Everyone knows Campus Ministry as the room in the center of the school with the comfy couches and the place to take a nap, but not everybody realizes the extent to which Campus Ministry serves the school.

Throughout the year, campus ministers invest a lot of time and effort into developing school activities to grow students' spiritual lives, from class Masses to the Food Drive and everything in between. 

This year, Campus Ministry is really excited to get back to some normalcy that the Covid year has taken away. One of those things that is going to be coming back is all school Masses. With the Mass of the Holy Spirit having to be split into two separate Masses because of weather factors,  Campus Ministry is trying to prepare for All Saints Mass, scheduled for Nov. 1. 

“We really hope that All Saints Mass will be a full school Mass,” said Director of Campus Ministry Fr. Matt Stewart S.J.  “After 18 months, we will be able to have the entire school attending one Mass, which is really exciting .” 

One new Campus Ministry initiative that arose from the pandemic were the Food, Formation, Fellowship (FFF) events that gave people a chance to safely hang out with their friends after school on a Friday evening and to get some spiritual formation in their lives. After much success, Campus Ministry has decided to have FFF’s make a return this year. 

“FFF is going to be coming back strong,” said campus minister Stephen Deves. “It will probably become part of who Campus Ministry is.” FFF is a great opportunity for students to meet new people, especially for the freshman, and also play games, eat dinner, and learn about your faith life. 

Another initiative that was developed by Campus Ministry last year was the Grande Project for the senior class. The Grande Project was developed to replace the senior service project which could not happen due to complications. This year, the seniors again cannot  do the regular senior service project because many of the service programs are not currently accepting volunteers. 

“It’s going to be a different experience for the seniors,” said Deves. “We are trying to do as much as we can that is normal, but we still have some challenges with that.”

Campus Ministry is working to make some changes to the program. Although some seniors are disappointed that they won't get the typical senior project, Campus Ministry has high hopes for it to be successful.

Campus Ministry is excited to start this school year and combine ideas from before and during the pandemic year. 

“Ultimately our goal is to draw people closer together and draw people closer to Christ,” said Deves. “We do for the spiritual betterment we are bringing new opportunities to serve students in their spiritual and personal  development.”