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Today, Friday, October 4 is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. He is an incredible Saint known for many things but very beautifully, how to give his entire life, in confidence to the Lord, for love of the Lord.

Some important things to note this week and beyond:

We have extended the canned food drive until Monday, October 7. WON'T YOU PLEASE CONSIDER SENDING IN AT LEAST 3 CANNED GOODS for us to give to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Vincent de Paul Church?
Save the Date for October 23, our next Marianist Life Night from 6 -8 pm. More details to be shared soon.
All of our STUDENTS can access all the Hallow Prayer App has. Please check out the information and login instructions below.
October is a beautiful month in the Church. October is known as the Month of the Rosary. Monday, October 7 is the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. I invite you to consider saying a rosary that day or anytime in the the month. In this month of October, our Blessed Mother, who is the perfect model of discipleship, reminds us that we need to go to her Son, Jesus, and give everything to Him.
We will also be sharing in a whole-school Rosary on October 10. Since Jesus always points us to Mary, we will be ending our Rosary with a brief time of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. We have decided to record and not live-stream this because of the nature of the prayer time we are trying to create. Please see below in the Marianist Moment, why we pray this beautiful meditative prayer the Rosary. To learn more about the teaching of the Eucharist, click here, and to learn more about why we Adore Him in the Blessed Sacrament, click here. When we don't have First Friday Mass, Marianist LIFE Leaders lead the Rosary on Fridays in our Chapel at 7:25 am. All students are always welcome to join us. We will also be sharing in a whole-school Rosary on October 10. Since Jesus always points us to Mary, we will be ending our Rosary with a brief time of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. We will be explaining everything to our students in the coming days.
October 12 is the Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar, the First Recognized Marian Apparition approved by the Church. Praying at Our Lady of the Pillar is where Marianist Founder, Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, was inspired to begin the Marianist Order. Please click here to learn more about this apparition. A prayer to pray for this day: Holy Virgin of the Pillar: increase our faith, strengthen our hope, revive our charity. Help those who suffer misfortune, those who suffer from loneliness, ignorance or hunger or lack of work. Strengthen the weak in faith. Arouse in the young an availability for a total surrender to God. Amen.
October is Respect Life Month. Pope Francis encourages us, to "...enter fully into the fabric of society, sharing the lives of all, listening to their concerns, helping them materially and spiritually in their needs, rejoicing with those who rejoice, weeping with those who weep," so that we all work together to bring about a culture of life through radical, sacrificial, Christ-like love. Please pray for the respect for life from womb to tomb. If the weather cooperates some of our students will be "Chalk the Walk" for life on October 15.
Kairos applications are available for seniors. I have emailed seniors the information, and peer Kairos leaders are sharing and inviting them during Theology classes. Slots are filling up fast for the November 10-13 date. The due date for Applications for the Fall Kairos is October 25. Please don't delay if this is the Kairos you/your senior wants to attend. Please see the Kairos section below for information and also to print the application.
Please see below and talk with your student about the Matt Maher & Sarah Kroger Cathedral Concert on December 8.
Check out the rest of this email for opportunities beyond our walls to grow in faith.

May Mary's Mantle Cover You,

Mrs. Goshe

Director of Campus Ministry

Students Should Download Hallow App and Login

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 provides a resource to strengthen 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 today and follow these instructions below to log in.

Here is how to log into Hallow to start using 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

Service Update

SERVICE UPDATE from Mr. Larlham:

Students have asked about how to log our service hours.

Here is what students should do:

Log into MobileServe.com using your STVM/Google credentials. Freshman have 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.
Similarly, MobileServe wants your phone number 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 whomever is supervising your service. Again, MobileServe will ask you for that as you log your service hours.

Lastly, we are making an important change to our service hour classification this year for Sophomores and Freshman. All students are expected to complete 25 service hours this year. For Juniors and Seniors, you are still expected to complete at least 15 of those hours off campus at local non-profit organizations. Sophomores, you are expected to complete at least 10 hours off campus, and Freshmen are expected to complete at least five hours off campus.

Please email or find Mr. Larlham in room 231 on Green Days or room 234 on Gold Days if you have any questions. Please also see the list of sites you can complete your service below under the service section of this newsletter.

Matt Maher and Sarah kroger - Cathedral Tour

STVM Campus Ministry has learned that Matt Maher and Sarah Kroger will be coming to St. John's Cathedral in Cleveland on December 8, 2024. Tickets are limited, and the Diocesan Youth Ministry Office is willing to give us free reserved tickets for our students and chaperones. An email will be sent to all students to sign up on a Google form if interested. If you are willing to be a parent chaperone and to carpool students to the Cathedral, please email Mrs. Goshe.

Attention Seniors: Kairos

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 10 -13 (deadline for application and payment: Oct. 25)

January 19 - 22 (deadline for application and payment: Dec. 18)

March 23 - 26 (deadline for application and payment: Feb. 28)

Kairos Applications and Retreat Forms are available to print here and are also available to pick up in the Campus Ministry office. Kairos Leaders will be speaking in Theology classes and answering questions, but If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Goshe.

Sodality Small Faith Sharing Groups - New GROUPS STARTING SOON!

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 will be 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 new endeavor, please email Mrs. Goshe.

Prayer Opportunities

Campus Ministry would like to continue to increase the amount 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.

Monday - Pray the Litany for Students (together or alone and wherever you are)

Tuesday - Divine Mercy Chaplet - 3pm - Pray it using Hallow App

Wednesday - 5 Minute Prayer in the LRC immediately after school

Thursday - 15 Minute Lectio Divina/Scripture Study during lunches in Campus Ministry Office

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

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

The Pillar of the Society of Mary and the Characteristic of Marianist Education that all the other Pillars and Characteristics stand on is Formation in Faith. This month, as we focus on the Rosary and Respect Life, let us open our hearts to how God wants to increase our faith through prayer and building a culture of life.

Please click here to learn about why we pray the beautiful meditative prayer of the Rosary, which calls us to reflect on the significant moments of the life of Christ, so as to know him and follow him better. Click here to learn how to pray the Rosary.

Did you know that as a Marianist school, we are part of big family of Marianists across the United States and the world? STVM is just one of 19 Marianist high schools in the United States. To get a greater sense of our larger Marianist Family, please click here to read the latest publication of Marianist Family Online.

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

It is also 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.

Campus Ministry Theme, Mission and Vision

THEME - NEW FOR 2024-25 - H.O.P.E. - which is an acronym for: Helping Others Pursue Eternity. This year, Campus Ministry is hoping to help our students not only pursue their own eternity, but also continue to learn how to share their faith to help others pursue eternity too. St. Padre Pio and his saying, "Pray, hope, and don't worry," will be used as we journey in faith through the year. The Jubilee Year of Hope begins with the Year of Prayer, and so, we will help others prepare for eternity as we learn and share how to grow in relationship with God through prayer. Here is a special Litany Prayer to pray each Monday for all our students.

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.

Service Opportunities

If students have been earning service hours over the summer, we will be sharing with them how to be sure to log everything. Mr. Larlham, who is in charge of Service at STVM, along with our Administrative Team will also be sharing with all students and families about service with the STVM community as the school year begins.

Here are links to several service locations in the Akron area:

Akron Canton Food Bank

Queen of Heaven Parish Labre Ministry (Green, OH)

ACEing Autism

ATC (All-star Training Club) through UDS

Akron Metro Parks

Cuyahoga Falls Good Neighbors

St. Bernard Hunger Programs

Akron Ronald McDonald House

Catholic Worker Akron

Summa Teen Volunteer Program

Upcoming Events

Oct. 7 - Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary

Oct. 9 - Late Start

Oct. 10 - Whole School Rosary - Arena 2:20

Oct. 11 - Rosary - 7:25 am - Chapel

Oct. 12 - Feast of Our Lady of the Pillar

Oct. 23 - Marianist LIFE Night 6-8pm LRC

Volunteer and Support Campus Ministry

Volunteer Opportunities

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 Night. Email Mrs. McKnight if interested.

Faith Experiences outside STVM

Teens Encounter Christ Retreat

October 11-13, 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 those 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! Check out the TEC website for teens and young adults!

The ITE Project and The Diocese of Cleveland's Young Adult Ministry Office proudly co-sponsor the second annual Faith AND Science workshop: Origins of the Universe on November 2nd at The MAPS Air Museum in North Canton from 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM. Registration includes: presentations by Br. Guy Consolmagno & Fr. Mark Ott, a catered buffet-style lunch, discussion tables, and admission to the entire MAPS Air Museum. This event is open to all who are interested in delving deeper into the origins of the universe and wish to participate in healthy discussions about it. Please find speaker profiles & other information on the website! *RSVPs required by October 24th* https://www.theiteproject.com/events/fas24

Vocation Office Events: Find flyers HERE.

R&R - 6:45pm Adoration & 7:30pm Mass: Oct 24, Nov 21, Jan 23, Feb 20, Mar 27, Apr 24
Duc in Altum - For prospective seminarians: Nov 9, Feb 1-2, Mar 29-30
Priest vs Seminarian Basketball Game: Tentatively Jan 26, 6pm

Do You Want to Become and EXTRAORDINARY MINISTER OF HOLY COMMUNION?

**THIS information has been shared with SENIORS at STVM - They must come see MRS. GOSHE and COMPLETE an application. ***

The extraordinary minister's function is to distribute Holy Communion, either within Mass or by taking it to a sick person, when an ordained minister (bishop, priest or deacon) is absent or impeded. If you are a parent and want to do this, please talk to your pastor about inviting them to be an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion! Teens who are fully initiated and in their junior or senior year of high school are eligible as well as any confirmed adult. Anyone wishing to do this must attend one of the diocesan formation sessions, and then be trained.

Upcoming sessions are: