[TCCM] FW: A Scholarship Invitation from the Portsmouth Institute 2013

Wed Apr 10 16:53:06 EDT 2013

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From: Richard F Clancy

Subject: FW: A Scholarship Invitation from the Portsmouth Institute 2013

Anyone interested?

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From: Cindy Waterman [cwaterman at portsmouthabbey.org]
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 2:14 PM
Subject: A Scholarship Invitation from the Portsmouth Institute 2013

Last week I sent you an email offering a scholarship to the Portsmouth Institute 2013.  The deadline for this is Friday, April 12th.  Please let me know if you have anyone who is interested.

Thank you
Cindy Waterman

From: Cindy Waterman
Sent: Friday, April 05, 2013 11:39 AM
Subject: Scholarship Offering

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The Portsmouth Institute is a summer conference, study, recreation and retreat center for all those interested in questions pertaining to Catholic life, leadership and service in the 21st Century.  This year’s conference will be held from June 7th-9th on the topic of Catholicism and the American Experience.  We look forward to welcoming George Weigel, Peter Steinfels, Bishop Tobin of Providence and other distinguished speakers for a weekend that includes thought-provoking talks, beautiful liturgies at our Benedictine Abbey, concerts, drama, outdoor activities and much good fellowship.  Please see the enclosed press release for additional details or go to www.portsmouthinstitute.org<http://www.portsmouthinstitute.org>.

A generous donor has offered us a number of scholarships to enable graduate/undergraduate students, who would otherwise not be able to attend our Institute, to come free of charge.  This scholarship includes the conference fee plus two nights lodging (Friday and Saturday).  The cruise of Bristol Harbor for $50 and travel would be additional costs to the student.  If you know of a student who would value an opportunity like this, please contact Cindy Waterman at cwaterman at portsmouthabbey.org<mailto:cwaterman at portsmouthabbey.org> or call her at (401) 643-1244 with their name and contact information.  A response is needed by Friday, April 12th with the candidate’s information.  Please obtain the permission of the candidate before forwarding his/her name.  The schedule and additional information appears below.

Thank you for your consideration, and all best wishes.

Sincerely,

James MacGuire
Director
Portsmouth Institute
www.portsmouthinstitute.org<http://www.portsmouthinstitute.org>

2013 June 7-9 Portsmouth Institute Schedule

Friday, June 7, 2013

Afternoon

                 12:00 PM             Registration Opens, Administration Building

                    1:30 PM            Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament; Holy Rosary (optional)

    2:30 PM            Afternoon Session I, Stillman Dining Hall

Introduction:  Reverend Dom Matthew Stark O.S.B.

Address:  “Catholic Identity versus Catholic Leadership in a Secular America”

                                Peter Steinfels, Founder, Fordham University Center on Religion and Culture

                    3:45 PM            Refreshments

    4:00 PM            Afternoon Session II, Dining Hall

Introduction:       Dr. Timothy Flanigan, ‘75

Address:  “Is There Such a Thing as Catholic Art?”

                                Roger Kimball, Publisher, The New Criterion Magazine

  Evening

                   5:30 PM             Vespers, Church of St. Gregory the Great

   6:15 PM            Concert, “Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances”, Auditorium

   7:15 PM             Cocktails in the Monastic Garden

   8:00 PM             Dinner and Speech, Stillman Dining Hall

Invocation:  Right Reverend Caedmon Holmes, O.S.B., Abbot, Portsmouth Abbey

Introduction:  Mr. Peter Flanigan, ‘41

Address:  “Catholics in an Unfamiliar America”

                                                Mr. George Weigel, Sr. Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center

   9:00 PM             After-Glow in Winter Garden

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Morning

   7:45 AM             Mass, Church of St. Gregory the Great

         8:00-9:30 AM             Registration, Administration Building

          7:30-9:15AM             Breakfast, Stillman Dining Hall

       9:30-10:30 AM             Morning Session I, Auditorium

Introduction:  Mr. Thomas J. Healey, ‘60

Address: “The Faith in the Future Foundation: A New Paradigm in American Catholic Education”

Casey Carter, ’84 CEO Faith in the Future Foundation

10:45 AM             Break and refreshments, Auditorium Foyer

     11:00-12:00 PM             Morning Session II, Auditorium

Introduction:  Reverend Dom Damian Kearney, O.S.B. ‘45

Address:  “Dorothy Day Servant of God”

Jim Forest, International Secretary of the Orthodox Peace Fellowship

   Afternoon

        12:00-1:30 PM             Lunch, Stillman Dining Hall

   1:30 and 3:00 PM            Theater of the Word Production with Kevin O’Brien as Orestes Brownson, Library

         12:30-4:00 PM            Activity:  Bristol Harbor Bay Cruise, Administration Building

                                                Additional $50 fee

  Evening

                  5:30 PM             Vespers, Church of St. Gregory the Great

          6:15-7:15 PM             Cocktails, Winter Garden

          7:15-9:00 PM             Dinner and Speech, Auditorium

Invocation:  Right Reverend Caedmon Holmes, O.S.B., Abbot, Portsmouth Abbey

Introduction: Right Reverend Caedmon Holmes, O.S.B., Abbot, Portsmouth Abbey

Address:  “Evangelization in a Secular Age”

                                                The Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence

Sunday, June 9, 2013

Morning

                                                Masses at 7, 8 and Sung Mass at 9:30 AM

         7:30-9:15 AM             Breakfast, Stillman Dining Hall

                10:45 AM            Brunch

11:00 AM            Closing Session, Stillman Dining Hall

                                Introduction:  Dr. Jim DeVecchi

                                Address:  “Witnessing to Charity in Truth: Pope Benedict's Call to Practice Integral Human

                                                     Development”

                                Alex Mikulich ’79,  Loyola University New Orleans, Jesuit Research Group

  12:00 PM            Final Communications

This conference includes:

•         Admission to all speaker presentations

•         All meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) including the seated dinners on Friday and Saturday evenings.

•         Admission to a dramatic production based on the life and work of 19th-Century philosopher and theologian, Orestes Brownson, as presented by Kevin O’Brien of Theater of the Word and the EWTN series “Journey Home.”

•         Admission to the Friday evening concert presenting Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances by an ensemble from the Boston and Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestras.

•         A cruise of Bristol Harbor is available on Saturday afternoon for an additional fee of $50 per person.  Other excursions will be announced as they become available.

•         Admission to all panel discussions and roundtables (as time allows)

Accommodations

They are single rooms and linens are included; please be advised this is dormitory housing.  Bathrooms are shared.  Dormitories/Floors are assigned by gender with one dormitory for married couples.   There are 2-3 bathrooms per floor.  Each floor has 6-7 rooms.  Wireless is available.

There is additional housing at the Marriott Courtyard, 9 Commerce Drive, Middletown, RI.   Phone is 401-849-8000.  Also, there is housing at the Holiday Inn Express, 855 West Main Road, Middletown, RI.   Phone is 800-333-4121.  Both hotels are located on Route 114 and 3.5 miles from our location at Portsmouth Abbey School.

Cancellation Policy
100% refund if cancelled in writing with a postmark prior to March 31, 2013.
50% refund if cancelled in writing with a postmark between April 1, 2013 and May 15, 2013.  Absolutely no refunds beginning May 16, 2013 and thereafter.

Dress Code

Dress for the weekend is business casual except for the concerts and events on Friday and Saturday evenings when “cocktail dress” is requested.

Transportation

Directions by car:

>From New York City:

•         Take Interstate 95 North through Connecticut to Rhode Island

•         In Rhode Island, take EXIT 3 to Route 138 East

•         Follow signs to Jamestown and Newport (Pell) Bridge ($4 toll) – about 25 minutes

•         At the end of the Newport Bridge, go straight (to the left) to Admiral Kalbfus Blvd

•         At the traffic light (SLOTS Bldg straight ahead), turn left.

•         At the second light, turn left onto Route 114.

•         Travel approximately 9 miles north on Route 114.

•         Immediately after a green highway sign (on the right) that reads “Portsmouth Abbey and School”, turn left onto Cory’s Lane.

•         One-half mile down on the right is the entrance to the school.  Take the second entrance to the Administration Bldg to register.  We will then direct you to your dormitory.

>From Boston:

•         Take Route 128 (I-93 South) to Route 24 South to Exit 4 heading toward Fall River and Newport.

•         Take Route 195 West for one-half mile to rejoin Route 24 South at Exit 8A toward Tiverton/Newport, RI.

•         Remain on Route 24 until it merges with Route 114.

•         At the first traffic light after the merge, look for the green highway sign that reads “Portsmouth Abbey and School.”

•         Turn right onto Cory’s Lane at the traffic light.

•         One-half mile down on the right is the entrance to the school.  Take the second entrance to the Administration Bldg to register.  We will then direct you to your dormitory.

BY RAIL

Providence Station, Providence, RI                          - 30 miles, 35 minutes away

Kingston Station, South Kingston, RI                        - 26 miles, 35 minutes away

BY BUS

There are buses from TF Green Airport, Logan Airport, Boston, and New York.  These buses will drop you off in the center of Newport at the bus terminal or in Portsmouth at COZY CORNER.

BY AIR

TF Green Airport (PVD), Warwick, RI       - 35 miles, 45 minutes away

Logan International (BOS), Boston, MA - 67 miles, 1 hour and 25 minutes away

Shuttles are available from TF Green (401) 846-2500 or (800) 846-1502; reservation required; $25 each way.

Private transportation is available; please email (cwaterman at portsmouthabbey.org<mailto:cwaterman at portsmouthabbey.org>) or call me at (401-643-1244) for further information.  Buses and shuttles are available from Logan Airport – Boston via Peter Pan Bus Lines.   The closest drop off is Cozy Corner in Portsmouth, RI.

Further details can be found online at www.portsmouthinstitute.org<http://www.portsmouthinstitute.org> where you can also view last year’s event in the archive section, and photo gallery, of the website.  You can register online, or by calling Cindy Waterman at 401-643-1244.

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