IRISH WEEKLY

Campus Ministry

From Mrs. Goshe's Desk

It was a busy and faith-filled week in Campus Ministry. On Tuesday, seniors enjoyed a day of retreat; on Wednesday over 40 students participated in our first Marianist LIFE Night of the year; and on Thursday, almost 60 students attended Lectio Divina during their lunch. Our students faith is tangible and inspiring! Scroll to the bottom of this newsletter to see our photo section for more from this week's activities!

There is a change in the upcoming Youth Rally and Mass with Bishop Malesic on October 23. We have decided to take our entire junior class. If you are not a junior and you signed up to attend, we will be sure to take you in future years. Juniors and their families should watch for all the details and a permission slip in the next week.

Saturday, September 27 is the Feast Day of our Patron, St. Vincent de Paul. We encourage all of our students and families to get out and serve that day, that weekend, or that week. Let us show our community that we as IRISH SERVE.

Please check out all the Prayer and Service Sections of this email below!

Verso l'alto,

Mrs. Goshe

Sodality Small Faith Sharing Groups

Jesus, in his three years of public ministry, picked the 12 apostles to accompany him. Marianist Founder, Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, knew that new times called for new measures and worked to form small groups (or sodalities) of lay people to accompany and support each other in their journey of faith. The most current research in Youth Ministry states that relationship and authentic accompaniment are an incredible means to help grow a disciple of Christ for life.

In light of this, Campus Ministry is seeking students interested in forming small faith sharing groups. The groups will be single-sex groups of 5 to no more than 8. The groups will commit to meeting for one hour, once per week. A Catholic mentor from outside the STVM community will, after receiving both ministry training and VIRTUS (the Diocesan program, Protecting God's Children) training, journey in faith with the small group. Groups will do an initial study and then, working with their mentor, determine the next faith step activity.

Students interested in learning more or becoming a member of a Sodality Small Faith Sharing Group should complete this google form. If any students or parents have any questions about this endeavor, please email Mrs. Goshe.

Attention Seniors & Juniors: Kairos RETREATS

Kairos Retreat is a retreat that truly celebrates and culminates our seniors' time here at STVM. It is an experience that many of our past seniors have shared was their best experience at STVM. Kairos means "God's Time" and is a retreat led by students for students. The talks and exercises of this retreat center around the revelation of God's love as we experience it in our lives. Adults participate as co-workers with the student team that is built from previous attendees of a Kairos retreat. These 4 day/3 night retreats are held at Loyola Retreat House in Clinton, OH.

The dates for Kairos Retreats this year are:

November 9 - 12: Seniors only (deadline for application and payment: Oct. 24)
January 18 - 21: Seniors & Juniors (deadline for application and payment: Dec. 19)
March 22 - 25: Seniors & Juniors (deadline for application and payment: Feb. 27)

Kairos applications are here to print with more info on Kairos. Please email Mrs. Goshe with any questions..

Bible StuDy

Bible Study Anyone!???? If you and any friends are interested in participating in Bible Study on Tuesdays during lunch, please email Mrs. Goshe.

Prayer Opportunities

Campus Ministry would like to continue to increase the number of opportunities offered to pray together. We will be trying the following schedule during the 1st Quarter. If you are interested in learning more about any of these opportunities, please email Mrs. Goshe.

Tuesday - Sign up for a Bible Study during your Lunch Time (email Mrs. Goshe if interested)

Wednesday - 5 Minute Prayer in the LRC immediately after school

Thursday - Lectio Divina/Scripture Study during lunches in Campus Ministry Office

Friday - First Friday Masses at 7:15, every other Friday Rosary at 7:25am. Adoration 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month (parents welcome).

If you have any suggestions, please don't hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Goshe with your ideas.

Be an EMHC

Any seniors interested in becoming an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion please click here for the application with the dates and locations.

HALLOW FOR OUR STUDENTS

We have been blessed with a donor who has made it possible for us to have the Hallow App for Schools. Hallow is the #1 Prayer App that is a great resource for strengthening the spiritual and mental health of the school community. All of our faculty, staff, and students have access to Hallow for the entire school year. It is a beautiful prayer tool with so many resources to use. Hallow is an incredible resource! Students should download the app today and follow these instructions below to log in.

Here is how to log into Hallow to start using it today:

1) Download the Hallow app, or log in at http://app.hallow.com

2) Click Log in with Google

3) Enter your school email address

4) You should have access

Seek Conference

Campus Ministry would like to gauge interest from students who may like to attend the 2026 Seek Conference Jan. 1-5, 2026 in Columbus, Ohio. SEEK is one of the largest Catholic conferences in the world, featuring transformative talks from renowned speakers and geared toward young people in the Church. Please click here for more information, and speak with Mrs. Goshe or Mrs. Cooper if you are interested in attending.

Marianist Moment

Marianists believe that Mary is the perfect model of discipleship. She shows us how to love, trust, and follow Jesus better than any other human being. She also encourages us to "Do whatever He tells you." John 2:5

To learn more about the Marianist Family, please check out their latest Family magazine here.

It is important to understand why we, as Catholics, hold Mary in high esteem, call her our Mother, and ask for her intercession. This short video with Fr. Mike Schmitz gives a good introduction and explanation to help us to understand our relationship with Mary.

Here is a link to other resources about Mary, how to pray with Mary, Marian Feast days, and activities to celebrate Mary.

We invite and encourage you to download the Marianist App for lots of great resources and information.

This article will also help you get to know Blessed William Joseph Chaminade better.

Help Emma & Her Mom

Please reach out to Mrs. Goshe if there is something you and your family would like to do to support Emma and her mom. Please continue to help by praying unceasingly.

Marianist LIFE Meal Ministry

Thank you to all who donated and helped out with this month's LIFE Night Meal. We had so many new students attend and all of the subs and cookies were gone by the end of the evening! Next month, we are planning to have a nacho bar for the kids. Look for a SignUp here in the next few weeks.

We always welcome new volunteers for the Marianist LIFE Meal Ministry! Each month, a group of parents puts together a meal for the students to enjoy before their meeting. Here's a great article in the Marianist publication Alive, about how the brothers provide meals and fellowship to students at Marianist-sponsored universities, including the popular spaghetti dinners at the University of Dayton. Our meal ministry here at STVM is similar in spirit!

Please email Barbara McKnight at mcknighteb@windstream.net to join this year's group, be put on the SignUp mailing list or if you have any questions.

Support Campus Ministry

SUPPLY SNACKS: for our Campus Ministry Office (granola bars, bags of chips, and fruit snacks are wildly popular). Please consider sending us a box or two of granola bars, etc. Donations may be dropped off to the Main Office; please clearly label for Campus Ministry. THANK YOU!
DONATE CASH/FOOD: for Marianist LIFE Nights. Email Barbara McKnight if interested.

service hours expectations

All students are expected to complete 25 service hours during this academic year. Please see STVM’s requirement for Christian Service Hours in the STVM Course Catalog. Service hours are due in the spring, by April 15 for seniors or by May 1 for juniors, sophomores and freshmen. Seniors are expected to complete at least 20 of those hours off campus at local non-profit organizations or with other non-STVM related groups, and Juniors are expected to complete at least 15 hours off campus. Sophomores are expected to complete at least 10 hours off campus, and Freshmen are expected to complete at least five hours off campus. Hours must be logged in MobileServe and verified by a supervisor. Please follow these steps:

Log into MobileServe.com using your STVM/Google credentials. Freshman and transfer students will receive an email in their inbox from TeamMobileServe that will help them claim their account.
If it is your first time logging in (transfers and freshmen), the website will ask you for a School Code, but you can just "skip this" step.
Please enter a phone number in MobileServe as a way to verify your identity.
On the home screen, there is a big blue button that will lead you to a few questions about any service hours you do.
It is important that you provide an email address for the person supervising your service. MobileServe will ask you for that email as you log your service hours. The supervisor will then receive an email from MobileServe asking them to verify your service hours. As you log your hours, you should also be double checking your MobileServe account to make sure the hours have been verified.
We recommend entering your service hours as you complete them throughout the year so that supervisors will receive verification requests right after you complete your service, not months later when they may not recall the details. The whole process works best when supervisors can verify hours in a timely fashion.
We will be checking once service hours are due to confirm that each student’s service hours have been verified.

Please email or see Mrs. Cooper in the Campus Ministry Office if you have any questions.

Service Opportunities

Tutoring at SVDP and St. Mary's

St. Vincent de Paul Tutoring
- Wednesdays, 3:15–4:15 p.m.
- We will walk over to SVDP together as a group
St. Mary Tutoring
- Thursdays, 3:15–4:15 p.m.
- Transportation: School van provided or students may drive themselves.

You must have a parent permission slip signed by your parent/guardian before you come.

Please email Mrs. Cooper if you are interested or have any questions!

Akron-Canton Regional FoodBank

Students can click here!
Then scroll down to "Apply" under "First Time Volunteers" if they have never volunteered here before.
Select the corresponding application based on their age and fill it out (students under 15 need to come with an adult to volunteer).
After filling out the application and hitting "Submit", go here and hit "More" under the "Returning Volunteer" section.
From there, students can login with their username and password they created on their application and select what date and time they would like to volunteer based on their availability.

Loyola Retreat House 60th Anniversary Celebration

The Loyola Retreat House in Green is celebrating its 60th Anniversary on Monday, September 22.

The evening begins with Mass at 5:00 PM, followed by dinner at 6:00 PM, a short program, and will wrap up around 8:30 PM.

They are looking for a few mature high school students (preferably seniors) to help with guest registration and serving food.

This is a great way to earn service hours while supporting a special event in our community! Please email Mrs. Cooper if interested!

The Mighty Vincent Project

Sept. 20-27, all are invited to participate in The 2025 Mighty Vincent Project, formerly known as the Vincent William Baran Day of Service! Join us for service projects, donation opportunities, and the Friends of the Poor Walk. Click here to see open opportunities for Mighty Vincent Projects. Act quickly because slots fill up fast!

Parents' Club Fall Mum Sale

Parents' Club is looking for student volunteers from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 20, to help unload the flower truck, organize the mums, and load mums into cars as people pick up their order.
Please use this link to sign up and see more info!

ALL star training club through uds

UDS All-Star Training Club provides integrated, competitive sports where everyone, regardless of ability, is encouraged to participate, try different sports and learn new skills. If you are interested in volunteering, please email Mr. Lancianese!

Upcoming Dates

Sept. 27 - Feast of St. Vincent de Paul

Oct. 2 - Donor Mass/Reception - 10:30am

Oct. 3 - First Friday Mass 7:15am & Adoration

Oct. 7 - Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

Oct. 9 - Whole School Rosary

Oct. 10 - Rosary in Chapel - 7:20

Oct. 17 - Rosary in Chapel - 7:20

Oct. 24 - Rosary in Chapel - 7:20

Oct. 22 - Marianist LIFE Night - 6-8pm

Oct. 23 - Juniors to Youth Rally & Mass

Oct. 28 - Sophomore Retreat Day

A glimpse of this week!

Faith Experiences outside STVM to check out

Pilgrimages of Hope

As we celebrate the Jubilee Year of Hope, the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’, and the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Creatures, Catholic Communities across the United States have organized over 200 Pilgrimages of Hope for Creation. This was mentioned at our last meeting, but I thought I'd share a bit more of the details below.

Our Diocesan Social Action Office is hosting four of these prayerful pilgrimages outdoors throughout the Diocese of Cleveland, beginning this weekend. Click the links below to learn more and register:

Cleveland (St. Malachi Church) Saturday September 20, 10:30am-12:30pm - 1.8 miles
North Royalton (St. Albert the Great) Saturday September 20, 10:30am-4pm - 10 miles
Avon Lake (Lorain County Metroparks) - Saturday, October 4, 1pm-3pm - 2 miles
Akron (Saint Vincent DePaul) - Saturday, October 11, 1:30-3:30pm - 1.5 miles

Mother-Daughter Retreat

Raising Dahlias: Let Love In

September 28, 12:30-4pm, St Albert the Great, North Royalton

Invite your families to the Raising Dahlias' Mother-Daughter one-day retreat, featuring guest speakers Debbie & Rachel Herbeck from Be Love Revolution, a dynamic ministry focused on helping young women know the personal and transformative love of Jesus, and empowering them to be God’s love in the world today. Open to mothers and daughters 6th grade and up. Godmothers, grandmothers, aunts, and friends are welcome! Register HERE.

Teens Encounter Christ

October 10-12, St Leonard Youth Retreat Center, Avon

(TEC) is a weekend retreat with the primary goal of facilitating an encounter with Christ for those who are searching for deeper meaning, purpose, and hope in life, and who desire an authentic relationship with God within a community of believers. It is for teens in their spring of their sophomore year and beyond. Young adults and adults are welcome to participate, as well!

Learn more on their website!

CYSC CLE Reunion

November 1, 6:30-9pm, St Gabriel Parish, Concord Twp

Did your teens attend Catholic Youth Summer Camp this year? Or do you know any Damascus summer missionaries from our diocese? Invite them and their families to Damascus Summer Camps All Souls Mass Reunion! (Even if they didn't attend, they can still come!)

6:30pm Worship | 7pm Mass | 8pm Holy Hour
Presider: Fr Joshua Trefney

CLE 21:6

January 10, 10am - 8:45pm, John Carroll University

CLE 21:6 is a dynamic one-day conference hosted by the Diocese of Cleveland’s Office of Youth Ministry. Each year the conference highlights a different Scripture passage, and in 2026 the theme is JOY, inspired by Genesis 21:6. This vibrant gathering invites high school teens to deepen their faith, encounter the joy of Christ, and share in the life of the Young Church. Check out the promo video!

Podcast of Bishop's Pastoral Letter

Have you had a chance to read Bishop Edward Malesic’s first pastoral letter, “A Flourishing Apostolic Church?” If not, you can listen to it as a podcast by clicking HERE. Six episodes, ranging in length from just over nine to 15½ minutes, were recorded by the bishop. The document, released in December 2024, encourages the faithful of the Diocese of Cleveland to spend at least 15 minutes daily in prayer, to worship/celebrate the sacraments and to serve those in need.

USCCB Updated Preface

Create in Me a Pure Heart: A Pastoral Response to Pornography

The U.S. Catholic Bishops have released a new 10th anniversary preface to the Church’s response to pornography, offering fresh recommendations for parents, clergy, educators, and civil leaders on combatting porn’s influence in an age of increased social isolation and the rise of artificial intelligence.

Vocation Office Events

2025-2026

Mark your calendars to build a culture of vocations for your youth this next ministry year! The 2025-2026 Vocation Office Events include R&Rs, come and see dates, BBQ with the Bishop, the Priest vs Seminarian Basketball Game and more! Check it out HERE.

Campus Ministry Mission and Vision

MISSION - Teach, share, support, and live the Mission of St. Vincent- St. Mary and the Marianist Characteristics of Education with an emphasis on invitation and hospitality.

VISION - Every day, every person, every interaction, an encounter with Christ.

THEME (25-26 School Year) - Verso l'alto which means- To the Top or To the Heights - more information to come

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