Prayer, Worship, & Liturgy

Prayer and worship are important in the life of all people of faith, so we hope that these opportunities will give you the space to grow in your relationship with God! Campus Ministry offers a variety of both Ecumenical and Catholic opportunties for prayer, worship, and liturgy.

College Liturgies
Get involved in our College Liturgies
Reconciliation
Prayer Services
Prayer Room
Eucharistic Adoration
St. Scholastica Monastery
Local Non-Catholic Churches

College Liturgies

All are welcome to celebrate Mass with us during the academic year. Our Sunday Mass is celebrated at 6:30 pm in the Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel whenever classes are in session the following Monday. The Sunday Masses offer many opportunities for students to get involved in a liturgical ministry (lector, greeter, Eucharistic minister, gift bearer, music minister). We also offer a Tuesday night Mass in the Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel whenever classes are in session. The Tuesday night Masses feature a more intimate gathering and are sponsored by a different group of students who live on campus each week. We hope you choose to pray with us throughout the year!
Complete College Mass Schedule

Get involved in our College Liturgies

Students are invited and encouraged to participate in all aspects of our liturgies. While all people are welcome to join us in celebrating the Mass, students are especially encouraged to consider serving in the liturgical ministries. We need people to serve as Eucharistic Ministers, lectors, greeters, choir members, cantors, and musicians. We encourage students to step forward and be vital members of our community!

Interested in being a Liturgical Minister?
Anyone interested in being trained as a Greeter, Eucharistic Minister, or Lector please...
Contact Lori at x5933 or lbarnsto@css.edu to set up a training time.

Interested in being a Music Minister?
Anyone interested in singing in the Liturgical Choir, being a cantor, or playing accompaniment please...
Contact Lori at x5933 or lbarnsto@css.edu
Music Ministers for the Sunday Mass meet on Sunday afternoons to practice at 4:00pm in T4605. Music Ministers for the Tuesday Mass meet at 8:30 pm in the gathering space of the Chapel to practice.

Reconciliation

Confessions are heard in the Reconciliation Room in the Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel from 8:30 - 8:50 PM on Tuesday evenings.

Larger celebrations of the Sacrament of Reconciliation are organized each Advent and Lent.

Prayer Services

Advent Vespers & Lenten Vespers: Advent Vespers and Lenten Vespers are St. Scholastica traditions which brings together people from all parts of our St. Scholastica community including: students, faculty and staff, administration, and sisters. Advent Vespers takes place in conjunction with the December "Lighting a Tradition" ceremony. Both Vespers services are ecumenical prayer services including songs and readings of scripture and reflections. 2009-2010 dates TBD.

TAIZE Prayer Service: This is an ecumenical prayer service of song, scripture, and reflective prayer. Once or twice a year Campus Ministry sponsors a Taize Prayer Service based on way of prayer of an ecumenical community of Taize France. 2009/2010 dates TBD.

Prayer Room

There is a room set aside within the Campus Ministry office for individual or small group prayer. Anyone looking for a quiet place to pray may stop by the Campus Ministry office anytime between about 8 am and 10 pm. All are welcome.

Eucharistic Adoration

Eucharistic Adoration is a Catholic practice of quiet reflection and personal prayer. Adoration of the Body of Christ can inspire us to be Christ's body in the world, to be a disciple of Christ. Calling All Catholics gathers Monday nights from 7:30 - 8:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel (behind the main area of Our Lady Queen of Peace Chapel). The Rosary is prayed for the last 20 minutes of Adoration on Monday nights.

St. Scholastica Monastery

The St. Scholastica Monastery invites the College community to participate in many opportunities throughout the year. To go to the Monastery's website click here. Additional opportunities are offered by the Monastery for students - click here for more information.

The College community is invited to pray with the Monastery:
Daily prayer (Monday-Friday): 6:45 a.m., 5:20 p.m.
Eucharist (Monday-Friday): 11:45 a.m.
Sunday: Eucharist 11:00 a.m.

Local Non-Catholic Churches

All students, staff, and faculty members are encouraged to participate in our College Liturgies. All Catholics are especially encouraged to make the College Liturgies a fundamental part of your faith life here at the College of St. Scholastica. For those who are not Catholic and are looking for a place to worship within the Duluth community, the Duluth area offers a wide variety of houses of worship. Click here for a list of local non-Catholic churches.