60th Anniversary
IPS 60th Anniversary
Celebrating, Enacting, Envisioning
The Institute of Pastoral Studies is turning 60!
IPS welcomed its first students in 1964. Over 140 students arrived for a summer residential experience that was at the cutting edge of discerning and integrating the developments of the Second Vatican Council into the ministry of religious education. Over the next 60 years, IPS evolved to include degrees, certificates, and continuing education programs in pastoral studies and divinity, spirituality and spiritual direction, counseling, social justice, and more. The Institute was founded by Jesuits and resided in the School of Education, then moved to The Graduate School, and now is an independent academic unit with its Dean reporting directly to the Provost. Evolution is in the DNA of IPS and during this Anniversary year we will look back, take stock of the present, and plan together for the future!
We invite you to journey with us at events throughout the 2024-25 academic year to Celebrate our Past, Enact the Present, and Envision the Future.
Scheduled Events
August 23, 2024 - IPS Alumni Reception and Panel Discussion
Reception: 5:30pm (light food and drinks included)
Panel: 6:00pm
Location: Regents Hall (16th floor, Lewis Towers; 111 E Pearson)
We invite all current and incoming IPS students to gather with IPS faculty past and present to welcome alumni from across the decades! The focus of this Anniversary kickoff event is a panel discussion with IPS Alumni from across the decades. What was their IPS experience? What have they been doing in the years since? What wisdom can they share and what are their hopes now?We will invite other alumni present also to share their experiences, wisdom, and hopes!
Loyola Phoenix - July 30, 1964 (p. 4)
October 18, 2024 - IPS Reunion and Alumni Award!
Join us for the Alumni Excellence Celebration!
Time:
- 6:30pm - Alumni Reception and University Awards
- 8:00pm – IPS Reunion and Award Presentation
Registration is required! Please visit the Alumni Weekend website for more information and to RSVP.
If you can’t make it to see us in person, you can join online for the IPS event at 8pm Central! https://luc.zoom.us/j/81892096975
Location:
6:30 pm - Kasbeer Hall, 25 E. Pearson St. - (15th Floor), Corboy Law Center
8:00pm - Wintrust Hall, 16 E. Pearson St. - (9th Floor - 908), Schreiber Center
Join us during Loyola’s Alumni Weekend! On Friday night, Dr. Mark Reed (University President) will welcome alumni to a reception and award ceremony. When this concludes, the reception will continue and IPS will host an IPS Reunion and Award Ceremony, presenting the “IPS Alumni Award for Leadership and Justice” and celebrating everyone’s accomplishments. Please plan to join us on Friday night! Visit LUC’s Alumni Weekend webpage for a full schedule of events for the weekend.
Loyola Phoenix – May 21, 1971 (p. 6)
October 26, 2024 - Hispanic Ministry in the USA: Testigos y Agentes de Koinonia
Time: 9am to 4pm (Lunch Included)
Location: Information Commons (4th Floor)
Loyola University Chicago, Lake Shore Campus
1032 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL 60660
Cost: FREE!
We embrace and develop the Mission of the Synod on Synodality and the Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry in the USA as we celebrate the Jubilee Year in Communion, Solidarity, and Hope. Let us ask: How must formation for ministry evolve to meet the needs of multicultural communities and activate this vision of the Church?
Four Panelists (Sr. Norma Pimentel, Dr. Emilce Cuda, Dr. Javier Orozco, and Fr. Sergio Rivas) will present their hope and vision for Hispanic Ministry in the USA at the conclusion of the Synod on Synodality and the Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry, as we look forward to the Jubilee Year on Hope, Spes non Confundit. Following the panel, we will facilitate small group discussions and a summary plenary on what we’ve heard and discerned together.
The event includes lunch and concludes with mass at 3pm. Parking in the garage on campus will be validated.
November 2, 2024 – Honoring Their Legacy: Faithful Service In Ministry
Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm Memorial Service with a luncheon to follow
Location:
- 11:00am: St James Chapel, Quigley Center (835 N Rush St, Chicago, IL 60611)
- 12:00pm: Regent’s Hall (16th floor, Lewis Towers; 111 E Pearson)
Many incredible people helped to shape the Institute of Pastoral Studies throughout the last 60 years. Please join us to remember and honor some of these individuals who have transitioned into the arms of their creator and whose legacies remained imprinted on IPS. We will host a prayer service followed by a luncheon or reception.
April 3, 2025 - IPS Aggiornamento Award Dinner and Celebration
Honoring Fr. Michael Garanzini, SJ
Time: 5:30 to 8:00pm (Reception and Dinner, with an Award Presentation)
Location: Regent’s Hall (16th floor, Lewis Towers; 111 E Pearson)
We are delighted to celebrate Fr. Michael Garanzini by presenting him with the 2025 IPS Aggiornamento Award, honoring his extraordinary accomplishments and extending our gratitude for his contributions to the Institute of Pastoral Studies. We will also announce a new scholarship initiative in his honor, about which we are very excited. The event will begin with a reception at 5:30pm and continue with dinner and the award program at 6:00pm.
May 27-30, 2025 - The Future of Lay Ministry
Time: TBA
Location: Loyola University Chicago’s Lake Shore Campus (Roger’s Park)
IPS is partnering with the National Association for Lay Ministry (NALM) to a host a 3-day conference on the future of lay ministry. Plenary and breakout sessions will attend to the history and the present moment of lay ministry in the Catholic Church and then turn to the future. We will look especially at the USCCB‘s “Co-Workers in the Vineyard of the Lord,” published 20 years ago, and ask, “What will the shape of lay ministry be in the future and how can we contribute collectively to an update to this document?”
The Institute of Pastoral Studies is turning 60!
IPS welcomed its first students in 1964. Over 140 students arrived for a summer residential experience that was at the cutting edge of discerning and integrating the developments of the Second Vatican Council into the ministry of religious education. Over the next 60 years, IPS evolved to include degrees, certificates, and continuing education programs in pastoral studies and divinity, spirituality and spiritual direction, counseling, social justice, and more. The Institute was founded by Jesuits and resided in the School of Education, then moved to The Graduate School, and now is an independent academic unit with its Dean reporting directly to the Provost. Evolution is in the DNA of IPS and during this Anniversary year we will look back, take stock of the present, and plan together for the future!
We invite you to journey with us at events throughout the 2024-25 academic year to Celebrate our Past, Enact the Present, and Envision the Future.