IRISH WEEKLY

Campus Ministry

From Mrs. Goshe's Desk

I pray your LENT is going well. Remember, you can renew your Lenten promise(s) each day. Don't quit! I hope you will join our Irish Family as we pray, fast, and give.

We will offer Reconciliation to our students on Thursday, March 12, during Innovation and Lunch times in the Arena. An email with details will be sent to our students.

Our next LIFE Night is March 18 from 6:00 -8:00pm. We pray you will join us as we discuss the Puzzle of Suffering.

The Diocese of Cleveland is promoting a Week of Service March 22 - March 28. Here is a link to things happening in the Diocese. We also are organizing some things we can do during Theology classes during this week to serve others in our community.

I encourage you to check out the links to Lent and also to join your student on Hallow. We are so blessed to have the Hallow App for each of our students and staff. Students, just download the Hallow App, click log in with google, and sign in with your STVM email. There is a beautiful Pray 40 Challenge, a teen Lent challenge called The 180, and a challenge for kids and families called Miracle Hunters. Please see details below of how to participate.

There are also many Stations of the Cross, Fish Fry locations, and Lent Missions at many local parishes and churches. Please check out things around the Diocese here.

Lent in 3 Minutes - Busted Halo

Lent - Catholic Central

How to Figure Out What to Do for Lent - Blessed is She

Picking a Thing for Lent -Fr. Mike Schmitz

What Should I do for Lent? - Blessed is She

Service Hours Due Soon! Seniors should be aware that there service hours are due in Mobile Serve by April 1, and hours are due for all other students by May 1.

Please check out a special Pro-Life event on Saturday, April 18 in Wadsworth. Campus Ministry has reserved space for 9 students to go with Mrs. Cooper. You would need to provide your own transportation to and from the event. Please see the details in this newsletter. Also, check out the section of other faith events and retreats happening outside of STVM at the bottom of this newsletter.

Praying for a beautiful and holy Lent for all,

Mrs. Goshe

Director of Campus Ministry

Sacrament of Reconciliation Available next week!

Sacrament of Reconciliation – Thursday, March 12th.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available for students and faculty on Thursday, March 12 during lunch and Innovation.

A SignUpGenius link will be sent out soon for those who would like to reserve a time to ensure they have the opportunity to receive the sacrament. Signing up simply helps Campus Ministry prepare and estimate numbers so everyone who wishes to participate has the time and space to do so. Names on the sign-up will only be visible to the Campus Ministry office.

Students and faculty are also welcome to stop by without signing up if they would like to receive Reconciliation or simply speak with a priest.

TOLLE LEGE RETREAT

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!

Tolle Lege Summer Institute is a Catholic Institute in the Diocese of Cleveland empowering rising high school seniors to live their faith out in high school and beyond. Rising high school seniors stay at the seminary, and integrate the intellectual life, spirituality, culture, and fun for a great week of community, friendship, and growth.

Applications are due March 27.

Week 1: June 14-19

Week 2: June 21-26

See more about Tolle Lege here!

Respect Life youth event

On Saturday, April 18 from 12:00–2:00 PM at Northside Christian Church in Wadsworth, OH the Right to Life of Northeast Ohio is hosting “Give the World a Better Narrative on Life: Flip the Script – Respect Life, Make it Trend!”

This FREE event is designed to inspire and equip young people to share a positive, life-affirming message and confidently live out their values in today’s culture.

Mrs. Cooper will be attending and can bring 9 students with her. If you are interested in joining the group, please email Mrs. Cooper ASAP to check on availability. Students are responsible for providing their own transportation to and from the event.

Univ. of Dayton Wayfinders Program

A Journey for High Schoolers to

Explore what it means to be "on the way" in our lives, with others and with God. Drawing upon wide and varied resources in the Catholic tradition — including UD's particular Marianist tradition — discuss, explore, read, discover, reflect and learn across four days and nights on UD's campus in the summer. Participants earn one college credit at the University of Dayton. The Dates are June 5-8, 2026. Click here to learn more and to register.

Marianist LIFE Meal Ministry

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.

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.

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.

Extraordinary Jubilee Year of St. Francis

Pope Leo XIV has announced back-to-back jubilees! The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi, marking 800 years since his death, runs from January 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027. During this time, the faithful have the opportunity to obtain plenary indulgences (a special grace of God’s mercy) under the usual conditions - Sacramental Confession, detachment from sin, Eucharist, and prayer for the intentions of the pope - by making a pilgrimage to any Franciscan conventual church or place of worship dedicated to St. Francis anywhere in the world.

Our diocesan webpage for the year of St. Francis is live. Please invite youth and young adults to download their passport and make pilgrimage to the nine sites!

Upcoming Dates

March 9 - No School

March 11 - ACT/IOWA Testing

March 12 - Lenten Reconciliation

March 18 - Marianist LIFE Night

March 19 - Alumni Memorial Mass - 10AM

March 22-25 - Kairos 54

April 2-12 - Spring Break

April 3 - Good Friday

April 5 - Easter Sunday!

Faith Experiences outside STVM to check out

Paid Summer Internships

Applications Now Open

Mary Mother of the Good Shepherd Institute is looking for Catholic young adults (think college-age) who would be interested in a summer internship where they can earn money, gain real experience, and deepen their faith. They would spend their summer working at a parish getting hands-on experience, weekly gatherings with fellow interns, and a paycheck. Please share this with young adults and encourage them to apply.

Prospective interns can visit the website to review the program requirements and expectations before applying. The application can be completed here and is due by March 14.

Receive and Remain

Mar 19, Apr 23, Center for Pastoral Leadership

6:45pm Adoration with praise & worship

7:30pm Mass

Pizza social to follow

Starts in Mary, Mother of the Good Shepherd Chapel at the Seminary.

XLT Adoration

March 11 & 25, 7pm, Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls

Walsh Jesuit is hosting several XLT Nights in their chapel during Lent. They are open to not just the WJ Community, but to anyone in the area who might be interested. Share with your teens and their families! Reach out to Christa Alaburda in their Campus Ministry with questions or to register.

Behold Retreat

March 21, 10am-4pm, Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine, Euclid

The Behold Retreat is a mother-daughter retreat (any mother-daughter-like relationship) designed specifically for adult and teen women in the spirit of Mary’s fiat. It is a collaboration between the Diocese of Cleveland's Office of Marriage and Family Ministry and TOB CLE.

The theme for 2026 is “Behold Friendship” with keynote speaker, Maggie Craig, author of Friendship Reset. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Damian Ference.

Registration is open. Only 150 tickets will be sold!

Discernment Day

for High School Women

April 25, 8:15am-8pm, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Convent, Cleveland

The Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament are hosting a Discernment Day for high school women. It will include Mass, talks, meals, recreation, Eucharistic Adoration, other forms of prayer and times to ask questions of the sisters. The goal is to help women see what religious life as a Mercedarian Sister of the Blessed Sacrament is like! Please share with any of your girls who might be interested in learning more.

Spaces are limited! Register by April 15 to Sr. Josefina, HMSS.

Father/Son Retreat

April 26, 11am-4pm, Center for Pastoral Leadership, Wickliffe

This retreat in the spirit of St. Pier Giorgio Frassati is designed to bring fathers and sons closer to each other and to the Lord. Please share this with your families who have boys in 7th-12th grade. Guest speaker Elvis Grbac is a former professional quarterback and Super Bowl winner. Register HERE.

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