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Community Service for grades 4-9

Community Service is a tenet of Catholic Social Teaching and has biblical roots (James 2:14-17, Galatians 6:10, Deuteronomy 24:19). It’s also a way to meet others, enjoy new experiences, and form a sense of community. Most of the work done at a parish is done by volunteers! Community service for youth helps families see how a parish works. Service is both parish focused and community focused, meaning we emphasize serving within the parish with parish events and parish sponsored events, but any way you can serve the community, through another church, through Scouts, or anything that is truly serving others, can be counted as service credit. If you ever have a question of what will be considered for service credit, just ask.
Middle school students perform ten hours of service yearly. There are many ways to find out about community service opportunities. Read the bulletin – it’s available at the church entrances, as well as online on the main page of the parish website if you aren’t at mass. You can also make a regular commitment to a ministry, such as:

•  Altar serving 
• Catechist helpers 
• Office helper
• Participating in youth or adult choir or another music ministry
• Being a greeter or lector at mass

If there is a ministry or organization that you volunteer with outside of the parish and would like to receive credit, just ask. Please turn in service sheets by the end of the faith formation class year. Turning them in as you complete your service is even better. If you would like to use service at SSPP for school, NHS, Scouts, please let us know, we are happy to sign off for you.

Recording Community Service - Printable Community Service Sheet

• Grades 6, 7, 8 & 9: 10 community service hours.
• Home school grades 4 and 5: 8 community service hours