Student Activities
Campus Ministry
Eligible Students: All Students
Moderator: Mr. Tom Schutte
Activities:
- Respect for Life Club
- Retreat Ministry
- Social Justice
- Prayer Services
- Liturgy
- Liturgical Ministers
Campus Ministry’s “Brotherhood” Club meets weekly to pray, fellowship, and build their relationship with God and one another. This is a student led club focused on growing in faith.
The respect for life club meets weekly to raise awareness of pro-life issues and how as young men they can take part in advocating for the dignity of all life.
The retreat ministry serves every student at O’Dea High School.
The Freshman Retreat focuses on the profile of an O’Dea Gentleman through fun and engaging activities and talks by leaders of the Junior and Senior class.
The Sophomore Retreat focuses on servant leadership, and what it means to love God and to love your neighbor.
The Encounter Retreat has been called the “highlight of the O’Dea experience”. This is a retreat for juniors and seniors, led by seniors who have taken the retreat previously. This is a great retreat to know what O’Dea is all about.
The Senior retreat helps the seniors close the door on their high school experience through reflecting on gratitude.
Prayer Services are student led community gatherings to help build up the community. Our regular services include Thanksgiving and Christmas, while we also have prayer services in response to events happening in our world and community.
We celebrate Mass at St. James Cathedral seven times a year. Mass of the Holy Spirit, All Saints, Immaculate Conception, Vocations Mass, Ash Wednesday, the feast day of Bl. Edmund Rice, as well as Graduation.
Juniors and Seniors are invited to be liturgical ministers at all our prayer services and liturgies.
Campus Ministry aims to be a life-giving presence on campus, bringing fun, faith, friendship, and freedom to entire community through the light of Jesus Christ.