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All parents are invited to join the meal ministry for Marianist LIFE Nights. Each month, a group of parents plan and donate items to create a nice meal so that our students can gather in fellowship and nourish their bodies before they nourish their souls! Please consider donating an item or your time to help serve. These meals are truly a highlight of Marianist LIFE each month. To join our SignUp/mailing list, please email Barbara McKnight at mcknighteb@windstream.net 

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, but the Diocesan Youth Ministry Office is willing to give us 40 free reserved tickets for our students and chaperones.  An interest form has been emailed to students.  If you are willing to be a parent chaperone and to carpool students to the Cathedral, please email Mrs. Goshe and please also have your daughter or son complete this Interest Form.  Thank you to those parents who have emailed me their interest to help drive.  Would you please make sure your student completes the Interest Form also?

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 a 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 remaining Kairos Retreats this year are:

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.

3 New Sodality groups will be starting in 2nd Quarter!  I thank students for their patience as I work to find and train adult mentors. 

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 new endeavor, please email Mrs. Goshe.

Campus Ministry would like to continue to increase the amount opportunities offered to pray together.  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).

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

Marianist Martyrs of Madrid - Feast Day November 6

On November 6, the Marianist Family celebrates the feast of Blesseds Miguel Leibar, SM; Florencio Arnaiz, SM; Joaquin Ochoa, SM; and Sabino Ayastuy, SM, who were the Marianist martyrs of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War. These Marianist religious were part of a group of 498 Spanish martyrs who were declared Blessed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.

Prayer: Eternal God, you granted the blessed martyrs Miguel, Florencio, Joaquin, and Sabino, the favor of committing their lives to education under the care and guidance of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the courage to be witnesses to faith in Christ. Grant us the courage to be faithful emulators of their witness in our lives and communities. We pray for your mercy, peace, and justice all over the world. We make this prayer through Jesus, your son. Amen.

Our Lady of Divine Providence - Feast Day November 19

On November 19, we celebrate the feast of Nuestra Senora de la Divina Providencia, Our Lady of Divine Providence, the Patroness of Puerto Rico. Our Lady of Divine Providence has its roots in the Scriptures. It is attributed to Mary’s intervention during the wedding feast at Cana. Christ's first public miracle occurred due to the intercession of his mother. She helped avoid an embarrassing situation for the newlywed couple through her foresight and concern. Our Lady of Providence is sometimes also identified as Queen of the Home. 

Prayer:  Eternal God, may Our Lady of Divine Providence strengthen your faithful people so that, through her intercession, we may seek your kingdom above all else and receive your help for our earthly needs. We pray for your divine peace to spread throughout the world. We make this prayer through Jesus Christ your Son. Amen.  

Marianist Links

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.