Marcelli Vios

Marcelli Angelique Vios

Hello! My name is Marcelli and I’m a FOCUS Missionary! 😊

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” //John 10:10

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Where I serve

The Lord has called me to serve at the University of Illinois at Chicago – GO FLAMES! 🔥

The Lord has pursued my heart immensely, and it is a joy getting to go on mission! You can typically find me at a local coffee shop, out and about on campus, or at the Newman Center. I would love to share with you my story, so come find me and I’d love to chat with you! 😊

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Team Chicago! 🔥

From left to right: Jonah, Lily, myself, Chanelle, Olivia, Hyoung, Gorety

My Story

For most of my life, I didn’t have an understanding of what it means to practice the Catholic faith and be in relationship with Jesus.

Entering Northern Illinois University, I felt so lost because I didn’t know what being in community was. When the 2020 pandemic happened, I was struck with the reality of feeling and being isolated and I didn’t have a good community around me. During the spring semester of my sophomore year, I encountered FOCUS missionaries for the first time, however, these missionaries tried so hard to pursue a friendship with me, but I didn’t know how to let them in. During my junior year, I started to become more open to the idea of community, and the missionaries still continued to pursue me. It was then that I came to realized that these women wanted to be my friend and desired for me to know who Jesus is. Through their witness of the Gospel, I started to build a more Christ-centered life through participating in the Sacraments more frequently and developing a daily prayer life that led to my heart to change radically. My senior year of college, I became so convicted of how much Jesus wants to pursue a relationship with me and how He desires that for everyone which led me to saying YES to being a FOCUS missionary!

Myself and Jordan (the missionary who continually pursued a friendship with me) during her first year of mission at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Students at the first FOCUS conference I attended my junior year.

Your Impact

When I said YES to joining FOCUS, I made the radical decision to fully rely on the spiritual and financial support of mission partners and the Father’s trust to help me through this mission.

If you are interested in being on mission with me, please let me know the best way to reach you and we can schedule an appointment to talk more! I would love to share more about it and my role and would be incredibly honored to share in this mission with you!

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (847) 420-6662

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Host	Retreat Type	Start Date	End Date
Tulane University	Way of the Disciple	09/05/24	09/07/24
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Sanctifier	09/13/24	09/15/24
Parish Outreach	The Father’s House	09/16/24	09/18/24
Kansas State University	The Father’s House	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of Delaware	Rec	09/20/24	09/22/24
University of South Carolina – Columbia	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24
St. Francis University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Nicholls State University	The Father’s House	10/04/24	10/06/24
Northwestern State University	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
University of Memphis	The Father’s House	10/11/24	10/13/24
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
Ohio State University	The Father’s House	10/18/24	10/20/24
University of Dallas	The Sanctifier	10/24/24	10/26/24
Central Connecticut State University	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Universidad de Monterrey	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
California State University – Fullerton	The Father’s House	10/25/24	10/27/24
Sts. Anne and Joaquim, Fargo, ND	Way of the Disciple	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Krems	Men’s	11/01/24	11/03/24
University of Mary	The Father’s House	11/08/24	11/10/24
DePauw University	Rec	11/08/24	11/10/24
Philanthropy Engagement	Way of the Disciple	11/15/24	11/17/24
University of Passau	Rec	11/21/24	11/23/24
Texas A&M University	The Sanctifier	02/07/25	02/09/25
FOCUS Greek Southeast	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Midwest	The Father’s House	02/14/25	02/16/25
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	The Sanctifier	02/14/25	02/16/25
FOCUS Greek Southwest	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
Wayne State University	The Father’s House	02/21/25	02/23/25
University of Illinois-Chicago	The Sanctifier	02/21/25	02/23/25
Queens College of the City University of New York	The Father’s House	03/07/25	03/09/25
Nicholls State University	Way of the Disciple	03/07/25	03/09/25
Grand Valley State University	The Father’s House	03/28/25	03/30/25
University of Northern Iowa	Way of the Disciple	04/03/25	04/05/25
University of Nebraska Lincoln	The Father’s House	04/04/25	04/06/25
Arizona State University	Men’s	02/07/25	02/09/25
University of Nebraska at Kearney	Rec	09/27/24	09/29/24