Retreats provide an excellent opportunity to take a break from a busy class schedule and the worries of life in order to rejuvenate energy for your faith. We host a single–day retreat for new students during the fall quarter, and we have full weekend retreats in both winter and spring quarters.

The SCLA House Building Project is a one week service project in South Central Los Angeles over the first week of winter break. Money is earned to go the SCLA through work projects done for the greater Davis Community. Weekly SCLA meetings are held Sundays after the 5pm mass in the Newman Center Chapel.

The Newman Social Justice Committee meets the first Sunday of every month, between the morning Masses (if there are 2 Masses), or after Mass (if there is just one). The purpose of the committee is to support social justice efforts at both Newman and St. James, and to organize educational events on social justice issues. All are welcome to join.

Soul Food is a weekly Thursday night activity composed of Confession (5:00pm, Newman Chapel) Mass (5:30pm, Chapel), Dinner (6:30pm, Newman House), Adoration (7:30pm, Chapel), and Bible Study or a faith discussion (8pm, Newman House). Come to any or all of these activities!

Bible Study offers the opportunity to study and reflect on sacred Scripture in a small group environment. Bible Study will be held on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm at the Newman Center.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held in the Newman Chapel every Thursday during Soul Food at 7:15pm.

Scripture Study is held on Monday nights at 7:00pm in the Newman Center and looks at the readings for the upcoming Sunday.

Christian Life Communities (CLCs) is a small group experience for faith sharing and exploration to grow with God in a safe space.

Freshman Faith Study is a small group especially for freshmen that meets weekly in winter and spring quarters to discuss their shared faith and how they see God in their lives.

Sophomore Faith Study will begin meeting weekly for faith sharing beginning in fall quarter.

Community Service projects at Newman include food drives, clothing drives, and Trick-or-Treating for canned goods on Halloween.

Sports and Recreation is alive and well at Newman! We have played soccer, inner tube water polo, and many other sports! Also, we frequently host field days at St. James or Central Park in which we play soccer and have a BBQ.

Rosary Each month the Newman Center gathers to pray the Rosary as a group. Please come join us in the Newman Chapel at 5:30pm on the second Friday of each month.

Los Angeles Religious Education Congress is an annual Catholic Conference in Anaheim. Every year a group of Newmanites earns money for the trip by doing work projects and spends a weekend at Congress learning about and growing in their faith.

Catholic Relief Services Campus Advocates plan a 24 hour fast during Lent, coordinate Rice Bowls, and coordinate other Social Justice activities to connect the Newman Center and Davis Campus to Catholic Relief Services.

Family Assisted Meals in Special Homes (FAMISH) is a program which connects students and Davis residents so that they can bond and share meals together.

Choirs are open for anyone to sing in! Newman has three choirs: one which sings at the 9am mass, one at the 11am mass, and one at 5pm. You are invited to practice with them in the Chapel an hour before the mass starts (at 8am, 10am, or 3:30pm) and/or during their respective practices during the week.

Catechism Study is a weekly study of the Church’s teachings intended to strengthen our understanding of the faith we practice.

Hospitality takes place during finals week in fall, winter, and spring. There is lunch in the Newman House from 11-4pm, rooms to socialize in, quiet places to study, and the chapel will be open as a sacred space for prayer.