Comminuity Service
I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
-Albert Schweitzer
Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
-Barbara Bush
The purpose of our Christian Community Service Program is to teach the principle that Christian life goes beyond the mastery of concepts and beliefs contained in the school's theology courses. The Gospel of Salvation should elicit from each Christian a response to God's love. Jesus taught and the Church has steadfastly maintained that an appropriate response to the Gospel is rooted in performing the corporal and spiritual works of mercy, as well as works of social justice. (cf. Matthew 25:31 ff)
Each St. Anthony College Prep student is required to complete 25 Community Service hours each school year with at least 50% of the service work involving direct interpersonal work, either one-on-one or group work.
St. Anthony encourages all of the required service on an interpersonal basis; however, up to 50% of the time or 12.5 hours may be performed through some non-personal work. These
include walk/jog-a-thons for charitable causes, parish festivals and fiestas, performing some liturgical
function in parish/church (serving, ushering, lectoring, music ministry), church youth group councils/coordinating
and organizing those events, and direct service to St. Anthony High School at events sponsored by PEP or the St. Anthony High School Foundation.
The number of Christian service hours required of each student is considered only a minimum. St. Anthony
wholeheartedly encourages each student to respond to the gospel message of service by participating in an even
greater measure than is asked.
He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
-Confucius
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Caring has the gift of making the ordinary special.
-George R. Bach
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You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
-Mahatma Ghandi
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We are not put on this earth for ourselves, but are placed here for each other. If you are there always for others, then in time of need, someone will be there for you. -Jeff Warner