Welcome to all Hope College students, faculty, and staff! We are excited that you are here and look forward to seeing you all on campus as we kick off another school year.
Who We Are
The work of the Saint Benedict Institute is centered around the intellectual and spiritual growth of Hope’s Catholic students. We are a ministry of St. Francis de Sales Parish.
The two people you are most likely to run into at Hope College are our Catholic chaplain, Fr. Nick Monco, and Carly McShane, our campus missionary. Learn more about the Saint Benedict Institute staff here.
There are also a large number of Catholic faculty and staff. Dr. Jared Ortiz and Dr. Jack Mulder are two of the professors who founded the Saint Benedict Institute. We all work closely with the student group Hope Catholics.
Carly McShane, Campus Missionary
Fr. Nick Monco, Chaplain
Schedule of Services
In accordance with Hope College’s Covid precautions, face masks are required indoors on campus for those vaccinated and unvaccinated.
Fr. Nick will offer Mass on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. in Winants Auditorium of Graves Hall. Daily Mass will be offered on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 12:05 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday at 11:05 a.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:00 p.m.
For the fall semester, all daily Masses will be held in Lubbers Loft, on the 4th Floor of Lubbers Hall. Community members, please note: Lubbers Hall is an academic building requiring keycard access. While our Catholic chapel is under construction, students and faculty will have the opportunity to visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament Lubbers Loft at any time and use the space for private prayer.
We will still hold regular confession times, prayer groups, and Bible Studies. As always, we will e-mail you any updates to the schedule. See the full schedule of services here.
You are also welcome to attend services at the local Catholic parish; see more information here.