Red Mass - February 26, 2006 - Save the Date!!

Please mark your calendars for Sunday, February 26, 2006, which is the date of the Society's Red Mass. Mass at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist will be held at 9:30 a.m., with brunch to follow at the Milwaukee Athletic Club. A formal invitation and more details will follow shortly.

Brief History of the Red Mass
The Red Mass dates back to the 13th century when the entire European bench and bar attended the service together at the start of each term of office. Our annual Red Mass commemorates the work of St. Thomas More who is the patron saint of lawyers and judges and was recently named by Pope John Paul II as the patron saint of politicians and statesman. As such, we specially invite honored local public officials to participate in our procession at the opening of the Mass.

WI CLE Seminar Credits Approved

I am pleased to announce that the St. Thomas More Society's recent CLE seminar held on December 2, 2005 has been approved by the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for three (3) hours of CLE credit, including two (2) ethics and professional responsibility (EPR) hours.

January 6, 2006 - First Friday - James P. Maloney

The St. Thomas More Society of Wisconsin is pleased to announce that James P. Maloney will speak at this month's First Friday gathering. The topic will be Response of the Business Community to Undocumented Immigrants. Mr. Maloney is a practicing lawyer, Chairman of the Board of the Mitchell Bank, and President of the Mitchell Bank Holding Corporation. Mr. Maloney is also a graduate of Marquette University High School, a magna cum laude graduate of Marquette University, and a cum laude graduate of Marquette University Law School.

First Friday Mass will meet this Friday, January 6, 2006. Mass will begin at 7:30 A.M. in the Chapel of the Holy Family located on the 2nd floor of the Marquette Memorial Union (15th and Wells). Mass will be followed by a presentation and discussion from 8:00 - 9:00 A.M. over a continental breakfast (suggested donation $4.00) in Room 305 of the same building. Parking is available on Wells Street or in one of the nearby campus lots.

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