The Campus Ministry Office and the School Minister serve the students, faculty, staff, and administration of Bishop McDevitt providing pastoral care, promoting Catholic values, and strengthening their faith-life through the reception of the sacraments, the celebration of the liturgy, and the planning of spiritual activities.  Working together with the entire school community, the School Minister strives to assist each individual in living the Gospel message – a message that will enrich all daily activities and allow them to deepen their personal relationship with God, in and through Jesus Christ.  In order to address these spiritual needs, the Office schedules certain events, in which all are encouraged to participate.

They include:

MASS: celebrated in the Chapel.

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE:  available from any priest on the faculty upon request. Special Penance Services with individual confessions are planned during the Advent and Lenten Season, as well as during annual class retreat days. 

RETREATS:  A mandatory day of spiritual reflection and renewal is scheduled yearly for each grade level, usually at an off-campus sight.  In addition, upperclassmen are eligible to attend “Kairos” retreats at different times during the school year. (Seniors, for their own spiritual benefit, must make a retreat day in preparation for Graduation.)

FAITH INTERVIEWS:  Each student will meet with one of the members of the Campus Ministry Team in an attempt to encourage personal growth in their Christian identity and to help discern the direction that God is leading each of them.

SCHOOL LITURGIES:  Scheduled at least monthly throughout the school year, various liturgical celebrations are planned to enhance the spiritual life of the entire community and to keep it connected with the life of the Church.

ANOINTING OF THE SICK:  The Sacrament of Healing is available, upon request, to the seriously ill, to those preparing for surgery, and to those battling with serious, chronic diseases.

SPIRITUAL COUNSELING:  is available for those seeking guidance and wishing to discuss matters of faith or other related concerns.

PRO-LIFE ISSUES:   We promote attitudes of respect for human life in all its stages and for one’s gift of sexuality.  (Students are invited to attend the annual “March for Life” in Washington, DC.).

PEER MINISTRY:  offers many opportunities for students to use their gifts to advance the spiritual works of the school. Presently, committees assist in Liturgical Planning, Respect Life Activities, and Service Involvement.

VOCATIONAL DISCERNMENT:  helps young people to understand the meaning of vocations and encourages them to actively pursue a life dedicated to Jesus Christ and serving the Church as a priest, deacon, religious sister, or religious brother.