A blessing was held Monday, April 30 for the new Catholic Eucharistic chapel, located in Holt Chapel on ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s South Campus.
Father Gerry Waterman, ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s Catholic campus minister, led the brief
ceremony. The chapel, located in a small room adjacent to the Holt
Chapel sanctuary, offers a quiet place of prayer and reflection for
Catholic members of the ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ community.
“It is our hope many students will come and pray and be refreshed,”
said Fr. Waterman. The small chapel, or “portiuncula,” which means
“little portion,” is a chapel within a chapel. The original Portiuncula
Chapel, located within the Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels in
Assisi, Italy, was a favorite place of St. Francis of Assisi.
ÂÒÂ×ÊÓƵ’s portiuncula includes a crucifix and tabernacle donated by St.
Adalbert Church in Elmhurst, Queens, NY, the same church where Waterman
served his first assignment as a priest from 1984 to 1988.
Phoenix Card access to the chapel is available to students, faculty and
staff who request it. Contact Fr. Waterman at 278-7355 or
gwaterman@elon.edu for information.