College Students --
Welcome to St. Toms
More at Midweek
Wednesday evenings--
will begin again in September 8, 2010
Learning about making healthy choices on campus.
During the fall and winter semesters, students gather for quiet prayer at 7:00, praise and worship and faith sharing at 7:30, pizza at 8:15, and a topic or an activity planned by members of the Student Ministry Team. Topics are drawn from four categories: Christian identity, Hot Topics, Service/Social Justice, and Just Plain Fun. Each month we try to do something from each category. More at Midweek will begin again on Wed. Sept. 8, 2010.
Pumpkin carving with the kids at Peace House
Our Student Ministry Team consists of about a dozen college students who help plan and lead many of the student activities. In conjunction with the Pastoral Team, the Student Ministers work to reach out to students on campus, to get students involved in St. Tom's ministries and activities.
Brett, Evan, Sally, Lisa, and Katelyn at
Bronco Bash 2009
Group Discussions during the March retreat.
Sunday Worship
St. Tom's is the
home of Catholic Campus Ministry in Kalamazoo. Conveniently located
between Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College, we also
serve those studying with Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies and
Kalamazoo Valley Community College and other local colleges. We are
a full fledged parish, with more than 750 registered parishioners,
many of them employed by the college/university. If you are new to
Kalamazoo or if you have grown up here and are now attending
college, even if you are living at home, we hope you will check us
out. Our mission is to serve the college communities
Praying at the end of a Student Retreat
Sunday Night Suppers
are served free of charge to college
students and young adults after the 5:30 pm Mass during the regular
school year. Parishioners volunteer their time and talent to prepare
delicious home cooked meals each week. Supper is served from 6:16
till 7:00 pm. Suppers begin again on Sunday, September 12,
2010.
College Student Retreats
Weekend retreats are an important part of our ministry to the
college students. Planned and run by student leaders, these
weekends away from campus provide students with an opportunity
to relate real life issues and concerns with our Catholic faith.
The retreats build up the faith community among our student
population.
Save these dates for our 2010-2011 retreats:
November 12 - 14, 2010 and
February 11-13, 2011
Praying over Pat before he shares his story
Faith sharing during the March retreat.