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Thursday, April 16, 2009
![Student Life
Celebrating Our Beloved JPII
by Ashleigh Buyers
To commemorate the 4th anniversary of the passing of Pope John Paul II, Sophomore Megan Rolla, with the help of her trusty crew, orchestrated an exquisite dinner right out of the heart of Poland!
The chefs worked long and hard Saturday through Tuesday to create the mouth watering menu: Chicken Paprika with Haluski, Uszki Soup with bread and Kielbasa slices, and finally for desert… drum roll please... delicious Chocolate Babka!
“The chocolate Babka was fantastically delicious,” said Senior Brittany Scheidler.
The dinner was a combined work of genius that required weeks of careful preparation, and of course, a lot of help.
“It was a lot of work but it was totally fun and worth it. It was such a beautiful experience to spend with my friends,” said Megan. “I am just so grateful to everybody who helped out! Lissa Small, Katherine Gutschke, Andrew Tatum, Sara Fritcher and many others helped in the kitchen. Thanks to Annie Sheetz and Monica Horiuchi who traveled all the way to the Polish market Ostrawskis in Baltimore to get the Polish Sausage, the Kielbasa. Also, a thanks goes out to the kind Christendom cooking staff for putting up with us for so long!”
At 5:15 p.m. exactly, dinner was served! The hungry students sat and enjoyed the excellent meal in a finely decorated commons, adorned with red and white streamers, polish flags, and pictures of Pope John Paul II and Our Lady of Czestochowa. The tables were decorated with polish Pussy Willows and special John Paul II prayer cards.
Of course, what is dinner without a little music? To add the finishing touch to this great tribute of culinary talent to John Paul, Freshman Stephen Tomlinson volunteered his musical skills and filled the hall with several lovely pieces by the Polish composer Chopin.
April Moses, who is 100% polish, was very impressed with the authenticity of the dinner. “The whole atmosphere was perfectly polish, the food was delicious, and the streamers and decorations were beautiful. They really did do a great job,” she said.
Megan expressed her happiness that Christendom provided the fun opportunity. “Christendom is a very beautiful place. I am very happy that I go to a college that lets me share a piece of my culture with my classmates.”
The Woman In White
by Liz Sartor
On April 3-5, the local county high school auditorium was packed with an audience eager to see The Woman In White, the Christendom Players’ spring production. The play, written by Constance Cox and based on Wilkie Collins’ novel, is a mystery thriller, based on a true story about the intrigue and story behind Anne Catherick, the woman in white.
The play was directed by Mike Powell, and produced and assisted directed by Dr. Patrick Keats. The cast all did a phenomenal job portraying their respective characters, and the audience was very impressed, especially by specific lead members.
“Liz Fraser [who played Marian Halcombe] did a really, really good job!” said Freshman Jessica Ward.
Peter Smith, and Jacqueline Kenney were also very good in their roles as Walter Hartright and Laura Fairlie, respectively. Matt Anderson and Tim Curran, veterans to the stage, played the cunning villains quite well. Hilary Schafer played the title role extremely well, as Chris Feckler, Steven Curtin, and Nathan Gniewek brought a bit of comedy to the stage in their portrayals of Mr. Fairlie, Mr. Gilmore, and Fairlie’s butler .
“The creative vision of the director combined perfectly with the talents of the cast,” said Freshman Adele Smith, who helped backstage with makeup.
“It was a good last hurrah for the seniors.”
The play was greatly enjoyed by all who attended, and was a great example of the talent and the love for the fine arts that can be found at Christendom College.

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The Woman in White
Palm Sunday at Christendom
by Liz Sartor
Sunday morning was bright and beautiful as the Christendom community gathered outside the Chapel of Christ the King for the Palm Sunday blessing and distributing of the Palms. The weather was beautiful as everyone listened to the reading of the Palm Sunday Gospel, and watched as the palms were blessed. After the blessing of the palms, as they were being distributed, everyone filed back in the Chapel for Mass. The liturgy was beautiful, especially the Gospel, which was sung by Fr. William, Dr. Poterack, Francis Feingold, and the rest of the Christendom choir. 
After Mass, everyone filtered into the Commons for the usual Sunday brunch, many heading for the usually long—but worth the wait—omelet line, or jumping over to the waffle line. Everyone enjoyed sitting back and enjoying a relaxing brunch on such a gorgeous Sunday.
The Passion on the Big Screen
By Ashleigh Buyers
In preparation for the end of Holy Week, students gathered in the Crusader Gym at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday of Holy Week to watch Mel Gibson's inspirational film, The Passion of the Christ. Hosted by Theology Professor Eric Jenislawski, the film was projected onto the gym wall with great theater-like sound.
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