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| Discipleship Council |
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Discipleship Council was formed to reach out to not only the St. Stephen community but to everyone!
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St. Stephen the Witness Catholic Student Center is the bomb! As a junior Spanish and Marketing double major at UNI, I am so thankful to be a member of the thriving community here on campus. My hometown is Manchester, Iowa; however, I have grown to think of Cedar Falls as a home too. The people, environment, and energy at St. Stephens has definitely helped make my time so far at UNI exceptional. At St. Stephens, I am a co-chair for the Community Life Committee, cantor, accompanyist, lector, and consumer of all the delicious food they offer!
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My name is Adam Bormann, and I’m a 5th year Senior majoring in Manufacturing Technology (an equivalent to Manufacturing Engineering) from West Bend, Iowa. My home parish is Saint’s Peter and Paul Catholic Church. My home town is also the site of the world famous Grotto of the Redemption. I am currently serving on the Discipleship Council as Vice President. My duties include assisting the outreach areas, and presiding over meetings in the absence of our President. As Vice President I also have an active role in the Witness Council. The Witness Council is a group of students, and non-students who seek to unite everyone at St. Stephens through fellowship, and all inclusive events. Furthermore, I’m trained as a Eucharistic Minister and Lector at mass. In addition to my duties as a student and Discipleship Council member, I’m also employed as a Part Time Student at the John Deere Waterloo Works. As part of the Discipleship Council I’m hoping to gain many new friends, and become closer to my Catholic faith. I also look forward to watching new students become more involved in the ministries at St Stephen!
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I come from Dubuque, Iowa and I’m a member of the Holy Ghost parish. I’m a sophomore at UNI and my major is Spanish. Last year I attended Men’s Group, a volleyball game or two, and Sunday masses at 9pm. This year I am apart of Service outreach and will be helping with such things as the Thanksgiving food baskets, Adopt-A-Highway, and Clean-Up Days at St. Stephen. I hope to make many new friends and new experiences at St. Stephen.
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After three years here at UNI, I am now entering my senior year. If there is anything I have learned throughout college, other than academics, it would be to get involved. Hence, I am now involved here at St. Stephen as a member of the Discipleship Council. The building and the people involved with St. Stephen have been a haven/home for me for four years now. I have taken part in greeting and now I am a member of the Social Justice outreach area. My specialty in this outreach is Catholic Worker House. I love being active in sports, hanging with friends, and being with my family in Hartley, Iowa. If I consider the church my family, I can take part in all three of those areas at St. Stephen, and that is why I love it sooo much!! (No matter where you are from you should go to the events held at St. Stephen)
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I am a sophomore business major. I was born and raised right here in the great city of Cedar Falls, Iowa and was a member of the The St. Patrick Catholic Church . I will be helping guide new learners of our faith through the RCIA process here at St. Stephen. I am very excited to be apart of the St. Stephen community, and am looking forward to a great here of meeting new people and growing in my own faith as well as seeing others grow in theirs.
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I am a junior Physical Education major with a minor in Coaching from Pella, IA. At St. Stephen I have been involved in the Antioch Retreat, Men's Group, Ambassadors, and GIFT Groups. As one of the Ambassador leaders I will be organizing groups from the Student Center to put on retreats for high school students that are going to be confirmed.
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I am a junior Spanish Education major from Palatine, IL (a suburb of Chicago). I spend a lot of my free time at St. Stephen going to Prime Time mass, attending women's group discussions, and now being a co-chair for the Adopt-A-Grandparent program. I'm very excited to meet new people and make some great friendships this year. I love quoting movies, playing ping pong, rollerblading, speaking in Spanish, and working with little kids.
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Hi! I'm from Ottumwa, Iowa and am an Early Childhood Education major with a minor in Early Childhood Special Education. I am in the second year of work on my second B.A. degree. I graduated from the University of Iowa in May of '07 with a degree in Anthropology. I joined the Catholic Church in April of 2007 and I'm excited to continue growing in my faith as I serve the St. Stephen community. I am a co-chair of the Liturgy Planning committee and will be helping plan Prime Times, prayer services, and reconciliation services.
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Hello! My name is Bethany Fiagle and I am a junior Elementary Education and Early Childhood double major with a Literacy minor from Iowa City. I am so thankful to be a part of the St. Stephen community! I love spending time with my family and friends, meeting new people, trying new things, traveling, and laughing. At St. Stephen, I am a co-chair for the Adopt-a-Grandparent committee and a Eucharistic Minister.
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Hello, My name is Margaret Hart and I am a sophomore English Secondary Education Major with a History minor. I am from Waterloo and went to Columbus High School. I love spending time with friends, family, and being outside. I am really excited to be involved with Discipleship Council this year at St. Stephen! Last year, I was able to get involved as a Euharistic Minister, liturgy committee, attending Antioch, and help out with retreats throughout the year. This year I am very excited to lead a GIFT group and share my love of our faith with others! I thank God for the great people that I have found at St. Stephen and look forward to meeting more people and growing in my faith.
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Hey all! My name is Jordan Hlas and I am senior Family Services major from Garwin, Iowa. I am thrilled to be apart of the Discipleship Council this coming year at UNI! Getting to know the students at St. Stephen has been such a wonderful experience for me. In the past, I attended the Antioch Retreat with several other students, helping the Ambassador leaders construct retreats for Confirmation students, while also attending GIFT groups. At St. Stephen, I will be an Ambassador, striving to seek excellence in high school students as they grow in their faith with God during Confirmation. I am so excited to help other people during their faith journey!
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Hello all, my name is Nile Jones, and I am a native of Davenport, Iowa. I am between majors at the moment, so I can readily identify with those of you whose futures are also up in the air. I am a sophomore who enjoys long walks on beaches, stargazing, and the occasional Sunday mass.
I find that St. Stephen the Witness Catholic Student Center’s activities supplement my college experiences. For me, those activities started with Prime Time. From there, I was encouraged to attend Antioch, an amazing retreat, helping with other retreats, volunteering at the Lenten Fish Fry, and now joining the Discipleship Council. With a variety of things on our to do list, I have found it is easy to find activities that I enjoy.
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I am a junior Elementary Education Major. I am from rural Early, Iowa but went to school at St. Mary’s in Storm Lake from Kindergarten-12th grade. I am currently serving the Discipleship Council as an Ambassador. I am a Eucharistic Minister and Lector at St. Stephen and love to help with many other outreach projects. In my free time I love to go home and help out on the farm and spend time with my family (I will always be a farm girl at heart), hang out with friends, play sports, work out, watch movies, volunteer for just about anything, spend time with kids, and of course support the PANTHERS. I am really excited to be on Discipleship Council and I look forward to meeting many new people around St. Stephen!
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Hello friends! I am from the small town of Worthington, IA, and am currently a junior Marketing Management major with a minor in Graphic Communications. I enjoy designing and being artsy, but most of all, I love using my creative talents to help others. That’s why I’m excited to be co-chair of the publicity committee where I can put my artistic abilities to use in promoting all the wonderful things St. Stephen has to offer! The St. Stephen community has helped make Cedar Falls and UNI a home away from home for me, and I am looking forward to being more involved, developing and strengthening friendships, and deepening my faith in the upcoming year!
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Hello folks! My name was, is, and will be Sean Matthys, and I am a junior here at beautiful UNI! As far as a student goes, I am studying Marketing and Spanish. I was away from Cedar Falls for the spring semester last year studying abroad in Oviedo, Spain, so I am extremely excited to be back at UNI and especially St. Stephen! This year I will be gratefully serving on Disciple Council with an outreach in Community Life. In the past I have been blessed to be a part of many things at St. Stephen including G.I.F.T. group, Eucharistic Ministering, blood drives, Antioch, and Men’s Group. For this year I am looking forward to giving back a little of what St. Stephen’s has given me.
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Hey there! I'm Victoria Moran and I am a sophomore biology and biochemistry major from Clear Lake, IA. I love animals and children and reading is one of my all time favorite activities. On a quirkier note, I tend to act a bit ditsy; so now your warned! I came to many of St. Stephen events last year including GIFT group(which I highly recommend.) I am now excited to help plan some of these events this year as a member of the discipleship council. My specialty is Catholic Worker House.
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Hey! My name is Jessica Pickhinke. My hometown is Sac City, Iowa, which is a small town in northwest Iowa. I am currently a junior her at UNI majoring in Accounting. I enjoy spending time with family and friends and meeting new people. I am very excited to be a member of the Discipleship Council as part of Community Life for my outreach area. At St. Stephen, I have been a lector, choir member, and attended Prime Time regularly. I plan on continuing to do all these plus more! I hope to continue to grow more in my faith this year at St. Stephen. I am very excited about this year, and I looking forward to meeting new people here at St Stephen!
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Hey my name is John Reding I am a junior Construction Management major and a Business minor. I was active in Christian Leadership in Action during high school in my hometown of Algona, Iowa. I am really looking forward to getting involved at St. Stephen this year in the past I have Eucharistic Ministered and this year I plan on helping out with gift group as well as attending the Antioch Retreat. I love spending time with family and friends.
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Hi! I am a sophomore majoring in pre-med and am a member of the UNI x-country and track & field team. Outside of class and running, I enjoy reading, relaxing, and most importantly keeping in touch with my family and growing in my faith. I have found that St. Stephen is not only a wonderful place to come and worship, but also to meet others who share my same enthusiasm about growing in the Catholic faith. This year I am looking foward to getting more involved at St. Stephen as a member of the Discipleship Council where I will be involved with leading Gift Groups.
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I am thrilled to be a part of Discipleship Council this year. I am currently a sophomore Social Science Education major with a minor in Spanish. I am from Muscatine, IA, but Cedar Falls has become a second home to me. St. Stephen has aided quite a bit to that. This is my first year as an RA in Noehren Hall and I’m looking forward to all the experiences I have ahead of me! I’m most active in St. Stephen music program and cantor/accompany whenever I can. I also participate on the planning committee and can’t wait to start working with the fantastic students on DC with me this school year.
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Hey everyone! I am a sophomore business major from Carroll, IA. I love being a part of the St. Stephen community and can't wait to meet new people. I enjoy attending prime time mass and helping work the desk at St. Stephen. I have attended and been involved in three retreats through St. Stephen including Antioch. I also plan on being a greeter as well as a Eucharistic Minister. I am excited to be a member on the Discipleship Council and can't wait for an amazing year with everyone!
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Hey, I'm a senior Biology major here at UNI. I am from Johnston, IA, and my home parish is St. Mary of Nazareth in Des Moines. I live and work in Lawther Hall and am way excited to be a part of the Discipleship Council this year. When I'm not in class at work or church I love hanging out with my friends and family scrapbooking or playing outside. I also enjoy curling up to watch a good movie. Can't wait for the chance to get to know everyone and for you to be a part of the wonderful St. Stephen community!
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My home away from home is what I call St. Stephen's! I'm a junior at UNI with a Criminology Major and a minor in Spanish. I'm very excited to be a part of this amazing faith community at UNI. I am from Center Point, IA, and I enjoy listening and singing music. I also love to be outside and have fun! As a DC member I hope to spread the love of college students to the community that accepts them with such open arms! If you ever need anything do not be afraid to ask me, and I will give it my best effort!
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