Celebrate Twenty Years of Tolton Scholars

Join us for Tolton Week, CTU’s annual celebration of African American religious heritage. This year’s celebration marks the 20th anniversary of the Augustus Tolton Pastoral Ministry Program, which prepares exceptional Black Catholic lay leaders for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

TOLTON WEEK EVENTS February 28 – March 6, 2010

FEBRUARY 28
20th Anniversary Mass*
With Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I.
4 p.m. – 210ABC, Assembly Hall
R.S.V.P. by February 19, 2010, to (773) 371.5410, or lraspante@ctu.edu

MARCH 1 – 3
Bookfair and Marketplace*
10 a.m. – 7p.m., daily – 2nd floor and 3rd floor atrium

MARCH 1
Tolton Program Open House*
Learn about Tolton Program at CTU and the Institute for Black Catholic Studies in New Orleans
5 p.m.

MARCH 2
Film: The Life of Fr. Augustus Tolton*
Special guest – Ms. Sabrina Penn, great grandniece of Fr. Tolton and author of the book, A Place for My Children
4 p.m.

MARCH 3
Tolton Lecture*
Dr. Joseph Brown, S.J., Southern Illinois University
THEA’S SONG: The Legacy of Sr. Thea Bowman
4 p.m. – 210BC, Assembly Hall

MARCH 6
Harambee – A Faith-Filled Journey in Music and Movement
This is an evening to support and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Tolton Scholarship Program at Catholic Theological Union and will feature Mr. Timothy Walker, “The Horn-blowing Preacher,” saxophonist extraordinaire.
5:30 p.m.
To make your reservation ($50 per person) and support the Tolton Scholarship Program, call 773.371.5410 or email lraspante@ctu.edu.

*denotes events free and open to the public