Grad Students
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Welcome to Newman!
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We are delighted that your studies have brought you to UNC and to the Newman Catholic Community! Friar Tim Kulbicki, Pastor and Campus Minister; Liz Riegel, Associate Director of Campus Ministry; Megan Green, Campus Minister and Deacon Kevin Sullivan, all hope that you will find a spiritual home here.
Fill out our registration form to join our community!
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Get Involved!
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Gather with peers to grow in faith and friendship. You are invited to join one of our existing groups or join together with other graduate students to form a new group. Register with us and we will help get you connected.
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Newman partners with several local service agencies, including Habitat for Humanity, Catholic Charities’ Durham Community Food Pantry, and Orange County Justice United. To learn more about these and other service opportunities, please contact Megan Green at [email protected].
Additionally, there are plenty of in-house service opportunities, including liturgical (sacristans, greeters, lectors, Eucharistic ministers); musical (cantors/singers, musicians of any kind); teaching catechesis to the children of the parish; and various parish committees and task forces. Register with us and share your interests, and we will help you get connected.
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Newman offers an Awakening Retreat each Fall, which aims to awaken the gift of God implanted within each one of us since our Baptism. Other retreats and days of prayer are scheduled throughout the year.
This year’s Awakening Retreat will be Nov. 8-10!Carolina Awakening is the perfect opportunity to get away from campus, make new friends, and connect with God in a deeper way. It will be at Camp Weaver in Greensboro, NC (we will arrange transportation there and back). We will leave from the Newman Catholic Center on Friday, November 8th around 4pm (if you have a class or schedule that requires you to leave later, we will have a late car!). We will return Sunday afternoon. This is a weekend you won’t want to miss.
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Additional opportunities for graduate students and post-college young adults are organized through St. Thomas More Catholic Church and the Chapel Hill Durham Young Adult Group.
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Spiritual Formation
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Newman offers multiple opportunities to grow in your faith. There are occasional single presentations as well as series, both in-person and via video, for undergraduates only or in conjunction with the parish. Please check out Newman’s Continuing Faith Formation webpage for further resources.
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In conjunction with neighboring St. Thomas More Parish, Newman sponsors a Spiritual Direction Ministry; for more information, please check out our Spiritual Direction page.
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If you’re not a Catholic but are interested in becoming Catholic, Newman’s RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is for you; please contact Kathy Cole at [email protected] or text Shannon Williams at 919.368.4063 for more information.
If you’re a baptized Catholic but have not completed the other Sacraments of Initiation (First Communion and/or Confirmation), please contact Amy Randall for more information.
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Stay Connected!
Our Sunday email is the primary way in which you can find out about events, programs, and other opportunities within the Newman Catholic Community. Register with us to receive it!
Follow us on Instagram @unc_newman.
Newman staff is always happy to talk with you! Feel free to reach out to us through our contact page. -
Stewardship
If you would like to contribute directly to support Newman's Graduate Student Ministry, click here.
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