St' Robert C'H'S' Community and Christian Service

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St. Robert C.H.S. Community and Christian Service
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What is the difference between Community Service
and Christian Service?

• 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.

• 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).

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What is the difference between Community Service
and Christian Service? (Contd)

• 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.

• 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.

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What are the Corporal Works of Mercy?

• In Matthews 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."
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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.  
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Feed the Hungry
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Give Drink to the Thirsty
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Clothe the Naked
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Shelter the Homeless
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Comfort the Imprisoned
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Visit the Sick
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Bury the Dead