Transcript St. Robert C.H.S. Community and Christian Service

St. Robert C.H.S. Community and Christian Service
What is the difference between Community Service
and Christian Service?
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
Community service is a
government requirement for high
school graduation.
A minimum of forty hours must be
completed before the end of grade
twelve.
Students may complete these hours
at any time. For example, the forty
hours may be completed in grade
nine or a few hours may be done
every year.
The completion of the hours
involves the student, his/her parents
or guardians and a supervisor.
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CHRISTIAN SERVICE
Christian service is a requirement
of the Religious Education
Department.
Three to four hours of direct
participation in an activity related
to the Corporal Works of Mercy
must be completed each year, even
if the forty hours of community
service have been completed.
The completion of Christian
Service is a reflection of Religion
course curriculum.
Students will need to do relevant
Christian Service each year in order
to complete the Religion course
Culminating Performance Task
(CPT).
What is the difference between Community Service
and Christian Service? (Cont’d)
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Service forms (in the Student
Agenda) may be completed and
submitted to the Vice-Principals’
office before the end of grade
twelve. It is the sole responsibility
of the student and the
parents/guardians to submit the
completed forms.
Community service hours are
monitored and recorded by the
school administration.
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All Christian service hours may be
included toward the completion of
the forty hour graduation
requirement.
Christian service is more than a
community service volunteer
activity.
Christian service fulfills the
sacrament of Baptism.
Christian service responds to the
Holy Spirit and His call for human
fulfillment and perfection.
Christian service responds to Jesus’
teaching about the love of
neighbour.
What are the Corporal Works of Mercy?
In Matthew’s Gospel Chapter 25, Jesus says:
34Then
the king will say to those at his right hand, "Come, you
that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of the world; 35for I was hungry
and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me
something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me,
36I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you
took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me." 37Then
the righteous will answer him, "Lord, when was it that we saw
you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you
something to drink? 38And when was it that we saw you a
stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing?
39And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and
visited you?" 40And the king will answer them, "Truly I tell you,
just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members
of my family, you did it to me."
The Catholic Church Identifies the Corporal Works
of Mercy
1. Feed the hungry.
2. Give drink to the thirsty.
3. Clothe the naked.
4. Shelter the homeless.
5. Comfort the imprisoned.
6. Visit the sick.
7. Bury the dead.
Feed the Hungry
Give Drink to the Thirsty
Clothe the Naked
Shelter the Homeless
Comfort the Imprisoned
Visit the Sick
Bury the Dead