Service At Bishop Chatard
Our Philosophy
Jesus Christ came to bring good news to the poor, freedom for prisoners, sight for the blind, and restoration for every broken person. Our efforts, which are his, reach out to the afflicted, and in a special way to the poor and disadvantaged.
We come not just to serve the poor, but to be with them and of them because it is only from there that we can appeal as Jesus did for the conversion and deliverance of all. Our concern for the dignity of every human being as God's cherished child directs our care to victims of every injury: prejudice, hunger, ignorance, addiction, and abuse.
Service Program Overview
The goal of the Bishop Chatard Service Program is to foster the development of empathy,
awareness, social responsibility, and a sense of caring for others as our community serves
those with needs. Our efforts are based on the mission of Bishop Chatard High School to
form the entire human person on, through, and with the teachings of Jesus Christ and the
Catholic Church.
The service program has the following objectives:
- To enable our students to work directly with the poor and disadvantaged, and through that contact to grow to a deeper appreciation of the dignity of all human persons;
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To give our students an opportunity to reflect on the message of Jesus Christ as it relates to experience of their service, and make that message a more permanent part of their lives;
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To expose the student to a variety of service opportunities so that he or
she will discover his or her gifts and interests, and remain committed to some
type of Christian service for life.
It accomplishes these through Service Projects.
The Service Project Model
The involvement of the entire Bishop Chatard community is vital to the program's success.
Each student is expected to be engaged in this program through their completion of 3 service
projects each school year.
One of the projects will be completed through the service group, one project will be
completed at one of the North Deanery grade schools, and the remaining project ought to be
done through an outside agency, with a parish, with the student's family, or through Bishop
Chatard.
Next:
The Service Project Concept
-- from the Student Handbook
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