Some important things to note:

• As a reminder, students who downloaded the app and participated regularly in the Hallow Pray 25 Advent Challenge will be celebrating an Epiphany Party with Mrs. Goshe. Students should check their email to see if they are invited. Hallow is offering a Consecration to the Blessed Mother.  Won't you consider doing this with me as we begin the New Year?

• Marianist LIFE will be offering an evening of Adoration, Praise, and Worship on January 29, from 6:30-8:30.  A flyer will be emailed soon. 

• Sodailty Groups: We are looking to start a female freshman/sophomore group, a junior/senior male group, and a junior/senior female group.  What do you think? Is this you?  Please email Mrs. Goshe if this is you. Also see the section below to learn more so you can discern if this is for you. 

MARIANIST MOMENT

This month of January, we will celebrate the three primary Founders of the Marianist Order: Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, Marie Thérèse Charlotte de Lamourous, and Blessed Sister Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon. They wanted to bring Catholicism back to France after the French Revolution, and they knew that the Blessed Mother was the model and means to help to point others to her Son, Jesus. Please read more about them here or click here to watch a video instead. 

The feast day of Blessed Adele de Batz de Trenquelleon is January 10. She was the foundress of the Marianist Sisters, also known as the Daughters of Mary Immaculate. She died at the age of 38 in 1828, with her final words being "Hosanna to the Son of David".  This article shares more of her story. 

This article will also help you get to know Blessed William Joseph Chaminade better and why he formed the Society of Mary, a.k.a. the Marianists.

We invite and encourage 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.

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 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 Mr. Larlham (dlarlham@stvm.com) or find him during the school day (Room 231 on Green Days, Room 234 on Gold Days) if you have any questions.  Please also see the list of sites where you can complete your service below under the service section of this newsletter. 

Vocation Office Events: Find flyers HERE.

• R&R - 6:45pm Adoration & 7:30pm Mass: Jan 23, Feb 20, Mar 27, Apr 24

• Duc in Altum - For prospective seminarians: Feb 1-2, Mar 29-30

• Priest vs Seminarian Basketball Game: Tentatively Jan 26, 6pm