Community Service

St. Joseph’s is committed to the belief that “Life grows by being given away” (Evangelii Gaudium, n.10), and so places a strong emphasis on forming minds and hearts dedicated to service. As such, the school requires its students to complete a specified number of community service hours each year.

Required Community Service Hours

St. Joseph’s requires its High School students to complete a specified number of community service hours in order to pass each year. A total of sixty-five hours is required for graduation. Community service must be completed within the current school year or the previous summer and may not be carried over from year to year.

Freshmen 10 hours per year
Sophomores 15 hours per year
Juniors 20 hours per year
Seniors 20 hours per year

TOTAL 65 hours

Middle school students do not have a required number of service hours to complete, but they are encouraged to actively participate in the wide variety of service opportunities available in the school and in the community. Middle school students at St. Joseph's learn that they can and should play an important role in bringing Christ's love and care to those in need.

Report Hours

The corporal works of mercy are:	The spiritual works of mercy are:
To feed the hungry	To instruct the ignorant
To give drink to the thirsty	To counsel the doubtful
To clothe the naked	To admonish sinners
To harbour the harbourless	To bear wrongs patiently
To visit the sick	To forgive offences willingly
To ransom the captive	To comfort the afflicted
To bury the dead	To pray for the living and the dead