Welcome to Campus Ministry. 

This is my third year as campus minister at SFC.  I am a member of the Order of Friars Minor, Holy Name Province, which is headquartered  in Midtown Manhattan.  I have been a Franciscan for 30 years, gee how time flies.  I have been involved in the ministry of education most of those years having taught Religion, served as Campus Minister, and worked as a Director of Faith Formation and Youth Minister.  For eight years I worked as an addictions counselor: first for teens in an inpatient program in NJ and then in an outpatient program for adults recovering from opiate addiction in Massachusetts.  My passion for education and youth ministry brought me back to education and thankfully here to SFC.

The campus ministry department is primarily responsible for providing and maintaining the vision of being a Christ Centered Learning Community.  All are encouraged to develop and nurture their own spirituality in an atmosphere where Jesus Christ is the center of all  that we do and are.

Each teacher begins class with prayer and students offer prayer before homeroom each day through Broadcasting.   SFC campus ministry  offers weekly Masses, seasonal penance services, class and all school retreats and other prayer services including the Living Rosary and Stations of the Cross.  The Chapel in Crimson Hall is available to students for Eucharistic Adoration or quiet meditation.  I am available to students, faculty, staff and parents throughout the day for spiritual guidance.

We also provide opportunities for students to participate in community service projects either individually or with a group.  Opportunities are posted throughout the year on EDLINE.

Please stop by the Campus Ministry Office located in the Administration Building at any time.  You are always welcome!

Peace and all good things,

Br. Paul Santoro, OFM
Campus Minister