Founded by Eastman students in the Fall of 2003, the Catholic Newman Community of Eastman has grown from a group of five students to its present-day membership of over thirty. CNCE offers numerous opportunities to the Eastman community including: weekly scripture study and faith conversations with Fr. Robert Kennedy, annual retreats to the Abbey of the Genesee, a Catholic social environment, a connection for Eastman students to local parishes including the Newman Community of the University of Rochester, and community service events. CNCE's goal is to not only help fulfill the needs of Eastman Catholics, but to bring about better awareness and fuller understanding of Catholicism to the larger Eastman community.