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Archbishop Molloy High School Campus Ministry Program is a separate department that
offers the Molloy student population opportunities to put religious values into action. It is
branched into the following programs: Latest News: May/June, 2009St. Mary’s Walk For Kids On Sunday May 17th, St. Mary’s children’s hospital will be having a Walk and Family Fun Day @ Belmont Park in Elmont, NY. Brochures will be given out to each student during homeroom on Tuesday May 12th. All information is located there or on their website, www.stmaryskids.org Please consider benefiting this very worthwhile institution. Graduation Liturgy Our graduation Liturgy will be held on May 28th @ 7:30 at Mary’s Nativity. Retreat Dates are already out and will be in next year’s calendar... to help plan accordingly 2009-2010 School year | 10/2-10/4 | Senior Encounter | | 10/30-11/1 | Frosh Retreat | | 11/6-11/8 | Junior Retreat | | 12/11-12/13 | Sophomore Retreat | | 1/15-1/17 | Senior Encounter | | 1/29-1/31 | Junior Retreat | | 2/4-2/7 | Marist Youth Encounter | | 3/19-3/21 | Sophomore Retreat | | 3/25-3/28 | Marist Youth Encounter (for those chosen to be 2011 CML’s) | | 4/23-4/25 | Senior Encounter | | 4/30-5/2 | Frosh Retreat |
Please contact Mr. Germano in the Campus Ministry Office by phone: 718.943.3163 or e-mail: mgermano@molloyhs.org, for more information regarding these and upcoming events.
RETREAT PROGRAMAll four 2008-2009 encounters offered to the senior class were filled in the matter of 1 day! 235 members of the class of '09 are taking advantage of the wonderful experience that is the Encounter. All lists are here: January (rev. 1/09), February, March (rev. 2/09), and April (rev. 4/09). Our retreat program offers the student body a weekend tailored to meet some of the spiritual, recreational and communal needs of the student. Our retreat house is the Marist Brother Retreat House in Esopus, NY- located 100 miles NW of Molloy. There are 9 retreats per year, 2 for each grade level, and 4 encounters offered in Senior Year. Each grade level retreat a progression in spirituality- culminating in Encounter. 1/2 of the student population will have participated in retreats this upcoming year.
LITURGIESProvides our students with a chance to gather together to celebrate the Eucharist as one student body. - Student-run liturgies.
- Year starts off with a ‘Mass of the Holy Spirit’ for each grade level.
- Liturgies celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas, Ash Wednesday and Holy Week.
- Reconciliation service during Lent.
- Graduation Liturgy- Send off to our graduates.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTRY PROGRAM Our 2009 EMHC's Any Junior who is Catholic and is recommended by their parish, can apply to be installed as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion in their Senior year. - Trained by attending workshops coordinated by the Diocese of Brooklyn.
- Will administer the Eucharist to the sick and elderly to 10 different hospitals/nursing homes this year.
- Serve at our liturgies and can also serve at their parish Masses.
SERVICE OPPORTUNITIESTHE LIFESPIRE BOWLING PROGRAM — Of the many programs that LifeSpire offers for the mentally and physically handicapped is this bowling program every Sunday. The program takes place at Jib Lanes. Our students meet at the bowling lane and help them bowl, keep score, clean up etc from 9:30-12:30pm. There are presently 16 students involved. BRIARWOOD SHELTER PROGRAM- For 15 years, Molloy students have been volunteering to tutor children at a local homeless shelter after school for 4 days a week. - Our students serve as a big brother/big sister to these children.
- Nearly 100 students involved annually.
ST. MARY’S CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL A new program started in 2007 where students plan and organize different activities for the children at the residence.
MISSION COLLECTIONSThere are 5-7 mission collections held every year for various local and world-wide missions. We also have a Fast-A-Thon during Lent to help raise awareness for a particular cause.
DRIVES
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| Student volunteers at the Coat Drive. | Boxes from Operation Christmas Child. |
Every year we have 4 drives: - November - Coat Drive- collecting money and used coats for various shelters.
- November - Operation Christmas Child — making care packages for children world-wide.
- December - Toy Drive- New toys to be donated to 7 different charities.
- Spirit Week- Food Drive — A one day event collecting non-perishable goods.
SUMMER CAMPS For over thirty summer, the Marist Brothers have sponsored one-week summer camps for the handicapped. Last summer alone, over 800 handicapped children and adults had the opportunity for a week in the country in Esopus, New York, giving their families a much-appreciated respite. These camps serve the mentally handicapped, the deaf, children with cancer, and children with terminal illnesses. Student volunteers work at these camps, where there is a one-to-one ratio of counselors to campers. Some who started this program as students continue to volunteer as adults, bringing their wives and children with them.
For the campers, this program provides an opportunity that is truly unique, as most camps cannot accommodate their special needs.
Marist YouthWhat does being involved in The Marist Youth entail? The primary objective of the MARIST YOUTH is to “make Jesus known and loved.” For more information about being a member of The Marist Youth, visit the Marist Youth club page. RIGHT-TO-LIFEUpholding our Catholic Marist principles that life is sacred and to be protected from the moment of conception to natural death. - Since 2006, we have tackled issues such as abortion, AIDS, and breast cancer.
- Every January, along with 400,000 from around the country, we attend the March on Washington opposing Roe vs. Wade.
- Have participated in events such as the AIDS walk in Central Park.
- From displays, to events, to speakers, all to help raise awareness that life is precious.
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