From Mrs. Goshe's Desk

It is hard to believe that next week October begins!  October is the Month of the Holy Rosary, so please check out the Marianist Moment below to learn more about the beautiful prayer of the Rosary.  I hope you will consider joining us on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Friday of each month for the Rosary in our Chapel at 7:25.  

This 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 on Saturday, during the weekend, or throughout the week.  Let us show our community that we, as IRISH,  SERVE. Please check out the new tab for how our Irish serve on the main page of the Irish Weekly. There are so many ways to serve and great resources for our students and families. 

Next week, we will celebrate a whole school Mass on the Feast of the Guardian Angels, Thursday, October 2.  Our students' guardian angels, those who donate to provide Family and Memorial Scholarships, will be joining us  at Mass.  

Friday, October 3, is the First Friday of October, and we will be having Mass at 7:15 am in our Chapel with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament to follow.  A sign-up for Adoration will be sent to our students on Monday.  Parents and grandparents are also welcome to come in for Adoration, please just email me if you plan to stop in for a visit.

Attention Juniors: the upcoming Youth Rally and Mass with Bishop Malesic on October 23 will serve as your classes RETREAT.  Next week, Mrs. Goshe will be explaining the day, giving out permission slips, and sending a letter of explanation to parents.  Please be on the lookout for that info and when to return the permission slip. 

Attention Sophomores:  There will be a Sophomore Service Day of Retreat for you on October 28.  All Sophomores and their parents should be on the lookout for information, a digital survey to complete, and a permission slip in the next week. 

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

Verso l'alto, 

Mrs. Goshe 

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.

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

October is the month of the Holy Rosary. The Rosary is a beautiful, meditative prayer, that calls us to reflect and ponder on the lives of Jesus and Mary.  Mary herself, in her apparitions, told us all to pray the rosary daily and to pray it in reparation for sin and for peace.  Please click here to learn more about this beautiful prayer tool of the Rosary. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

• 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.