VT Catholic Campus Ministries Vol 2 Issue 2023

Knights of Columbus Exemplification

This semester, 18 men joined the Knights of Columbus Saint John Henry Newman Council #11323. The new members, along with several transfer students and existing members, increase the total membership to over 70 Knights.

Parent Spotlight

In the fall of 1990, Tom and Kathy Staskin met at the War Memorial Chapel at the 10 a.m. Mass in the folk group. Tom graduated in 1993 (ISE) and moved to Virginia Beach. After Kathy graduated in 1994 (BSCE), they married with some of the group playing the music at the wedding. Twenty-nine years later, they are still in Virginia Beach after raising three Hokie daughters! Karen (2019), Emily (2019/2020), and Ann (2024) all attended Virginia Tech. Each one was drawn to Virginia Tech by their prospective courses of study and the love of the Hokie Nation. They spent their childhood going to or watching football games, wearing every sort of Hokie attire possible, and going to an annual “Chilifest” gathering with mom and dad’s college friends. Ann, now a senior, has followed her parents’ footsteps and is a current member of the 8 p.m. music ministry as a flutist. She started playing at church in 7th grade at her home parish, Church of the Holy Family, and continues to enjoy playing at Mass. At Holy Family, Tom and Kathy are both leaders/participants of adult faith formation classes. They are grateful that all students have the ability to attend Mass on campus, and for this reason, they feel it is important to donate to the CCM@VT so that this opportunity will continue. It is one small way they give back to Virginia Tech and contribute to maintaining a Catholic presence on campus.