Campus Ministry

Retreats offer an opportunity to unplug from the rush and chaos of daily college life so that students might have the space to better understand the purpose of life. Within this space, we open ourselves to rekindle relationships with God, ourselves, and others.

Handprints Retreat
Handprints is a one-night retreat for first year students. It provides a safe, fun space for students to connect with their classmates and build a community that extends beyond the weekend. During the retreat, participants have the opportunity to listen and learn from insightful talks by upper-class student leaders, enjoy fun activities and free time with their classmates, explore their spirituality, and of course, eat delicious food. The four main themes of the weekend include self-identity, relationships, social pressures, faith, prayer.

Kairos Retreat
Kairos, a Greek word meaning “God’s Time,” is popular at many Jesuit high schools, colleges, and universities. Kairos is a weekend retreat experience that offers students the opportunity to detach themselves from the various challenges and demands of college life and to intentionally and meaningfully spend time reflecting on their relationships with God, themselves, and others. Kairos is led by a team of upper-class students, all of whom attended a prior Kairos Retreat. While Kairos is grounded in the Catholic tradition and rooted in Ignatian Spirituality, it is open to students of all faith and religious traditions.  Large group activities, small group and individual reflection, the celebration of Mass, prayer, and student leader talks are major components of Kairos.

4th Day Retreat
Current students and alumni who have participated in a Kairos Retreat are invited to deepen and renew their relationship with God, others and self during this overnight retreat.

Ignatian Contemplative Retreat
Based on the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius, students are guided by spiritual directors during this three-day, semi-silent retreat.

Joyful Noise Retreat
This retreat serves as an opportunity for student musicians and all who appreciate music to share their love for music and their faith in God. They gather for a weekend at the Jesuit Villa to pray, sing/play a few tunes and enjoy each other’s company.

Senior Retreat
During “Senior Week” in May, senior students have the opportunity to spend a day at the Jesuit Villa. They enjoy the space and time to process their time at Le Moyne College as well as their hopes and fears for the future -- all within the context of a supportive community.

Reflections Retreat
This retreat is focused on uniting the LGBTQ communities and allies through reflection, prayer and building relationships. Students and guest speakers share real life experiences to help them reflect on their lives and relationships. Participants are also invited to share their thoughts in small group settings as well as participate in fun, community building activities.

Athlete's Retreat
Join other athletes to relax and take time to think about what it means to embody the core values "Inside the L": Magis, Cura Personalis, Men and Women for Others, Finding God in All Things, and Social Justice.

Christian Life Communities, known as CLC’s, are small groups of fellow Dolphins who gather regularly in order to foster trusting relationships, seek and find God in all things, and discern their calling in life. Each CLC is rooted in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, and the members seek to build community with each other through prayer, reflection, service and recreational activities.

If you are interested in…
Meeting new people
Sharing your faith with others
Forming lasting friendships
Putting your faith into action
Having fun!
Asking the BIG Spiritual questions
Then join a CLC!
To join a CLC or for more information, contact Katie-Sue Scullin sculliks@lemoyne.edu

In the tradition of Jesuit education’s goal of enabling students to learn and grow into becoming more deeply men and women for and with others, Campus Ministry offers a variety of local service opportunities where students can use their time, talents and personal gifts in service to people in need, including children, families, and homeless men and women. These opportunities include bi-annual campus wide service days, as well as opportunities to participate individually in service or join student clubs and organizations in outreach on a weekly and/or monthly basis.

Dolphins Dive in to Service
Theme:  Warm Hearts and Helping Hands for a World in Need
Saturday, September 23, 2017, 8:30 a.m. to Noon
Saturday, April 14, 2018, 8:30 a.m. to noon

Following an 8:30 a.m. commissioning at Panasci Family Chapel, Le Moyne students, faculty, staff, administrators, alumni, family, and friends will spend the morning serving as men and women for and with others, doing tasks of greatest need at off campus and at on campus sites. Sites offered include local parks, community centers, and organizations which serve men, women, children, families, homeless people, hungry people, and people with disabilities.

Sign up through Dive Coordinator Moira McCarty, ‘18 mccartmg@lemoyne.edu or Fr. Dolan dolanws@lemoyne.edu

Rescue Mission/Syracuse:  Feeding the Hungry or Homeless
Volunteer to serve dinner at the Rescue Mission on one of the Saturdays during the fall and spring semesters. Our van leaves campus at 3 p.m., and returns to campus by 5:45 p.m. We are at the Rescue Mission Dining Facility on Gifford Street in Syracuse working in kitchen and serving the cafeteria style meal to people in need.

To help out either one day or many, as an individual or group, contact Fr. Dolan dolanws@lemoyne.edu

Helping the Homeless with To the Streets with Emmaus Ministry
Teams of Le Moyne students collaborate with Emmaus Ministry, a community-based group who does hands-on outreach to homeless people, helping to meet their basic needs. Each month a team from Le Moyne participates in To the Streets ventures which include preparing and serving hot meals to men at Catholic Charities Emergency Men's Shelter in Syracuse. With To the Streets. We also accompany the Ministry’s Hope Mobile Van in reaching out to homeless people in places where they congregate, whether on street corners or under bridges, offering food, warm clothing personal care items, a kind word, smile and recognition of their own human dignity as a child of God and brother or sister human being. We have plenty of opportunities for all to join!

To join this group, contact Eric Burdge ’18 burdgeej@lemoyne.edu or Fr. Dolan dolanws@lemoyne.edu

The Alternative Break program provides domestic and international service and learning opportunities for the students, faculty and staff of Le Moyne College. The goal of the program is for participants to deepen their relationship with God through:
•Sharing in the lives of those living in poverty through
short-term service projects and living experiences;
•Reflecting critically on issues of faith and justice;
•Being exposed to the wonderful diversity of God's
creations through an encounter with those living
in a culture different from their own;
•Offering their skills, resources, and gifts for the purpose
of creating a more just world;
•Campus Ministry's mission to integrate faith and
justice, a vision of spiritual life articulated in the
gospel message and the church's call for a
“preferential option for the poor";
•Opportunities to implement lived experiences into
social justice endeavors back home.

Campus Ministry organizes both domestic and international service immersion trips. Below are some examples of recent trips.

Domestic
St. Francis Inn, Philadelphia, PA: St. Francis Inn is a soup kitchen which serves a daily meal to 250-300 people. Participants will assist with picking up the daily donations; preparing and serving the meal; sorting and distributing donations; and visiting with the guests.

SNOW - Syracuse Needs One Week: Spend a week right here in Syracuse living on campus and working at the Rescue Mission. You will assist with meal preparation as well as serving, work in the warehouse or Thrifty Shopper store. You will also gain an inside look at what makes the Rescue Mission the agency that it is.

Nazareth Farm in Salem, WV: At Nazareth Farm, participants will work on housing rehab projects. During the week there is the opportunity to meet and work with the homeowners as well as meet folk from the community.

International
Kingston, Jamaica: This trip to the St. Anne's School in Kingston, Jamaica is held in June. Participants have the opportunity to learn from the lives and stories of the people of Jamaica.

Quito, Ecuador: The group travels to the Working Family’s Center in Quito during the first two weeks of January.

El Paso, Texas/Juarez, Mexico: This border immersion trip focuses on the issues of immigration and refugees as well as an inside look at the life on the border.

Encountering God... Encountering You!

The 19th Annotation Spiritual Exercises are offered each academic year at Le Moyne under the guidance of a team which includes both Jesuit and lay spiritual directors on campus. Participant retreatants have included college faculty, administrators, staff, graduate and professional students and alumni.

Who will benefit from the Spiritual Exercises?
•Those who desire to grow in their relationship with God
•Those who have the desire to live life at a deeper level
•Those who seek to understand more clearly God's movement in their lives
•Those who want to discern the next step in their lives

During the coming Fall 2017 semester, the 19th Annotation Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, A Retreat Made in Daily Life, will once again be available on campus.

Three models for making the retreat are anticipated.
•The classic one-on-one experience of a retreatant working with an individual director over the period of the two semesters will be available.
•A group model in which several people will make the retreat and come together as a small group on a weekly basis during the two semesters (with exception of holiday breaks) under the guidance of a team of two directors.
•An eight-week abbreviated Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life retreat in which participants will gather for a weekly conference and have the option of meeting with a director on a biweekly from October to December. The pool of Ignatian directors available include Jesuits, as well as faculty/staff lay women and men.

Faith is more than just going to church. Le Moyne challenges students and alumni to put their faith into practice as they discern their future and as they seek to be men and women for and with others.

Post-Graduation Year of Service
The Jesuit ideal is to form men and women for and with others. One way to live this ideal is the volunteer service year. Graduates spend a year doing service for and with those in need, especially with people who are economically poor or marginalized. Volunteers commit to compassionate service, a simple lifestyle in community, spiritual growth and commitment to social justice. Volunteers are provided room and board, health insurance, a small stipend, and usually student loan deferrals.

What kinds of areas do volunteers work in?
Volunteers are involved in a wide-range of activities, including addiction recovery, elder care, legal services, adolescent services, emergency shelters, men's programs, AIDS ministry, employment services, mental health, community organizing, food and hunger education, children's programs, prison ministry, domestic abuse, health care, refugee/immigrant aid education, housing advocacy and women's programs.

To get more info or to apply, go to one or more of the following web sites: 

Alliance for Catholic Education
Ameri Corps
Cap Corps Lay Volunteer 
Catholic Volunteer Network  
Christian Appalachian Project 
Colorado Vincentian Volunteers
Cristo Rey Jesuit Volunteer Program
Francis Corps
Franciscan Volunteer Ministry
Good Shepherd Volunteers  
Jesuit Volunteer Corps 
Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest 
Mercy Volunteer Corps 
Peace Corps
Teach for America

Stop into Campus Ministry to talk about the possibilities or email Katie-Sue for more information sculliks@lemoyne.edu

For Information about Jesuit Vocations, click here and stop into the Campus Ministry Center and visit with Fr. Bill Dolan, S.J., Central New York Area Vocation Coordinator for the Society of Jesus.

For information about vocations within the Diocese of Syracuse, click here. Fr. Jason Hage hosts a program at Le Moyne College various Monday nights throughout the year called Fishermans Club in which young men gather to pray together and discuss God’s will for their lives.

Campus Ministry Explore (CME) is a special five-day introduction to Le Moyne College, Campus Ministry, and the spirit of our Jesuit, Catholic College. CME is an immersion experience to help new students get connected to the spirit of Le Moyne through Campus Ministry related activities which include local service, community building, reflection, prayer and a retreat.

Explore offers a chance for up to 30 incoming first-year students to start college five days early and receive a special orientation to the life and spirit of Le Moyne. This is a great opportunity for the incoming class of 2021 to meet classmates and experience our campus community.

Residential students will move in five days prior to fall arrival. Commuter students will commute each day and will be included in all activities. All meals and program transportation are provided. A small fee is required of participants to cover the cost of food, transportation, and programming. The regular Le Moyne orientation will immediately follow Campus Ministry Explore.

Applications will be available beginning May 2018.
For more information, email Tom Andino andinotm@lemoyne.edu