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Student Leaders attend Holy Cross Student Leadership in Notre Dame, Indiana.The sign reads "The Cross, Our Only Hope"
Students prepare meals for the homeless as part of their Holy Cross Cross Service Program

The Campus Ministry Department strives to carry out the vision of Blessed Basil Moreau, C.S.C. “to make God known, loved, and served.” Our five areas of focus are Retreats, Peer Ministry, Liturgy, Service, and Mission. Our Retreat program, led by our Peer Ministers, is responsible for assisting our community in coming to know Jesus Christ. Through school-wide Liturgies and other forms of prayer, Campus Ministry helps students to come to know God. To serve those most in need, Campus Ministry provides opportunities for students to love and serve the Lord by helping the poor and marginalized. In making God “known, loved, and served,” the Campus Ministry Department fosters the spiritual formation and transformation of the entire Bishop McNamara community.

The Holy Cross Service Program is an integral part of student life at Bishop McNamara High School. As a school community, we look to our students to live as Christ did, "feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, offering hospitality to the homeless, caring for the sick, and visiting the imprisoned.” With this as our premise, our students are assigned a minimum number of community service hours to complete each year. The Campus Ministry website lists approved service sites. Throughout the school year, there are a variety of school sponsored community service opportunities such as soup kitchens, food runs, and service trips.

Check out our BMHS Ministry blog (see the link at left)! Here you will be able to access a wide range of content related to service, retreats, and the liturgical and ministerial life of the school.
 

Related News

Simone Thomas '13 Awarded McDonald's Educates Scholarship

Submitted by Janice.Cuellar on Fri, 2013-05-17 15:14

Simone Thomas '13 was recognized as a 2013 McDonald's Educates Scholarship winner during an award reception held on May 14, 2013 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. During the reception, students had the opportunity to mingle with McDonald's franchisees, local community dignitaries and special guests and were presented with an award. Simone scholarship was in the amount of $1,500.

Senior Victor Harrington Raises Money for Prosthetics for Children

Submitted by Janice.Cuellar on Tue, 2013-04-23 10:35

Bishop McNamara High School student, Victor Harrington '13, was recently interviewed on television Channel WUSA*9 by news anchor, JC Hayward, for his wonderful efforts to raise funds for children at Children's National Medical Center who require prosthetics. Victor has been interested in the engineering of prosthetics since he was a young boy watching the movie I, Robot where the star has a robotic arm. Victor knew he could build that kind of device and help people who didn't have limbs.

Holy Cross Institute at St. Edward's University, April 7-8

Submitted by Mindi.ImesdeDuclos on Mon, 2013-04-15 12:52

Members of the BMHS community attended the Holy Cross Institute at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas on April 7 and 8.  Uniting the leadership and representatives from various Holy Cross schools from all over the world, this annual institute, helps all schools share ideas and resources in our common Holy Cross Charism.

Solemnity of St. Joseph Mass with Fr. Matthew Carnes, S.J. March 19

Submitted by Robert.VanderWaag on Mon, 2013-03-18 10:22

March 19 is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, which marks a special day for the Congregation of Holy Cross. The Solemnities of the Sacred Heart and of Saint Joseph are the principal feasts of the priests and brothers, respectively.  St. André Bessette, who battled sickness for much of his own life, humbly devoted his life to prayer, serving the Lord and comforting the sick and afflicted through his intercession prayers to St. Joseph.  St. André always gave credit to God and St. Joseph for these miracles, and because of his strong devotion to St. Joseph, this eventually led to the building St.

Habemus Papam!!

Submitted by Robert.VanderWaag on Mon, 2013-03-18 07:33

With the words "Habemus Papam," Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, S.J., became the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. As we celebrate this joyous event, we offer our prayers of thanksgiving and celebration for the new Holy Father, Pope Francis I. This is an historic moment for our Church that the first Cardinal from the Americas has become Pope, the leader of our global community of believers.

BMHS Students Send Handmade Cards to Retiring Pontiff

Submitted by Janice.Cuellar on Tue, 2013-03-12 21:30

BMHS teacher, Mr. Justin McClain '00, had his Spanish I students and Religion 10 students make cards to send to Pope Benedict thanking him for his service to the Church since 2005. Many students were excited about the prospect of making them.

"Something that made an impression on me from the students' cards," said Mr. McClain, "is that they were very creative in making cards that contained papal imagery (St. Peter's Basilica, the papal seal, the keys of St. Peter, etc.). This was without any prompting on my part."

Bishop McNamara Students Seek to Serve Christ Wherever He is Found

Submitted by Loreal.Edmondson on Wed, 2013-02-27 13:38

Our students, through the Campus Ministry Office, have completed many works of Faith and Service. Read below to learn about some of the highlights of the year thus far:

Thank You From Holy Cross High School Flushing NY

Submitted by Loreal.Edmondson on Sun, 2013-01-06 21:18

Late in 2012, the Bishop McNamara community reached out to Holy Cross High School in Flushing, New York after Hurricane Sandy. While the school was unharmed during the storm, the majority of the students' homes were devastated, leaving their families struggling to rebuild their lives.

BMHS Dancers Spread Christmas Cheer to Armed Forces Retirement Home Residents

Submitted by Marybeth.Morgan on Mon, 2012-12-17 09:39

On Tuesday November 11, 2012, the upper level dance students from Bishop McNamara took their yearly trip to the local Armed Forces Retirement Home to perform excerpts from the 2012 Fine Arts Christmas Festival. The students were met with great excitement as residents were thrilled to see them perform. Despite some slippery waxed floors, they gave their “A-game” performance. As the performance started, the veterans’ faces lit up. The audience got to enjoy selections of lyrical, tap, and jazz dances with a surprising visit from Rudolph and Santa. Smiles filled the room!

Like Our BMHS Campus Ministry Facebook Page

Submitted by Janice.Cuellar on Sun, 2012-10-14 09:08

The Bishop McNamara High School Campus Ministry has their own Facebook page and we ask that you "Like"it. Go to BMHS Campus Ministry Facebook and follow their journey.