Integrating Faith into Life through Service
At Catholic schools, knowledge and practice of the Catholic faith are incorporated into all aspects of the curriculum. A key component of this approach is providing the link between Catholic social teaching and service which integrates those teachings into the students’ daily lives through age-appropriate service projects. Following are examples of the types of service projects you will find in Catholic schools:
Grade Service Project Examples
Grades Pre-K – 6 Joining parish service projects such as food/clothing collections
Participating in recycling/environmental clean-up efforts
Visiting nursing homes or homebound parishioners
Contributing to the Catholic Charities or Catholic Relief Services
Visiting soup kitchens or a food pantry
Grades 7 & 8 Using their gifts and talents to minister to peers
Engaging in parish programs such as food pantries
Participating in liturgical ministries
Serving the local community (poor, elderly, ill, disabled)
High School Using their gifts and talents to minister to peers
Engaging in parish programs such as food pantries
Participating in liturgical ministries
Serving the local community (poor, elderly, ill, disabled)