Spiritual Direction Program
During the 2007-2008 school year, Trinity is launching a new program - the Spiritual Direction program. While all our faith formation programs are intended to help students appropriate and internalize their faith experiences, classroom experiences still involve performance and earning of grades and outreach endeavors are required for graduation. The Spiritual Direction program is intended to give our students the opportunity to spend time with a person of more mature faith to consider their personal prayer life, faith commitment, and role of discipleship.
In addition to Fr. Beighlie, eight staff members have volunteered to serve as Spiritual Directors. These are:
- Ms. Monica Deddens
- Mr. Vince Drake
- Mr. Dan Grumich
- Mrs. Beth Lappe
- Mr. Duane Lund
- Mrs. Sue McNiff
- Ms. Tracie Miles
- Sr. Karl Mary
Faculty Faith Sharing Group
For the third year, Trinity High School is sponsoring a faculty faith sharing group. This year over half of the staff is involved in the group in some way. The group meets after school on Wednesdays and, for the 2007-2008 school year, the group has chosen to reflect on and share faith experiences and insights based on Sunday readings.
Student Faith Sharing Group
In addition to the faculty faith sharing group, 25 students have expressed an interest in forming a student group. At present, it is planned that the group will meet twice a month, once after school and once during academic lab. The group will determine what it wants to make the focus of the reflections and faith sharings.
Involvement in Local Church
In recent years, the shape of the church in the Archdiocese of St. Louis has changed. Trinity Catholic High School is fortunate to be located in the Northeast Deanery of the Archdiocese where the local pastors have embraced the changes as an opportunity and challenge to serve the people of God in the area. Key ideas in the deanery's approach to ministry include evangelization - inviting people to come to know Jesus Christ and live a committed relationship with him, and ministry across boundaries - cooperation and sharing of talents and resources to serve all the people of the area.
Trinity Catholic High School is a Catholic institution within the deanery, the only Archdiocesan Catholic high school in the area. While our primary purpose is to provide the best education possible for the students who come to us, we are also a faith community within the local church and share responsibilities for serving the church beyond the walls of our school.
While serving the needs of the larger church is partially accomplished through Trinity's service and mission efforts, we believe that our community has special talents, resources, a particular Trinity identity that can and needs to be shared with the larger church. This conviction impelled us to take the lead in gathering young people and youth leaders throughout the area to sponsor a youth rally several years ago. For the 2007-2008 school year faculty and student groups have been formed to consider what resources and talents we have that are particular to our faith community, and, in conjunction with local parishes, schools, and other Catholic institutions in the area, plan and implement ways in which we too can minister beyond our boundaries.