About Catholic Campus Ministry at SUNY-Fredonia · Fredonia, New York
The Catholic Campus Ministry at SUNY-Fredonia (commonly known as the Newman Center at SUNY-Fredonia) serves the SUNY Fredonia university community in the village of Fredonia, New York. As a Newman Center — a Catholic outreach to students at secular colleges — it ministers to students, faculty, and staff of the State University of New York at Fredonia under the Diocese of Buffalo. The center holds its Sunday Mass on campus when SUNY Fredonia is in session, and also offers weekday lunchtime Masses in the Williams Center on the SUNY Fredonia campus. It is part of the same diocesan "Campus Ministry" family of parishes coordinated by the Diocese of Buffalo.
- Diocese
- Diocese of Buffalo
Why belong here
The Newman Center at SUNY-Fredonia exists to give Catholic students, faculty, and staff a place to pray, receive the sacraments, and find community right on the SUNY Fredonia campus. With a Sunday evening Mass and weekday lunchtime Masses offered in the Williams Center whenever classes are in session, it makes daily Catholic life accessible to busy students. Students can also turn to the center for faith formation, fellowship, and pastoral support during their college years.
Mass times at Catholic Campus Ministry at SUNY-Fredonia
Weekly Mass schedule
Catholic Campus Ministry at SUNY Fredonia
The Catholic Campus Ministry at SUNY-Fredonia, popularly called the Newman Center at SUNY-Fredonia, is the Catholic outreach to students, faculty, and staff of the State University of New York at Fredonia. It is part of the Diocese of Buffalo's campus ministry network and is led on the ground by Director Nathan Kropp. The center operates from a chapel at 222 Temple Street, Fredonia, NY 14063, with phone (716) 679-4686 and email [email protected].
Where to Find Us
The Newman Center chapel is located at 222 Temple Street, Fredonia, NY 14063-1014, in the village of Fredonia — the same town that hosts SUNY Fredonia. Weekday Masses are held on the SUNY Fredonia campus itself, in the Williams Center (2nd floor), making it easy for students to attend between classes. Mailing and phone contact funnel through the same office on Temple Street.
- Chapel address: 222 Temple St., Fredonia, NY 14063
- Phone: (716) 679-4686
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.FredoniaNewmanCenter.org/
- Weekday Mass venue: Williams Center, 2nd floor, SUNY Fredonia campus
Diocese of Buffalo & Campus Ministry Family
The Newman Center at SUNY-Fredonia is a parish-equivalent ministry of the Diocese of Buffalo and is part of the diocese's Campus Ministry vicariate. For sacramental records and Diocesan parish coordination, the local host parish is St. Anthony (Fredonia), together with Holy Trinity (Dunkirk), within "The Lord's Vineyard / Family #3" of the Diocese of Buffalo's clustering initiative. The diocesan Director of Campus Ministry is currently Rev. Daniel J. Serbicki, who also serves as pastor of the Newman Center at the University at Buffalo (St. Joseph University Parish).
- Diocese: Diocese of Buffalo (Dioecesis Buffalensis)
- Diocesan Campus Ministry Director: Rev. Daniel J. Serbicki
- Sibling campus parishes in the diocese: St. Joseph University Parish / Newman Center at UB; Newman Center at Buffalo State
- Host family of parishes locally: The Lord's Vineyard / Family #3 (St. Anthony, Fredonia; Holy Trinity, Dunkirk)
About Newman Centers
Newman Centers are Catholic ministries established at secular colleges and universities to serve the spiritual needs of Catholic students, faculty, and staff. The first Newman Center was founded at Oxford University in 1878 as a club for Catholic students, and today roughly 2,687 Newman Centers are active on more than 800 college campuses worldwide, according to the Newman Ministry. The SUNY-Fredonia Newman Center follows that same mission on a public-university campus in western New York.
- First Newman Center: Oxford University, 1878
- Network today: ~2,687 Newman Centers on 800+ campuses worldwide
- Mission: pastoral care, sacraments, and faith community for Catholic students at secular universities
Contact & Online Presence
Students and visitors can reach the Fredonia Newman Center by phone at (716) 679-4686, by email at [email protected], through its website at www.FredoniaNewmanCenter.org, or via its Facebook page, "Catholic Student Fellowship at Fredonia." The center is also listed in the Diocese of Buffalo's Official Catholic Directory and in major Catholic-church mass-time directories (Catholic Mass Time, Discover Mass, Catholic Church Directory).
- Website: http://www.FredoniaNewmanCenter.org/
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (716) 679-4686
- Facebook: Catholic Student Fellowship at Fredonia
- Listed in: Diocese of Buffalo Official Catholic Directory; Discover Mass; Catholic Mass Time; Catholic Church Directory; Newman Connection