Newman Center BBQ

At the beginning of every year, Catholic Campus Ministry celebrates the return of students to campus by hosting the Newman Center BBQ. With tables set up all over the front lawn of the Catholic house on campus, over 100 returning and first-year students came together to dine on North Carolina-style BBQ, coleslaw, hush puppies, and more. Students stayed late into the sunset enjoying each other's company and some competitive lawn games.

Sunday Supper: Kid's Meal

Elon CCM provides a free dinner once every month after the 6 p.m. Sunday Mass as an extension of the Eucharistic feast! Held in the Community Life Center of the Elon Community Church, student leaders and other students volunteer to cook the whole meal for 60-80 others. The Kids' Meal in October is always one of the more popular Sunday Suppers, where the students get to dine on all their childhood favorites like chicken nuggets, fries, and Kraft mac & cheese!

CCM Homecoming Tailgate

The tailgate culture is growing at Elon, and CCM is right there in the action! The CCM Homecoming Weekend Tailgate is a wonderful opportunity to welcome not only current students but also all of our CCM alumni. While feasting on more BBQ, our students, alumni, staff, families, and friends were all able to catch up and spend time together. Many even took a ride on the ferris wheel that Elon University brought in this year!

First-Years' Dinner

A tradition that was started by previous Catholic Campus Minister Fr. Gerry Waterman, the First-Years' Dinner expanded this year welcoming over 25 first-year students. They were so excited to get away from the dining halls to receive a home-cooked meal from Fr. Peter that the tables overflowed the dining room of the Newman Center. Many agreed with fellow first-year student Julianne Plourde when she said, "It just felt like home."