The Newman Center
The Newman Center (The Oratory) is the center of the Catholic campus ministry in Pittsburgh. It is staffed by priests of the Congregation of the Oratory and by four missionaries from FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students). The Newman Center offers Sacraments as well as numerous regularly scheduled spiritual and social activities to university students and others. The FOCUS missionaries lead and help students lead on-campus bible studies.
Visit the Newman Center website or see a Newman Center bulletin for a complete listing of all regularly scheduled and special activities.
4450 Bayard Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
(412) 681-3181
info@pittsburghoratory.org
http://www.pittburghoratory.org
Building Hours
The Newman Center building contains a chapel on the first floor (daily Mass, daily Confession, daily Eucharistic Adoration), and a basement principally open to students. The basement has a large meeting room, a study library, and a game room (pool table, foosball, big screen TV). Two computers and a printer as well as wireless internet access are freely available to students in the basement.
During terms:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday: 1:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
During summer and winter breaks:
Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Mon, Wed, Thurs: 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Saturday: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Newman Center Staff:
Campus Ministry Director: Fr. David Abernathy (frdavid@pittburghoratory.org)
CMU Chaplain: Fr. Michael Darcy (frmichael@pittburghoratory.org)
Secretary: Elizabeth Dilling (campusministry@pittsburghoratory.org)
FOCUS missionaries:
Meghan McCartney (megmccartney@focusonline.org)
Jared Smyth (jsmyth@focusonline.org)
Danni Ampi (dampi@focusonline.org)
Brian O’Malley (bomalley@focusonline.org)