The best ever Oxfam Hunger Banquet on Feb. 21 was a success due to the efforts of Father Jeff Thompson, CSB, Professor Ramon Fernandez, the outstanding speaker Dr. George Kerr and to everyone who took part in this educational event. It s paid for by the Web site s sponsors. From March 15-17, four student volunteers will attend the Campus Outreach Opportunity League Conference at Harvard University. Shirley Ronquillo, Vanessa Abahashemi, John West and Kent Loftin will join several thousand other students at the 17th annual conference on Community Service. This year s event explores the theme, The Path of Service Leads from Charity to Justice.
Topics are political action, economic changes and civic engagement.
The annual gathering of the Texas Catholic Historical Society will take place at UST on Friday, March 2. A formal talk will be given at the Renaissance Hotel that morning at 9 a.m. For details, call Father George Hosko at Ext. 3895. Schola Cantorum, directed by Dr. Ann Fairbanks, will sing Gregorian Chant. Don t miss the organ concert featuring instructor of organ Robert C. Bennett on Sunday, March 4, at 4 p.m., in the Chapel of St. Basil. Works of Lully, Walther, Bach, Handel, Kodaly and others will be played by Bennett, who is also organist at Christ the King Presbyterian Church.