“Whatever you do, do from the heart, as for the Lord and not for others, knowing that you will receive from the Lord the due payment of the inheritance; be slaves of the Lord Christ.” ~ Colossians 3:23-24.

 

Confirmation Students are required to complete twenty (20) Confirmation Service Hours,

each year of formation, based on Catholic Social Teaching and/or Corporal Works of Mercy.

Service hours are to be completed by March 18th, 2024.

 

Service to the Church - 10 hours 

     ● Attend The Chosen: Monday nights Oct. 23 thru Dec. 18, 2023, 6:30-8pm.
                                           Advance registration and regular attendance are required. (1.5 hrs each session).
     ● Classroom Assistant for a Faith Formation class: advance registration & regular attendance required (1-1.5 hrs per session)
     ● Altar Server: advance training required. Contact Dcn Andy Baker. 1 hr per Mass
     ● Lector: advance training required. Contact Cassie Bertke or Anna Richardt. 1 hr per Mass
     ● Choir: Contact Ruth Peck, Julie Jester or Tom Wattelett. 1 hr per Mass
     ● Usher or Greeter: advance scheduling required. Contact Jerry Simpson (Usher) or Dawn Wells (Greeter). 30 min per Mass
     ● Soundbooth Tech: advance scheduling required. Contact Jerry Simpson. 1 hr per Mass
     ● Hospitality Sunday: assist with set up & clean up, before & after Mass. Contact Ellen Reilly. 30 min per Mass
     ● Hoofin’-It for Hunger: Oct. 21, 2023 - advance registration required (1-3 hrs)
     ● Coat Drive Sort/Deliver: Nov. 19, 2023 - advance registration required (1-3 hrs)
     ● Go to Reconciliation: here or at another parish (30 min. per session)
     ● Visit a shrine: Marytown- National Shrine of Maximilian Kolbe; Holy Hill, Hubertus, WI; National Shrine of St. Therese of Lisieux                                        (Carmelite Campus, Darien IL); etc. (1-3 hrs)
     ● Check the Parish Bulletin or Website regularly for other service opportunities.

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Service to Family and Community - 10 hours

Joyfully help others without being compensated
     ● Nursing Home or Memory Care Unit - read to or pray with residents
     ● Feed My Starving Children - www
     ● Lindenhurst Park District - www Contact Stephanie Friedl: email
     ● Gurnee Park District - www
     ● Bernie’s Book Bank - www
     ● Warren-Newport Public Library (HS Students only) - www
     ● Assist an elderly or handicapped neighbor or family member with yard work or snow removal (1 hr)
     ● Volunteer at a food pantry or soup kitchen

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NOTE: Activities that are NOT considered service - cleaning your house, mowing your lawn, raking your leaves/shoveling snow, babysitting your siblings, general household chores, or anything you get paid to do. If you are unsure about an activity, please ask us.

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Service Hour Submission
This process is currently being updated. Summer Service hours for the 2023-24 Faith Formation Year should be tracked using a handwritten log. 2023-24 Details for electronic submission will be available before classes begin in September.