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Community Service Form (Inside) |
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The Notre Dame Campus Ministry is an active part
of the ND community. Mass is held daily at 7:10 a.m. in the
ND Chapel, with the school Chaplain, Fr. Peter Cipriani. All
are welcome.
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Be Imitators Of Christ
You
are the citizens of tomorrow. The destiny of the world is in your
hands. You are creatures of God and yet God needs you that He
may live. Christ, the God-Man, journeyed through Jerusalem and
left footprints in the sands by the sea of Tiberias; He can only
walk through our modern world if He walks in you. Christ went
about doing good, curing the sick, comforting the dying, bringing
solace to those oppressed, moving sinners to imitators of Christ.
You must make God known to the world. You must allow this dying
world to look at you and see Christ. It will do so only if you
accept the challenge.
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Service Hours
Notre Dame's service requirement exists to remind students of the philosophy in the school's mission statement to "encourage personal growth and responsibility, sound values, and service to others." In addition, our school motto is to "Be Imitators of Christ." Jesus Christ, more than anyone else in history, led by example and showed us just how important it was to serve one another. Although it is imperative to be kind to others by encouraging and affirming one another out loud, we all know that actions speak louder than words. This is the very reason that St. Francsi of Assisi said, "Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words." We hope to instill in our entire community the desire to perform this deeply significant task with empathy, enthusiasm, and passion.
As part of the religion curriculum, students in grades ten, eleven and twelve are required to complete a minimum of fifteen hours of community service each year. Students in grade nine complete a community service project as a class plus five additional hours. Documentation of service hours is due by the end of the third marking. The completion of these hours is a requirement for graduation or promotion to the next grade. Service hours "count" from the previous June through the present. They should be done outside of a private residence and should not include anything done during a liturgy (altar serving, lecturing, etc).
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| Approved Organizations For Community Service Hours |
Homes for the Brave (Bridgeport)
Operation Hope (Fairfield)
Missionaries of Charity Afterschool Program (Bridgeport)
Merton House (Bridgeport)
Habitat for Humanity
Caroline House (Bridgeport)
Special Olympics
St. Vincent DePaul Food Pantry (Norwalk)
Exchange Club (Norwalk)
Malta House (Norwalk)
Christian Community Action (Norwalk)
Rake and Bake - www.hdhm.org
Jewish Home for the Elderly (Fairfield)
Lourdes Healthcare Center (Wilton)
Bridgeport Rescue Mission
Lighthouse Afterschool Program (Bridgeport)
Vitas Innovative Hospice Care of Fairfield
ABCD (Bridgeport)
Boys and Girls Club of Bridgeport
Bridgeport Health Care Center
Spooner Shelton Food Bank
Monroe Senior Center
George Washington Caver Community Center (Norwalk)
Cardinal Sheehan Center (Bridgeport)
Atria Assisted Living Center (Stratford)
Rescue Mission (Bridgeport)
St. Joseph's Manor (Trumbull)
Ludlowe Rehabilitation Center (Fairfield)
Cambridge Manor (Fairfield)
CT Hospice (Branford)
Disability Resource Network (Ansonia)
Make a Wish Foundation (Monroe)
Ronald McDonald House (New Haven)
Kennedy Center (Trumbull)
Barnum House (Bridgeport)
Any Hospital
Any YMCA
Any Tutoring/Afterschool Program at a school
Remember this is only a list of suggested locations and ideas. You are both free and welcome to find another place that you like better as long as you get it approved first.
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