Campus Ministry
Campus Ministry is the spiritual heartbeat of Saint Thomas Aquinas, fostering a culture where students grow as disciples of Christ. Through liturgy, prayer, retreats, and service, students live their faith with joy and purpose. Our Campus Ministry elective empowers students to take ownership of their faith, planning and leading school-wide liturgies and spiritual events. Formed in virtue and hospitality, they become faith-filled leaders who inspire others to live courageously and lovingly for Christ.
Each of our Saint Thomas Aquinas Saints is in a different place on their faith journey. The question of Campus Ministry is, “How can we help each individual take a step closer to Christ?” Our approach to Campus Ministry is a ministry of presence. High School is hard, for all students. Our ministry is one of accompaniment on this journey. The “finish line” for our ministry is not graduation but rather how our students live their lives as disciples of Christ after Saint Thomas Aquinas.
Rooted in the Cardinal Virtues
At Saint Thomas Aquinas, our virtue formation is rooted in the Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Fortitude, and Temperance and their daughter virtues. Our daily practices help students grow in character and pursue lasting happiness. By weaving these virtues into prayer, classroom discussions, and everyday interactions, students are encouraged to rise above the ordinary and strive for the extraordinary.
Serva Fidem
Serva Fidem is Latin for "keep the faith".
Serva Fidem exists to fill the gap between head knowledge and heart knowledge in regard to faith and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. It’s an optional small group ministry where groups of 5-6 students come together each week with a volunteer adult faith mentor. Our hope is that these small groups provide an authentic space for each student involved to ask the deepest questions in their hearts and to establish a lasting, personal relationship with God, and their friends, that they can carry with them for life.
Consider becoming a small group mentor!
Contact Terisa Morgan for more information.
tmorgan@stasaints.net
Campus Ministry Elective
The Campus Ministry course is an elective that allows students a first-hand experience at living out the Gospel message by ministering to the Saint Thomas Aquinas High School community. At its core, the class emphasizes individual and small group spiritual development by making use of class retreats, planning all school liturgies, and para-liturgies. The goal of the class is to put faith into practice. Students enrolled in the course must be comfortable sharing their faith in a variety of ways. Students will be expected to pray and journal daily and witness their faith to their peers and teachers. Students will be expected to lead small groups and bible studies during STA period. Campus Ministers should be practicing their faith on a regular basis.
Students in Campus Ministry also serve as lectors, extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist, art and environment planners and altar servers.
Campus Ministry Team
Sarah Ikenberry, '96
Campus Ministry, Service Program Coordinator
913-319-2403
sikenberry@stasaints.net
Stacy Butler, '00
Director of Campus Ministry
913-345-1411
sbutler@stasaints.net
Fr. Colm Larkin
Chaplain
clarkin@stasaints.net
Terisa Morgan
Campus Ministry | Serva Fidem Coordinator
tmorgan@stasaints.net