About

Mission Statement

The Catholic Newman Club is a Catholic organization of students, faculty and staff who seek to form the Christian conscience, help members appropriate the Catholic faith, educate for justice, facilitate personal development and form leaders for the future.

About Newman

The Catholic Newman Club is named after Cardinal John Henry Newman, a man who searched for the truth and intellectual order, and lived his life consequentially. The Newman Club seeks to encourage its members to search for the truth and meaning throughout their lives; thereby gaining the joy that comes from discovering the truth, which comes with reason. "The human spirit must be cultivated in such a way that there results a growth in its ability to wonder, to understand, to contemplate, to make personal judgements, and to develop a moral and social sense".

Officers, Advisors, and Father John

President - Amanda Sahagun (aksahagun@csupomona.edu)

Hello! My name is Amanda and I am a Dietetics major. I am honored to be this year's Newman President. I have been an active member of the Catholic Newman Club since I was a freshman, and I am thrilled to have found a group of people on campus with whom I can share my faith with. I enjoy singing, Mass, chocolate, beach trips, adoration, family time, sunny days, flowers, and God's everyday miracles. God has poured out so many blessings upon me so far, and I am super excited to see what He has in store for the rest of my life.

My strength lies in the One who has set me free, and I will forever sing of His glory.

Vice President - Andrew Coyne (ajcoyne@csupomona.edu )

Secretary - Valerie Schmidt (vlschmidt@csupomona.edu )

Secretary - Kary Ruiz (mkruiz@csupomona.edu )

Social Chair - Sierra Labrecque (sblabrecque@csupomona.edu )

Spiritual Director - Fr. John Bullock (JBullock@legionaries.org)

Fr. John Bullock, LC is a priest with the Legionaries of Christ. He studied philosophy and theology at Regina Apostolorum in Rome. He has been a priest for almost seven years and has been chaplain for the Newman Club at Cal Poly Pomona since October 2005.

Advisor - Deacon Abel Zamora (azamora@csupomona.edu)

I am Deacon Abel Zamora. I was ordained eight years ago in the Diocese of San Bernardino. I have been working at this beatifull campus for 29 years now. I started part-time as a student assistant, then was hired full time upon my graduation in 1981 (My major was Computer Information Systems). As an employee of Cal Poly, Pomona, I am the club staff advisor. I see myself, in conjunction with Father John and Heath, my fellow co-advisor, as a helper in fullfilling our club's mission statement (please see mission statement above). I greatly enjoy spending time with the club members as we share in life-lasting experiences. Please feel free to call me (extension 6357) or just drop by my office (98 C7-19).

Advisor/Webmaster - Heath Caldwell (hncaldwell@csupomona.edu)

Hello, I am the other staff advisor for the Catholic Newman Club. I also maintain the website for the club. I graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 2005 with a degree in computer science and now work for the university as an operating systems analyst. I belong to St. Paul the Apostle parish in Chino Hills. My office is right across from Deacon Abel's: 98-C7-33. Feel free to drop by, send me an email, or give me a call at x6448.