Ash Wednesday
mass at Fresno State will be celebrated at noon Wednesday, Feb. 10, in the Satellite Student Union followed by a light lunch outside — lentil soup, artisan bread and bottled water.
The Rev. Msgr. Raymond Dreiling, vicar general for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, will officiate the campus celebration that marks the beginning of the Season of Lent.
Sponsored by the Newman Catholic Student Association of Fresno State (NCSA) and the St. Paul Catholic Newman Center, the service for faculty, staff and alumni is also open to the public.
The lunch will be hosted by Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro and his wife Mary.
Day parking permits are available for $3 at dispensers. (See campus map for nearest parking and dispensers).
INFO: Dr. Honora Howell Chapman, NCSA adviser, 559.278.4757.
Rev. Msgr. Raymond Dreiling, Vicar General of Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, leads the distribution of ashes to more than 650 students and employees inn the Satellite Student Union.
Pres. Joseph Castro and First Lady Mary Castro hosted a Lentil soup and Artesan bread lunch after the Newman Catholic Student Assn.’s Ash Wednesday service
Bulldogs football Coach Tim DeRuyter and Dr. Honora Chapman, associate dean of the California State University Fresno Arts & Humanities College and adviser of the Newman Catholic Student Assn. at Fresno State, enjoy the Lentil soup with students after the Ash Wednesday service.
Fresno State members of the Newman Catholic Student Association of St. Paul Catholic Newman Center pose with Pres. Joseph Castro, First Lady Mary Castro and Rev. Msgr. Rayond Dreiling, Vicar General of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno after Ash Wednesday service. Students are invited to join them for weekly dinners Wednesdays at 6 p.m.
