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WanT To 
Serve?

2026-2027 Student
Leadership Teams

Student support is needed for many of our events and ministries.
Join a team and let's get to work!
Applications due May 1

​1. Social Team

Goal: 

  • Plan and host incarnational events that bring people together and have fun.

Responsibilities: 

  • Creating fun social events for all students (men and women). Can include but not limited to: cajun dancing, dodgeball, volleyball, etc. Possibilities are endless.

Expectations: 

  • Minimum of 2 social events per semester, with encouragement for more

  • Generally outside of Wisdom (except dodgeball)

  • Meeting 1-3 times before the event to plan, delegate, and prepare to execute the event.

  • Responsible for setting up for events and clean-up afterward.

  • Team lead will work with the campus minister to maintain budget and make sure events are aligned with Campus Ministry's vision.

 

2. Hospitality Team

Goal: 

  • To serve the community through helping out at particular events throughout the year. Growing in the virtue of hospitality by having a servant's heart and particularly serving the community through setting up, cleaning up, serving food, etc. 

Responsibilities:

  • Behold

  • Breakfast at 10 PM (monthly)

  • Welcome Back Nights (semesterly)

  • Back to School Bash (annually)

  • Break for Gumbo/Taco Tuesday (semesterly)

  • Baccalaureate Mass/Reception (semesterly)

  • Service Opportunities within the community that come up throughout the year (ex. Hurricane help, etc.)

Expectations:

  • Each of the events above will have their own specific expectations, but in general setting up, cleaning up, coordinating groceries, etc. 

  • Meeting periodically throughout the semesters to discuss and delegate tasks

 

3. Freshmen Ministry Team

Goal: 

  • Help to integrate freshman into the community and encourage them in their faith.

Responsibilities:

  • Create, plan, and host Freshman events

  • Build intentional relationships with freshmen

  • Help with some outreach events.

Expectations:

  • Meet periodically to plan, delegate, and execute freshman events. 

  • Emphasis will be placed on fall outreach.  

  • Help at tabling events during fall outreach. 

 

4. Social Media Team

Goal:

  • Work with our communications coordinator (Annie) to help create engaging media for Our Lady of Wisdom

Responsibilities:

  • Planning posts that promote events, share past events, and showcase different aspects of Wisdom's ministry

  • Running social media at events

Expectations:

  • Meet with Annie on a regular basis to help plan media posts and create content live at events

 

5. Spirit Team

Goal:

  • Make football tailgating fun and engage students in school spirit.

Responsibilities:

  • Tailgating

  • Homecoming

  • Other Spirited Events

Expectations: 

  • Execute tailgating: reserve the space with the University, set up space, plan for food pick-up, bring supplies to our tailgate, and delegate clean-up of our spot. 

  • Promote student participation and enthusiasm for homecoming and other University activities that we participate in.

  • Find spirited students to participate in the events. 

  • Work with communications to promote our participation.

 

6. High School Outreach Team

Goal: 

  • Establish relationships with current high school students (particularly seniors) to help aid in their transition into college/trying to make it less scary for them to get involved

Responsibilities:

  • Attend high school visits (with campus minister)

  • Preview Night

  • Summer Freshmen Hangout

  • Planning half day high school “retreat visits”

  • Going to designated “Behold” to meet and welcome high school students

Expectations: 

  • Meet throughout the year to plan particular events as needed

  • Schedule to visit local high schools and youth ministries at least once per semester

  • Plan, execute, and attend Preview Night in the spring

  • Help give the “retreat”/”morning of reflection” days for schools that come visit Wisdom throughout the year

  • Coordinate who will go to which Beholds throughout the year to encounter people

  • Help plan and attend the summer freshmen hangout at the end of July/beginning of August

7. Women’s Ministry Team

Goal

  • To create events for and form the women students who attend Wisdom. Focus on fellowship, prayer, and formation as a women of God

Responsibilities: 

  • Women’s Night and other fun women events

Expectations:

  • Meet in the summer to plan out the year for Women’s Nights

  • Hire speakers for Women’s Nights

  • Plan and execute food for Women’s Nights

  • Secure locations for Women's Nights

  • Arranging for adoration and praise & worship if it is part of the night

  • Set up and clean up Women's Nights

  • Promote the women's events through flyers, posting in GroupMe, social media, etc. in coordination with the Annie​​​

Volunteer with Catholic Charities of Acadiana

Catholic Charities of Acadiana volunteers serve across various programs and departments to help extend the reach of our staff in bringing professional, timely, prompt, and adequate service to each client or community supporter in their unique, individual circumstances.  

Interested in serving as an altar server? Contact Veronica Pagan.
Interested in join the choir or liturgical music? Contact Duston Stout.

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Our Lady of wisdom church 
and catholic student center

Please prayerfully consider remembering Our Lady of Wisdom in your will. The proper language for your attorney is: Our Lady of Wisdom Church & Catholic Student Center | 501 E. St. Mary Boulevard

337-232-8742

info@ourladyofwisdom.org

Mailing Address:

P.O Box 43599
Lafayette, LA 70504

Physical Address:

501 E St. Mary Blvd.

Lafayette, LA 70503

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