Incarnate Word Day

The University of the Incarnate Word will celebrate a special day, Incarnate Word Day, on March 25.

“In the Church calendar, it is the feast of the Annunciation to Mary that she was to be the Mother of the Incarnate Word (Luke 1:26-38). It is our feast day, too, a day of joyful celebration for us as members of the University of the Incarnate Word,”said Sr. Audrey O’Mahony, Assistant to the President for Mission Effectiveness.

This day is set aside each spring to celebrate the heritage and value of Incarnate Word, because of its special and quite obvious relationship to our institution.

Activities on campus begin with banners and balloons by students on campus at 8 a.m. The Incarnate Word community will then gather at Our Lady’s Chapel for the awarding of the CCVI Spirit Award.

The CCVI Spirit Award is given each year to a member of the University faculty, administration, or staff. This year’s recipient is Lorraine Ewers, Administrative Secretary to the Dean of Humanities, Arts & Soc. Sciences, who has been with UIW for 21 years.

March 25th is the traditional celebration of the Annunciation to Mary that she was to be the Mother of the Incarnate Word (Luke 1: 26-38). It is our feast day, too, a day of joyful celebration for us as members of the University of the Incarnate Word.

Tuesday, March 25, 2003, Incarnate Word Day

Student Activity: Banners and Balloons. 8:00 a.m. Campus.

Lecture: Paul Loeb, motivational speaker and author. Topics include student activism, civic responsibility and empowerment. He is a scholar with the Center for Ethical Leadership in Seattle, WA. Noon. Library Auditorium.

Liturgy: Special Incarnate Word Day celebration. CCVI Spirit Award. 2:35 p.m.
Community Party: Dessert Social sponsored by the Nutrition Department. Jordan Plaza. 3:35 p.m. (Rain plan: Marian Hall)

Stockholm Accords Signing: Campus Ministry sponsored activity. Jordan Plaza. 9-4

Student Sponsored Activities: Evening.

Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Luncheon: Faculty Appreciation Luncheon. 11:30. Centennial Hall. Sponsored by Provost’s Office

Thursday, March 27, 2003

Lecture: “The Challenge of Third World Women’s Theology.” Dr. Kwok Pui-Lan, Cole Professor of Christian Theology and Spirituality at the Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge. Sponsored by the Religious Studies Department. 7:30 p.m. Marian Hall Ballroom.

Friday and Saturday, March 28-29, 2003

Conference: Second Annual Conference on the Ethical, Social and Moral Implications of Genomic Research Technologies. Conference Theme: Human Genetic Engineering. Begins on Friday at 2:00 p.m. Marian Hall Ballroom. Register at www.uiw.edu/genome.

Monday, March 31, 2003

Anniversary: Anniversary of the journey of Sisters Madeleine, Pierre, and Agnes to San Antonio. On
March 31, 134 years ago, they began their three-week stagecoach ride to a new foundation [March 2, 2003 is the 150th anniversary of the coming of the Order of the Incarnate Word to the new world. The cloistered Order of the Incarnate Word in Lyons, France, sent four Sisters to Brownsville, Texas, March 2, 1853].