Welcome to Newman!
Your Home Away From Home
on the campus of UMass Amherst
Mass Times
...and More
Building Info
Adoration - Wed. after 12:15 pm Mass.
Student Holy Hour -Wed. at 8pm
Confessions - By Appointment:
Contact Fr. Gary
Monday - Friday - 8 am to
5 pm
Saturday - 8 am to 6 pm
Sunday - 7 am to 1 pm
(These are the winter break hours and they will change when the students return to campus)
M-F: 12:15pm
Sat: 9am
4:30pm (Sunday Vigil)
Sun: 8am, 10:30am, 7 pm & 9:30 pm (during our academic year)
Newman Cafe
Our Newman Cafe is not open to the public. Please continue to watch for the opening date.
Capital Campaign
In the "Ways to Give" on this website updates and information about our Capital Campaign...
MiraclesHappen...when Heart speaks to heart.
Donations may be made over this website safely & securely.
History
Three years after the death of John Henry Cardinal Newman in 1893 a small group of students at the University of Pennsylvania joined together to minister to their fellow students. This goal was inspired by Cardinal Newman and his devotion to the service of Catholic University students who were enrolled in secular colleges. Thus, the first Newman Club.
In 1929, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a similar group of students formed a Newman Club. This was a place where Catholic students, faculty, and staff could go for both spiritual and intellectual growth. In 1963, the Newman Catholic Center was built at UMass. Opening its doors on April 1st, Newman has now grown to be a "home away from home" for thousands of UMass and Five College area students.
In 2020 the Newman Center building and property were sold to the University for $12.5M. This sale opened the way for a new Center to be located on Thatcher Rd. and the construction of this new Center will be completed in early spring of 2022.
