Campus Ministry

Our mission in Campus Ministry is to carry on and to keep alive the charism and the history of the school. This mission is carried through various ways. In assuming various responsibilities, we are all encouraged to work as a team and to remember we are engaged in a collaborative ministry.

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Accompaniment and Jesuit tradition

This is a pastoral office within the school that directly animates the student’s life by creating a culture of reflection, self-awareness and accompaniment. The campus ministry has an open door policy to listen to students and staff in confidentiality, while journeying with them through their different needs, struggles and aspirations, while also acting as a link between the students and the administration.

Most importantly, Campus ministry imprints the identity of the school as being Jesuit and Catholic. It conscientize the Loyola Community of it’s various Jesuit, Christian and human values like being men and women for others as enshrined on the school motto, and the 4CS (compassion, Conscience, competence and Commitment), these being the core pillars of Jesuit Education.

Holistic Formation

It coordinates community service, Days of recollection, Kairos retreat and liturgy celebrations within the school. It equally follows up in the formation of students within their various faiths to see to it that they are good Christians or Muslims, so far these being the two main faiths in the school. Community service allows the students to get out of their comfort zones to reach out to those in need and find God in people and circumstances that are less privileged and challenging, and allow the students to express love in it’s originality in a creative manner. Days of recollection gives the students an opportunity to reflect on their lives especially in the midst of their gruesome studies. Kairos retreat is  normally scheduled at least once in a year to help students reflect mainly around the theme of Creator, Creature and Creation. This ought to imbibe a consciousness of their relationship with God their creator, relationship with the other and relationship with what has been put under our care for example the environment. Catholic students are followed up closely, in ensuring that they grow in the life of the sacraments especially the sacraments of initiation, namely Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation. Non Catholic students are equally accompanied in a manner that is inclusive and Ignatian.

Prayer and Liturgy: Through meaningful liturgy and prayer experiences, we aim at deepening the faith of the students and move them more fully into discipleship. Liturgy and prayer reminds us of our dependence on God and call us to active worship and dialogue with our creator.

.Leadership Development: There are plenty of gifted prayer leaders, creative retreat planners, and students who choose to be dedicated to community service. In Campus ministry we acknowledge and support such students and empower them. At Loyola we have already a group of students who are Peer Animators and Liturgical coordinators from all streams. By developing and nurturing leaders among the students, faculty and staff members, we aim at achieving two goals: First, by inviting others into leadership in ministry, we seek to better meet the needs of the community. Second, by inviting students into ministerial leadership, we better equip the students for leadership in the church, in their faith community and in larger community

Committed Youth for the Poor (CYP) : under the tutelage of the Campus ministry, a student led initiative was formed with a main intention of helping those in need. The students hold weekly meetings to discuss ways of reaching out and resource mobilization. This builds on the consciousness of the student community, to learn to be compassionate and going an extra mile(Magis) through employing of their creativity and imagination