A new potential Bible Study club, founded by sophomores Joe Schmitz, Max Teetor, and Noah Troester, is in the works hoping to bring students closer together and to understand the Bible. Mount Michael does not currently have a Bible Study club open to all and is hoping to expand the opportunities given to students.
Schmitz and his group don’t want their group to be purely Bible talk, rather half Bible and half discussing worries and concerns. They hope to keep it engaging with this open time where it doesn’t focus entirely on Bible talk.
When asked what made Schmitz want to start this club he said, “I try to go to morning mass in the Chapel as often as possible, but I often don’t have the time due to homework. I thought a solid 20 minutes of reflection would be great and since our school doesn’t have a Bible Study, this could be the solution.”
Schmitz also included how he and Teetor were discussing including seniors. Involving seniors David Schmitz and Leo Dustin would tie in older classes to the developing club and would incorporate older people as leaders. With this, Schmitz wants it to be purely “student lead” with teachers only guiding them on how to set up the club. Troester said, “You can open up. It’s a free environment.” This special piece of the club offers students attending the chance to talk exclusively about what high school boys want to talk about and get opinions from other guys solely. Schmitz hopes teachers may give them a shout out in religion classes to put it out there as anyone is welcome.
The club’s future hopes to be an outlet for students who want to deepen their faith or simply talk about matters concerning them. Schmitz mentioned that he hopes for the club to be always there, like how mass in the Chapel is always available in the mornings and how Brother Jerome is always in the Atrium during the school week to talk about the oblate program with anyone interested.
If you’re interested in being a part of or attending the Bible Study Club, ask Joe Schmitz, Noah Troester, or Mrs. Schleimer for more details.
