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Christian Service Program


At St. Michael High School, the Christian Service Program helps students grow as servant-leaders modeled after Jesus Christ. This program is responsible for providing avenues in which the students give back more than 20,000 volunteer hours of service to the community annually.

Serving others is at the very heart of the Christian life, for Jesus came not to be served, but to serve. Jesus teaches us again and again that in encountering and serving people in need, we are meeting and loving God.

Accordingly, the students, faculty, and staff work hard to create a culture of service at St. Michael High School, where Christian service is integrated naturally into everything we do. Students help coordinate service projects through the Student Council, Key Club, Beta Club, Campus Ministry, and many other student organizations.

Faculty and staff encourage Christian service through the visible example of their many volunteer activities in the community, and coaches encourage team service projects to build unity and leadership. Throughout the year, students have countless opportunities to serve their school, church, and community.

In 2017, students volunteered over 20,000 hours of community service including visiting shut-ins, building homes with Habitat for Humanity, maintaining a pro-life prayer ministry, and adopting a sister Catholic school in New Orleans, in addition to traveling abroad for international mission trips.

Purpose of the Program: To provide for the kinds of powerful interpersonal experiences that can change the hearts of our students and teach them to readily see the dignity of every human person.

Service Hour Forms: 

Service Hour Explanation

Service Hour Cover sheet

SMHS List of Christian Service Organizations

Upcoming and Ongoing Service Opportunities 

October 2024
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Mass
October 14, 2024

All must wear their dress uniform on this day.

Pro-Vita
October 17, 2024 | 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Location: St. Sebastian Gymnasium

Deadlines

Fall 2021: Monday, December 6, 2021. Half of required hour documentation must be turned in to religion teacher at this time.

Spring 2022:  Friday, April 25

Consequences

Fall: Students who have not met requirements by December 6th may not take the midterm exams in any of their classes until they have met the requirements.

Spring: Students may not take the final exams in any of their classes until they have met the requirements.

Awards

Students who go above and beyond the requirements are recognized with Christian Service Awards each spring at the Christian Service Mass. The categories and requirements for these awards are:

Bronze Award: 10 hours above the minimum requirement

Silver Award: 25 hours above the minimum requirement

Gold Award: 50 hours above the minimum requirement

Open House 2024