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Welcome to the Freshman Students Formation and Ministry home page.
For additional information on the Freshman Program, please contact our First Years
Chaplain – Ms. Sara Schulte at
sara.schulte@ignatius.org. For a complete faculty and staff contact list,
please visit our Contact Info page.
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Freshman year is often an exciting, yet uncertain time of transition. The First Years Chaplain
provides unique opportunities to support freshmen in their spiritual
growth through this important stage in their lives. This is accomplished through
worship, prayer, and service.
Freshman Class Liturgies
The Freshman Class Family Mass and Reception on Sunday, May 6,
2012 in Holy Family Church at 1:00 pm will be an opportunity for freshman and their
families to gather together to celebrate the Spring season.
CORPUS: The Freshman Retreat
Corpus: The Freshmen Retreat is a student-led all day retreat integrating
off-campus service with on-campus small group activities. Senior Arrupe Mentors
guide the freshman through discussions, liturgy, and various
activities.
Theme: Founded on the Guiding Scriptural passage (1 Corinthians
12), the retreat experience for Freshman year hopes to build up the BODY (Latin
= corpus) of Christ, the body of the school, and the body of the Class of 2015.
Though they are made of many parts, they are one BODY.
EveryBODY counts and is a gift from God. Each individual body in
the freshman class is important. Diverse as they (we) are, freshmen are able to
overcome differences, prejudices, stereotypes – and ultimately injustice – because
of our UNITY in Christ. Christ is the ONE who unites us and empowers us to act (serve)
as one body for the good of others.
The service activities of the morning of the retreat may be the first opportunity
freshmen have to see the BODY of Christ in other people (children, the poor, professionals,
etc.) Really noticing the BODY of Christ in themselves and others can be an incredibly
difficult, but rewarding, challenge.
Therefore, friendship with God (known through Christ) is extremely important, and
nurtured through individual friendships and prayer. Once we realize that we are
Christ’s BODY, we are able to better serve and love each other.
The mission statement of our school COMMUNITY expands upon the themes of unity,
diversity, and service – all centered around the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Through
this retreat, we hope to allow the freshmen to see these basic themes clearly and
to understand why it is they selected this school.
Service is an integral component of Freshman Retreat. Every student participates
in a morning of service at a non-profit agency in the city of Chicago. Students
will receive three hours of service credit for their participation.
The retreat will be held at Saint Ignatius College Prep on October 12, 2011.
Freshman Service Commitment
Freshmen are required to complete ten hours of service. Three hours of service may
be completed during Freshman Retreat. The remaining hours are completed at sites
approved by the Chaplain.
Pre-Approval Requirement
All students must have their service sites pre-approved by Ms. Schulte,
the First Years Chaplain. To receive pre-approval, students must obtain a Student
Service Report Form from our office. After completing their service requirements,
students must return the signed form to the Department of Formation and Ministry.
The Department of Formation and Ministry is located on the third floor.
All service hours for the 2011-2012 school year must be completed by April 30, 2012!