St. John Paul II Newman Center celebrates 2020 graduates

St.

John Paul II Newman Center is honoring the class of 2020.

Saturday morning, staff and others celebrated graduates from their cars.

BELL TOWER RANGAS MEMBERS OFST.JOHN PAUL THESECOND NEWMANCENTER,CELEBRATED THECLASS OF 2020...07:55:42 "THEY HAVEACCOMPLISHED SOMUCH AND THEY'VEREALLY KIND OFBEEN ROBBED FROMTHAT EXPERIENCEAT THE END THISYEAR TO BECELEBRATED ANDSO GETTINGCREATIVE IS THELEAST WE COULDDO AND SO WE'REEXCITED TOCONGRATULATETHEM AND GIVETHEM SMALLTOKENS OF OURAPPRECIATION ANDSEE THEM OFF."STUDENTS DROVETHROUGH THEPARKING LOT ANDWERE GREETED BYSTAFF ANDMISSIONARIES, WITHGIFTS AND SIGNS OFENCOURAGEMENT.07:57:02 "I'M REALLYEXCITED TO BEDONE IT'S BEEN ALONG JOURNEY BUTIT'S BEEN WORTH ITAND I'M EXCITED TOMOVE ON FROMCOLLEGE."MICHAELAMORIARTY STUDIEDINTERIOR DESIGN ATM-C-C.HER FAITHBROUGHT HER TOTHE COLLEGEPARISH ...NOW, SHE PLANS TOBECOME AMISSIONARY...07:59:56 "THESEPAST FEW MONTHSHAVE BEEN REALLYDIFFICULT BUT ITHINK BECAUSE OFMY FAITH I'VE BEENABLE TO GETTHROUGH IT ANDBECAUSE I'VE HADLIKE DAILY PRAYER,I'VE BEEN ABLE TOCOMPLETE MYDEGREE ...AND STAY STRONGIN THIS WEIRDSTRANGE TIME ANDI'VE BEEN ABLE TOPRAY FOR PEOPLEAND PRAY FOREVERYONE THAT'SBEEN IMPACTED."FATHER DANANDREWS WHO'STHE PASTOR ANDDIRECTOR AT THENEWMAN CENTER,SAYS THE CLASS OF2020 MISSED OUT ALOT ...SO THEY WANTEDTO HONOR THESTUDENTS THEY'VEWATCHED GROWOVER THE YEARS.07:52:44 "THEY'REMORE BROTHERSAND SISTERS THANSTUDENTS, THEY'REPEOPLE WE'VE COMETO KNOW ANDLOVE AND RESPECT...SO IT'S A BITTER-SWEET MOMENTFOR US, AND WE'VEVERY PROUD OFTHEM."MORIARTY SAYS ...IT'S BEEN A TOUGHSEMESTER ...BUT IT'S NOT JUSTABOUT THE WALKAT THE END ...07:59:10 "I'M SOPROUD OFEVERYONE FORFINISHING THEIRDEGREE IN THISWAY ...CONGRATS TOEVERYONE THAT'SDONE IT IT'S BEENDIFFICULT BUT IT'SGOING TO BEWORTH IT."...SHE SAYS ...IT'S ABOUT WHATYOU TAKE WITHYOU ...AND THE IMPACTYOU LEAVE BEHIND.IN OMAHA SYDNEYGRAY 3 NEWS NOW..WITH MOTHER'S DAYCOMING UPTOMORROW