All-Student Body Meeting Results

Dear Students,

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the All-Student Body Meeting. Your input is much appreciated! For those who missed the meeting, we have some new activities this year that you may be interested in. We have sign up sheets for many of these in the student lounge, including a sign up sheet to volunteer to help with the Tuesday Masses, so go check the student lounge next time you’re at DSPT.

First, we are holding a design contest for new DSPT merchandise and the prize will be a free T-shirt with your design on it! So we are accepting black and white designs until THIS FRIDAY (September 15). Put your designs in Br. Emmanuel Taylor’s mailbox. Voting on these designs will take place from Monday, September 18 until Friday, September 22.

Some new proposals for this year include a monthly movie night, a Theology of the Body discussion group, and an academic group for students interested in PhD programs. If you are interested in any of these things, please email us back at asdspt@dspt.edu or just sign up in the student lounge.

We also have a volunteer to run Owl of Minerva this year, but are looking for some people who would be interested in helping out. We would like to start a similar group for theology and are still looking for someone who would be interested in organizing that. You would work with the person running the Owl of Minerva and would, of course, receive any support from the Student Council that you need. If you are interested in this position, please email asdspt@dspt.edu. We are also trying to think of a name for the theology group, if you have suggestions, email them to asdspt@dspt.edu. The suggestions will be posted on the blog and voting will take place at the first theology discussion!

Finally, with our school and new chapel, the DSPT is again able to have Adoration of the most holy Eucharist during the day. We would like to offer this to as many students, for as many hours as possible during the week. We are currently looking at any hours between 8am – 5pm. The only requirement would be a regular weekly time commitment by individual students, with a minimum commitment of 30 minutes. If you would be interested in committing to a specific time, please email asdspt@dspt.edu. Include days/times you would be available (or, if you prefer, days/times you would be unavailable). This is NOT a commitment at this point, until we and you agree to a specific time (or times) and date (or dates). If you would be interested in learning more about this devotion, please email asdspt@dspt.edu, either with specific questions or with a general statement of your interest. We hope to begin Adoration at our new chapel by the end of the month.

Finally, don’t forget to mark your calendars for the BBQ at St. Albert’s Priory on Sunday, September 17. Vespers will begin at 5:30pm and the BBQ will follow!

Sincerely,
Elissa McCormack
ASDSPT President