Scripture tells us, 'If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet. I have given you a model to follow, so that as I have done for you, you should also do.' (JN 13.14-15)
Christian ministry involves service to others for the benefit of the common good without seeking any form of compensation. Through service we show our love of God and one another. All Father Lopez Catholic High School students are required to complete a total of 100 hours of ministerial service before graduation. Father Lopez students must earn a minimum requirement per year in order to advance to the next grade level. The minimum requirements per year are as follows:
Freshmen 15 hours
Sophomores 20 hours
Juniors 25 hours
Seniors 40 hours
The following guidelines have been established to ensure that student ministry hours remain faithful to the mission of the Community Service Program:
• Students can earn hours at any time, as long as the minimum yearly requirement is met. Additional yearly hours will be applied to subsequent yearly requirements.
• Community service hours also serve to qualify students for a Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholarship which requires seventy-five (75) documented hours.
• It is the responsibility of each student to return accurate ministry hour forms to the theology teacher as soon as possible following completion of the service. Hours must be documented during the school year in which they are performed.
• Each student must be responsible, honest, dependable, and punctual while representing Father Lopez. If a student must cancel, or is aware that he/she will be late for an assignment, the student should immediately contact the agency at which the project will take place in order to notify them of this change.
• All projects must be performed for non-profit organizations such as churches, schools, public service agencies, and environmental groups. Exceptions will be considered at the discretion of the Theology Department.
• Students will be asked in the 1st quarter to submit their intentions for the coming year with regard to ministerial service hours.
• All Community service hours are due by April 30th, unless otherwise specified.
• Service hours will be counted as a project grade towards the fourth quarter average in Theology Classes.
• Services performed at Father Lopez will only be accepted towards fulfillment of ministerial service hours at the discretion of the Theology Department.
• Work study hours do not qualify as community service hours.
Do transfer students have to do Christian ministry?
Students must complete only the requirements for the grade levels for which they are a student at Father Lopez. Students coming to Father Lopez after December of the school year will be responsible for one-half (1/2) of the required ministerial service hours for their grade level. The requirements will not be pro-rated for students arriving before December. Any community service hours completed at another high school by transfer students may be transferred to Father Lopez, provided that proper documentation is available and that these hours follow the guidelines set forth by Father Lopez Catholic High School.
For more information, please see your Theology teacher or Mrs. Gallo-Lethcoe, the Director of Mission Effectiveness.
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Service Opportunities
All Souls Catholic Church Harvest Festival
