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MACC News
Fr. Virgilio Elizondo’s Birthday Celebration a Success!
Thanks to those who came to celebrate our founder’s 75th birthday with! Visit our Photo Gallery!
Read all about it from Today’s Catholic, the archdiocesan newspaper.
MACC receives Grant
Thanks to an $85,000 grant by the Catholic Extension Church Society, student’s at San Antonio’s Mexican American Catholic College will have more opportunities to minister to the needy across cultural borders.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio will officially receive this grant for the 38-year-old Catholic college formerly known as the Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC).
With these funds, MACC can launch their new bilingual Bachelor and Master or Arts degree programs in Pastoral Ministry. This is a significant step for the college located at 3115 West Ashby Place Street, which previously only offered certificates in language arts and Hispanic ministry. Continue reading…
Project ARISE Founder Honored
LAS MILPAS, March 9 – Appropriately held on International Women’s Day, the late founder of Project ARISE, Irish native Gerrie Naughton, was honored with a Texas Senate proclamation on Monday. State Sen. Eddie Lucio made the keynote speech and presented the proclamation to Sister Mary Doheny on behalf of her late sibling. Sister Gerrie Naughton died on October 29, 2009, at the age of 67. Lucio said Naughton deserved recognition for her contributions to community empowerment in the Rio Grande Valley. Read more.
MACC in the news
By Deborah Knapp-Bonilla- KENS-5 San Antonio.
Here’s something that may surprise you. In the United States, the majority of Catholics under the age of 25 are Hispanic. Of those, at least half are Spanish speaking. San Antonio is now playing an important role in ministering to that population.The Mexican American Catholic College is offering, for the first time, bilingual courses that will lead to bachelors and masters degrees in Pastoral Ministry. Continue reading
Congratulations to Dr. Chávez
Honoring the Memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
We are happy to share the news that MACC’S President and CEO, Dr. Arturo Chávez, Ph.D is one of Catholic Charities’ ”Keep the Dream Alive” Awards Winner. http://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/keepthedreamalive
The awards will be presented at a special Mass on Monday, January 18, 2010, at the historic St. Aloysius Church in Washington, DC. Bishop Martin Holley, DD, Archdiocese of Washington, will preside at the Mass.
Dr. Arturo Chávez, Ph.D. is the president and CEO of the Mexican American Catholic College . He has worked for over twenty years in a variety of ministries.
CONGRATULATIONS ARTURO!
Come and See Feb 14 and 15
Have you ever felt called to be a Priest?
Have you ever wondered what seminary life is like?
“Come and See” what life at Assumption Seminary
is, and meet other young men who are discerning
their call to the Priesthood. The “Come and See”
weekend is a chance for Junior and Senior high
school and college aged men to experience the
daily life of a Catholic seminarian. The weekend
includes times of prayer and meditation,
attending classes, and community activities.
Call Ana Bojorquez for more info (210) 735-0553
MACC Classes begin January 11
Our Spring semester will begin on the 11th as we welcome new students who will be living on campus! MACC will be bustling with activity!
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