Campus Ministry
At St. Mary’s we strive for HAPPY students! As John Paul II says “Happiness means to be rooted in love.” In response to the two great Commandments of Jesus, “Love God with all your heart, mind and souls” and “Love your neighbor as yourself,” St. Mary’s Campus Ministry provides opportunities for students to experience God’s Love.
We aim to help students deepen and strengthen their relationship with Jesus, whether through prayerful experiences of Mass and the sacraments, or attending nationally acclaimed retreats and conferences. Students find happiness in loving their neighbor by serving in a myriad of unique service opportunities.
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Campus Ministry Team
Michael McDuffee
Goals
Our goals for St. Mary School’s Campus Ministry are to help students begin their involvement in the spiritual community and provide them with spiritual tools and resources that will benefit and stay with them even after leaving St. Mary’s school.
This is accomplished through a number of efforts:
Getting students to regularly attend Mass and adoration
Having students give back to their community while exercising philanthropy and altruism through community service programs
Hosting retreats and events through which students can gain an intimate experience of Christ and socialize with their peers in a spiritual setting
Accomplishments
At St. Mary’s we are very proud of success of our campus ministry program. Some notable achievements include:
- 90% of St. Mary's students participate in Christian Service work
- St. Mary's has brought the largest contingent of pilgrims on the Boston March for Life for the past four years (over one hundred last year)
- St. Mary's has brought the largest group of young men to St. Andrew's dinners (18, 23, 20 and 12) and hikes in the past four years.
- St. Mary's hosts the largest overnight Social Justice Project in the Archdiocese of Boston with nearly 200 participants yearly.
Let no one have contempt for your youth, but set an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity."
-1 Timothy 4:12