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The Grapevine Online is uploaded on the First Friday of every month. It will have a couple of sections (when information is available), namely, Class Notes (your basic information on alumni babies, weddings, jobs, etc.), Calendar of Events, and Links to various recent stories about Christendom College and/or the Alumni of Christendom.

June 2011 edition of The Grapevine Online

Class Notes / Calendar of Events / Links to Stories / Prior issues

Class notes

On October 30th Megan (Von Ehr) Woyak ('08) and Matt Woyak were married at All Saints Church in Dallas, Texas. They had a beautiful wedding day and were surrounded by close family and a number of college friends from both Christendom and RIT (in NY). They surprised most of their guests by having a Virginia reel at the reception. The joy of their wedding day has continued each and every day since then and they send well wishes to all newly weds and engaged couples!

Derek and Bethany (Zuniga) Rogers could not be happier to announce the birth of their BABY GIRL: Kateri Joy. This little blessing came two weeks late on May 20th, 2011 after 24 hours of labor! She weighed 8lbs 8ounces and was 21 3/4 inches long. Both mom and dad are simply enjoying falling in love with her! The new family currently lives in Manassas, VA.

Joe and Emily (Griswold) Sparks ('07) received a another gift from St. Joseph this year. Gabriel Joseph Sparks was born on March 19, thus ensuring that despite his Lenten birthday, he will always be able to party. All are doing well. Older brother Joseph Scott is thrilled to have a playmate, and welcomed his Irish twin with an enthusiastic beep on the nose. Both boys celebrated their first Easter last month. God is good!

Andrew and Julie (Fox) Fier (both graduates of '01) just celebrated their 10th year anniversary in May! Their daughter, Isabella, celebrated her first birthday on June 1st. To the right you will find the picture of Isabella at her birthday party.

 

Nicholas & Heidi (Eubanks) Oligny (both '06) welcomed their third child, Daniel Joseph, on March 31. He weighed 5 lbs. 11 oz. Rachel (almost 4) and Jacob (2) loved him from the moment they saw him.

 

Garrett and Maggie (McGlynn) DeMarco ('07) welcomed identical twin sons Anthony Joseph and Thomas Augustine (pictured on the right) to their family on March 8, 2011. Weighing in at 7 lbs each at birth, the twins promise to catch up quickly to big brother Peter (18 months)!

 

 

Greetings from Michael and Bunny (Martell) Cerny ('04) and family: Just thought we'd share our Easter picture (kids pictured from left to right: Meg, Gerard and Francesca) and some good news. Baby #4 is due in September. We're very excited, though we know it's going to be super busy around here with 4 little ones three years old and younger. We're also trying to sell our house and find a new one in the NW Kansas City area, so any prayers you can send our way in that regard are much appreciated. Hope everyone is well, and if you're passing through Kansas City feel free to drop us a line: bunaboo@gmail.com

Andy and Jenny Day ('06) are proud to announce the birth of their first child! Andrew Benedict Day was born on May 15, 2011. Andrew weighed in at 8 lbs 12 oz. Mommy and baby are doing great! Please join the Day family, who currently reside in Florida, in their prayers of thanksgiving!

 

 

Jennifer O'Gorman Flippen (98') is excited to share her unforseen entrepreneurial success. She has opened an online shop called StAnnesPixies on a website called Etsy (Etsy is a website dedicated to all handmade items). Yes, her store name is unusual and was created with the idea that she would sell little fairy dolls but wanted to take St. Anne as her patron being that she is the patron of housewives and needlework. Soon after she opened she adapted her designs to make little saints and then decided to paint wooden peg saints to make something "easier". She is so grateful that as of April she has had over 450 sales since opening in January of 2010!! She knows that Our Lord definitely has His hand in this. So, she sells Catholic toys and saint dolls with the occassional fairy. She is so grateful to be able to help support her family from home! Here is the website:
http://www.StAnnesPixies.etsy.com

Thomas and Audra (Powderly) Cole ('04) are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Marie Therese Cole. She was born in Warrenton, Virginia on 14 April 2011, weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces, and measuring 22 inches in length. Marie Therese was baptized on 20 April 2011, with her uncle, Lieutenant Andrew Cole, USMC, ('09), as the Godfather. Both mother and daughter are doing very well, indeed!

Calendar of Events

June 11-18, 2011: Experience Christendom Summer Program #1

June 19-26, 2011: Experience Christendom Summer Program #2

June 20, 2011: Graduate School 6-week Summer Session begins

June 27, 2011: Vita Consecrata Institute Session 1 begins

July 2-9, 2011: Experience Christendom Summer Program #3

July 9, 2011: One-Day Summer Institute on Bioethics

July 10-17, 2011: Experience Christendom Summer Program #4

July 11, 2011: Vita Consecrata Institute Session 2 begins

July 17-24, 2011: Latin Immersion Program

July 30, 2011: Graduate School Graduation Ceremony

Press Releases and Campus News: http://www.christendom.edu/news/releases.shtml

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