Give to the Max

November 21, 2024
Early Giving Available NOW

Our Why

This year at Gopher Catholic we are focusing on teaching students the fundamentals of prayer and making time to pray a priority. Prayer is an essential attribute of a mature disciple and a core part of our mission here at Gopher Catholic. We offer Mass and adoration, retreats, UNITE, as well as men's and women's groups to form our students, who are the future of the church. We invite you to invest in them with your Give to the Max Gift!  

Our Goal

Our Give to the Max campaign goal of $150,000 will go directly to fund our campus ministry efforts. Thanks to a generous matching gift challenge, your impact will be doubled! Help us to provide opportunities for students at Gopher Catholic to encounter Christ through prayer and be a light in the darkness at the University of Minnesota and beyond, not only as priests or religious, but as parishioners and holy families. Thank you for joining us on this critical mission!

November 21, 2024
Early Giving Available NOW

Funds go toward

  • Give the gift of retreat to Gopher Catholic. A majority of our students' initial encounters with Christ occur at the fall and spring retreats. On retreats, students receive formative talks, participate in small groups, engage in times of prayer, and attend Daily Mass.

  • We invite students and young adults to a personal encounter with Christ through the true presence in the Eucharist and the sacraments.

    Mass:
    Sunday: 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
    Monday-Friday: 12:15 p.m.
    Saturday: 9 a.m.

    Confession:
    Monday-Saturday: After Daily Mass

  • On a weekly basis, students are engaged in formation programs to grow as mature Christian disciples.

    Some of our programs:

    • UNITE (bi-weekly meeting for the whole student community which includes prayer, fellowship, and faith-inspiring talks)

    • Bible Studies

    • SUMMIT (bi-weekly meeting to equip students leaders)

    • SOURCE (weekly catechesis and discipleship formation)

    • Men's and Women's Group (Large and small group events that help men and women come into their baptismal identity as beloved sons and daughters of God)

  • Four days a week, students gather together to say the Liturgy of the Hours in morning prayer.

    • Catholic Housing:
      -Personal Prayer
      -Morning Prayer as a household
      -Lords Day Supper as a household

    • Adoration: Monday - Friday from 1 - 5 p.m.

    • Eucharistic Procession throughout Dinkytown

    • Eucharistic Encounter Nights

    • Mission Trips that extend the corporal works of mercy to the poor

    • Resources for students interested in becoming Catholic (OCIA)

What students are saying?

  • Retreats

    "My freshman year fall retreat was the spark that started my intentional journey toward the Lord. "
    Keiko Bedford,
    Class of 2024

  • Sacramental Life

    "The Newman Center was a great support that gave me the opportunity to lean on so many brothers and sisters who inspired and encouraged me all while giving me consistent exposure to the sacraments."
    Michael Rahm,
    Class of 2021

  • Formation Programs

    "Men’s group and household have truly been an enormous blessing in my growth as a man."
    Matthew Krzmarzick,
    Class of 2025

  • Liturgy of the Hours

    "By prioritizing prayer at a consistent time every day, I am showing myself that God is the highest priority in my life."
    Catherine Thurlow,
    Class of 2022

  • Other Opportunities

    "Entering college, I never expected to wind up so immersed in the Catholic community. Now I find myself living alongside other faith-filled women, enriching our relationships with each other and the Lord every day."
    Caroline Geiger,
    Class of 2023