through the St. Vincent DePaul Society is their Family
Kitchen initiative. During the Fall 2010 staff retreat, we served lunch at the Family Kitchen
as part of our service day. From that point, we began building a steady relationship and
sponsored a food drive each semester to support their Saturday Kitchen.
Fall 2010
Christmas Food Drive $160 = 25 bags of food

Spring 2011
Easter Food Drive 7 bags of food, 48 boxes of girl scout
cookies, 1 large box of canned goods

March for Life

4 students and 3 staff members attended the annual March for Life in Washington, DC. We
began the day with Mass on campus and readily joined in the March that speaks out against
the injustices of Abortion, Capital Punishment and Euthanasia. It is the first time that Pitt-
Johnstown has taken a delegation to this event.

Spring Break Mission Trip

In conjunction with the Protestant Campus Ministry Office, 2 Catholic students and
Jonathan Jerome, Campus Minister, served the needy and flood-stricken of Marion, OH over
Spring Break. Over 22 people went on this trip and various projects throughout Marion were
completed. This was a wonderful opportunity to build relationship with the students and
staff of Protestant Campus Ministry, but also to gauge the possibility of future mission trips
sponsored by the Catholic Campus Ministry Office.

Derek Ott, Brea Brubaker, Catlyn Ream and Jonathan Jerome, Campus Kelsy Ott reading to young children on the Spring Break Mission Trip.
Minister, on the Spring Break Mission Trip to Marion, OH.
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Student Staff Service Projects
This year, we restructured our student staff model to better utilize their gifts and talents.
Part of this new model made community service a regular part of their responsibilities. Each
student leader was required to organize and promote a service project throughout the
semester. By the end of Spring 2011, 5 service projects, initiated by the student leaders, were
organized and completed:
Operation Rice Bowl and 24 Hour Food Fast
We raised $168.20 throughout Lent for Catholic Relief Services and sponsored
a 24 Hour Food Fast to join in solidarity with the impoverished throughout
the world.

St. Patrick Fish Fry

During 3 Fridays of Lent, we took 28 students to help serve fish at St. Patrick
Parish in Moxham. Each week, the number of students who attended to help
rose significantly.

Easter Vigil Set-up

2 students helped St. Patrick Parish in Moxham set up their Easter
decorations on Holy Saturday.

Easter Cards for Richland Woods Visit

During our last two Happy Hours, the students made cards for the elderly
living at Richland Woods in Johnstown. On Wednesday of Finals Week, 4
students delivered the cards and spent time with the senior citizens at the
neighboring assisted living home.

Easter Food Drive

The food drive for the St. Vincent DePaul Society was organized by one of the
student leaders as her service project.

The last RENEW meeting of the 2010-2011 academic year.

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 FINANCIAL SUMMARY

Balance Sheet
Programming Budget Remaining
2010-2011 Used for Programs Balance
AmeriServ Account $2,995.20 $1,794.27 $1,200.93

The money saved in the AmeriServ Account is used to supplement programming costs throughout the year.
It is an inherited checking account used for miscellaneous costs and expenses, and is noted as such on the
funding chart below. It is not included in the Estimated Funding for 2011-2012 because it is meant for
unexpected expenses, not accounted for in regular funding.

2010-2011 Funding

Diocese of Altoona-
Johnstown
12.6%
University of
5.9% Pittsburgh
Johnstown
42.2% Mass Collections

33.6% Donations

5.6% Miscellaneous

The percentages associated with each source of funding represent the amount of money allocated for
programming costs throughout the course of the 2010-2011 academic school year. More than half of this
funding comes from Church related initiatives or sources (Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown and Mass
Collections).

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Comment on 2010-2011 Donations
Although listed as 5.5-5.9% of our annual funding, it is important to note that Campus
Ministry also received non-monetary donations throughout the course of the academic year.
Most notably, we were gifted a tabernacle, monstrance, vestments, statues, paintings and
other liturgical artifacts and supplies. In October 2010, the offices for Campus Ministry
moved to the Chapel on campus, which saw the donation of materials and supplies for
construction of three new spaces. In addition, a gently used copy machine, furniture and a
foosball table were donated to Campus Ministry. While these supplies and gifts are not
included in the percentage for donations, they are important and much appreciated gifts that
help us to better serve the needs of our students.

2011-2012 Estimated Funding

Diocese of Altoona-
5.5% Johnstown

University of
Pittsburgh
38.4%
30.7% Johnstown

Mass Collections

25.4%
Donations

The largest projected difference in funding for the 2011-2012 academic year is from the University
of Pittsburgh Johnstown. At the end of the Spring 2011 semester, we requested a significantly
larger amount of money from previous years to help with our outreach. We were awarded
$2,750.00 more than ever before.

Because of the definite increase in funding from the University, the remaining, estimated
allocations decrease in percentage. It is estimated that the funding totals from the other sources,
will remain comparable to the 2010-2011 academic year.

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 2010-2011 Expenses
Liturgy and Worship

$259.84 Conventions and

Workshops
$820.75
Travel and Lodging
$1,761.83

Dues and Subscriptions

$1,586.18
Postage

Office Supplies

$3,365.00 Educational Materials

$2,266.99
Program Costs

Retreats

$405.00
Socials
$258.38
$92.86 $180.50
$85.19 Student Enrichment
The projected expenses for the 2011-2012 academic year will be based on
the expenses from the current year. Once a more steady and regular
expense record is kept, more accurate projections can be made regarding
how the funding is allocated for the future.

Comments on 2010-2011 Financial Summary

In the upcoming academic year, one large change will be made with regards to our financial
dealings. We will attempt to more vigorously fundraise and reach out to our large alumni base
for support. By connecting with these members of our larger, Catholic Pitt-Johnstown
community, we will be more able to meet rigorous financial goals and begin building our savings.
In addition, we believe that with more financial stability, we will be able to attract a larger base
of the current student population with a more diverse offering of programs and opportunities. In
addition to financial support, our hope is to reconnect with the alumni through prayer and
fellowship in order to create a truly universal Pitt-Johnstown Catholic community.

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GOALS FOR 2011-2012

Blessed Sacrament Chapel

This past academic year saw an increase in Eucharistic devotions on campus. With Diocesan
and University support, it is our goal to install a Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Whalley
Chapel to house the Eucharist permanently. This past year, a tabernacle was donated to
Campus Ministry and has been restored by one of our current student leaders. This chapel
would create for our Catholic students, faculty and staff, a physical location for them to
express and celebrate their faith. Our goal is to have this chapel ready and dedicated within
the Fall 2011 semester.

Catholic Volunteer Network (CVN) Fair

Increasingly, information about long term service opportunities has been requested from
both current and former students. Our goal is to offer a long-term service fair, either on
campus for our University community or within the Diocesan community, so that students
are more aware of the different options for service after graduation. Our hope is to begin this
in Fall 2011 with assistance from the Catholic Volunteer Network.

Room and Car Blessings

As indicated in our Pastoral Plan, our hope is to begin offering both Room and Car blessings
for Catholic and non-Catholic students alike starting in Fall 2011. By offering this ministry,
we aim to strengthen our relationship with the Protestant Campus Ministry Office, the
students and student offices throughout campus. This ministry of presence will ideally reach
out to different members of our University community.

Summer Mission Trip

With the success of the Spring Break Mission Trip, we would like to begin an international
Mission Trip for the students of Pitt-Johnstown. Research about location, funding, risks and
collaborative partners will need to take place prior to advertising and picking a team. Our
goal is to have this in place by Spring 2012 for a trip to happen during Summer 2012.

New Hymnals
With the new translation of the Roman Missal and with currently not having a permanent
hymnal for the worshipping community at Pitt-Johnstown, our goal is to fundraise and
purchase new, comprehensive hymnals for liturgical use. We believe this will unify our
Liturgy and provide a stronger source of catechesis for the assembled faithful.

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 Office of Catholic Campus Ministry
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown

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