Catholic Student Organization
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Letter from the staff :
On Behalf of the Catholic Student Organization, Welcome to Saint Thomas More Center and the University of New Hampshire !
Campus Ministry is integral to our Parish Mission: Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of New Hampshire believes that faith is central to education and our lives as human beings. We seek to empower each student with the resources and the support they need to deepen their faith, to challenge their convictions, to form community, and to share their time in service with others.
Faith development is closely tied to students' intellectual development. While learning about the wonders of academics in your courses, Campus Ministry is here to help you integrate your intellectual inquiry with your life experience. Come talk with us about what you are learning in your classes, challenge us in social justice. Through meaningful student centered liturgy, spiritual and social programs, and shared service, we hope to enrich this faith community that is rooted in Catholic traditions that call us to worship, service, and community.
Who Are We?
The Campus Ministry staff consists of committed lay ministers and our parish priest.
What Can We Do For You?
How can we be of service to you in your journey of faith? We offer a fantastic retreats, individual spiritual direction, faith-sharing communities, and featured faith and social events.
Where Are We?
Walking on Campus?
The Catholic Student Center at St. Thomas More is located directly across from Wildcat Pizza on Madbury Road .
Driving from a distance?
From Route 95 & Portsmouth :
Use Spaulding Turnpike North; take exit 6W (Route 4) to Durham . Exit Rte 4 at traffic light at Madbury Road . Go left onto Madbury Road and travel one half mile. Where all traffic turns right at Pettee Brook Lane , turn right, then immediately left into parking lot.
From the West on Route 4:
Exit at traffic light on Madbury Road . Go right and travel one half mile. Where all traffic turns right at Pettee Brook Lane , turn right, then immediately left into parking lot.
From the North on Spaulding Turnpike:
Take exit 7; follow Route 1087 south towards Durham . Travel 4 miles to junction of Rte 108 and Main Street at Mobil Station. Bear right continue on Main Street to Madbury Road .
From Rte 93/Manchester on Rte 101
Take Rte 101 East to Rte 125, Epping/Durham. Take a right onto Rte 155. Go through Lee Center onto Mast Road (Rte. 155). Rte 155 turns into rte 155A and continue into Durham . Take right onto Main Street and continue through town (pass UNH). Bear left at the Post Office onto Madbury Road .
From all directions:
All traffic is one way around Durham Center . Entering Madbury Road from Main Street , Church of St. Thomas More is the 2 nd building on the right, just past the Post Office. Keep LEFT for parking. Town parking lot is directly across from the church; enter from Pettee Brook Lane . From the north on Madbury Road , turn into one-way Pettee Brook Lane, then immediately left into parking lot. Additional parking is available in the Post Office parking lot just before the church, on weekends.
What If You Are Catholic?
If you are a Catholic Christian, you are most welcome to join the parish community as an active member of St. Thomas More. There are many opportunities for you to participate fully as a lector, musician, singer, Eucharistic minister, or as a minister of hospitality in our regular parish and student liturgies.
What If You Are NOT Catholic?
Campus Ministry is not just for Catholic students. We provide links for you to religious communities representing your own faith tradition, so you can "grow where you are planted." We believe that one of our most important services is to provide opportunities for our students to become involved or to continue their involvement with a faith tradition and community that worships God in service of the larger community. This includes providing ways for students of diverse faith traditions to come together for inter-faith dialogue, prayer, retreat and service experiences, while exploring their own faith in greater depth.
Gratefully,
Fr. Dan St. Laurent and Julie A Tracy
Campus Ministry Team