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decorations, they setup the gymnasium and cleanup after the
celebration. Students and faculty provide the vocal and instrumental
music for the Liturgy. A typical all-school liturgy will involve over
150 students.
c. Class: Each Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior celebrates
four liturgies with his classmates and homeroom teachers. As with
the All-School Liturgy, students volunteer to prepare the celebration,
and take part as servers, readers, musicians.
d. Family: We celebrate Mother/Son, Father/Son, and the biannual
family liturgies to strengthen and celebrate the familial relationships.
2. Prayer Services
Prayer services are celebrated every morning in the Student Chapel. Each
student rotates through a weekly cycle which includes a weekly prayer service
in the Chapel. The prayer services are prepared and led by faculty and students.
A daily prayer is offered over the P.A. system during homeroom. Every day at
St. Louis U. High begins and ends with a prayer.
3. Retreats
a. Freshmen: Direction Days, one-day retreats that introduce the
student to the SLUH family. The Freshman Retreat, faculty and
upper classmen guide the freshmen in exercises which include
prayer, discussion, Liturgy, and quiet reflection.
b. Sophomore: Each student is required to attend a one-day retreat.
Along with 40 of his classmates they leave school at 8:00 A.M. and
return at 5:30 P.M. Faculty and seniors guide the sophomores in
exercises which include prayer, discussion, Liturgy, and quiet
reflection. They are held at Camp Lion's Den.
c. Traditional Junior: An optional, three-day retreat groups juniors
and faculty for prayer, liturgy, reconciliation, discussion, quiet time
at the beautiful White House Retreat on the Mississippi River.
d. Traditional Senior: An optional, three-day retreat for seniors and
faculty to share private prayer, quiet reflection, liturgy, and
reconciliation at the Pallotine Retreat Center.
e. Kairos: An optional, four-day, student led retreat for juniors and
seniors. Small groups of juniors and seniors join faculty for prayer,
liturgy, quiet reflection, and reconciliation at the King's House.
f. CSP: An optional, one-day retreat that provides an opportunity for
members of the Community Service Program to pray, reflect, and
celebrate about their experiences.
g. ACES: An optional, three-day retreat that provides an opportunity
for members of the Association for Cultural Enrichment at SLUH to
pray, reflect, and celebrate about their experiences.
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