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Alumni/Alumnae

A group of London-based alumni and alumnae from recent years is organising the first of a series of dinners.  If you would like to come or otherwise be involved in developing an alumni, alumnae group please contact Clare Ashdowne.

Development

Development
The management of the Chaplaincy has recently been restructured and we thank the Newman Trustees, Nicholas Purcell (Chair), Carl Schmidt, Anne-Marie Drummond and Christopher McCrudden and the Oxford Board members, Bishop John Arnold (Chair), Amy Zavatsky, Richard Parish, Jack Eyston, Fr. Brendan Callaghan SJ, Catherine Mountford, Helen Merrington-Rust for all their time and hard work [...]

Buildings

Fr Jeremy Fairhead, during his time, re-ordered the Thomas More Chapel beautifully and refurbished the Old Palace Kitchen to a professional standard, all through charitable donations which he had raised himself.
Over the last two years, thanks to the creative initiative of Fr. Roger Dawson SJ, the assistant chaplain, the Blue Room in the Old Palace [...]

Newman Room Project

Newman Room Project
The next main project from the point of view of the Chaplaincy will be to redevelop the Newman Room, to preserve the multifunctional space, but at the same time to make it easier to transform the room into a good modern space for liturgy.  Part of the redevelopment would include the purchase of [...]

Service Project

The Chaplaincy has explored the possibility of setting up a service project link with the Jesuit school in Mwanza, Tanzania.  We are hoping to establish a fund to support students who wish to go out and work during the month of August.

Donations

If you would like to make a contribution to any of these projects please make out cheques to ‘The Newman Trust’ indicating ‘Roof’, ‘Newman Room’, ‘Organ’, ‘Service Project’ and send them to: The Administrator, Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy, Rose Place, Oxford OX1 1RD.