Serving as Men and Women for Others

Cristo Rey's Service Program provides students with opportunities to engage in activities to live out their vocation as "men and women for others." Through the program, we seek to be a resource to the community by sharing our greatest of resources - our students. Through opportunities for education, direction action, reflection and advocacy, students will make progress toward the goals established by the Grad at Grad statement and grow in commitment to a faith that does justice.

On-Site Service Recording

2020-2021 Information

About Service and Social Justice Program

Cristo Rey’s Social Justice and Service Program (SJSP)

2021-2022

Cristo Rey’s Social Justice and Service Program provides students with opportunities to engage in workshops, film screenings, guest speaker panels, in-person service, reflection, advocacy, accompaniment, and dialogue to live out their vocation as “men and women for others” within the climate of today’s world. Through the program, we seek to be community and global citizens by empowering students to harness and share their gifts. Students will make progress toward the goals established by the Grad at Grad statement and grow in commitment to a faith that does justice.

Requirements:

Please click on your current grade level for requirements.

Requirement: Please record your service at Campus Ministry Channel under the Social Justice and Service tab.

Deadlines:

All grade levels: Service proposals due September 22nd

Service visit completion by

Q1 – October 22

Freshman – optional at least 2 hours

Sophomores– 5 service visit hours

Juniors– 5 service visit hours

Seniors– 5 service visit hours

Q2 – January 7

Freshman – 5 service visit hours

Sophomores – 5 service visit hours

Juniors – 5 service visit hours

Seniors – 5 Service visit hours

Q3 – March 11

Freshman – 5 service visit hours

Sophomores – 5 service visit hours

Juniors - 5 service visit hours

Seniors - service visit hours

Freshman Social Justice and Service Program Requirements

9th Grade - Freshman Class

1. In-person direct service: You would contact an approved non profit organization that you are interested in and connect to see how you can help out! They will let you know if they need volunteers! Make sure you have more than one organization to contact.

Requirements: A total of 12 volunteer hours at the approved non profit organization of your choice. 5 volunteer hours per quarter with the first deadline of January 7th. Please record your service at Campus Ministry Channel under the Social Justice and Service tab.

Reflection:

Required Service Experience Exchange: Mr. Vasquez or Mr. Fulkerson SJ will provide the information regarding the required reflection soon.

Optional Reflection: We invite you for an optional in person informal reflections at the Chapel.

- Tuesday, October 19 at 3:45 pm-4:40 pm

Deadlines:

Q1 – October 22

Optional: Complete at least 2 hours

Q2 – January 7

Complete at least 5 hours

Q3 – March 11

Complete at least 5 hours

Sophomore Social Justice and Service Program Requirements

In conjunction with Religion and English, students will reflect on a social justice issue through interviews with people who are directly affected, neighborhood organizers, advocates, etc. Your English teachers will ask you to turn in assignments regarding your social justice or service experience. This includes the following:

Requirement: A total of 15 volunteer hours at the approved non profit organization of your choice. 5 volunteer hours per quarter. Please record your service at Campus Ministry Channel under the Social Justice and Service tab.

2. Learning: You may choose to attend ONE speaker event or workshop in the city of Chicago or a virtual one in direct connection to your social justice topic. Your attendance and reflection to a live speaker event translates to 5 volunteer hours. A pre-recorded speaker event translates to 2.5 volunteer hours. This is not mandatory but it is an option if you would like to in volunteer for 10 hours and attend an event.

3. Reflections will be turned in before the deadline to your respective english teacher!

Deadlines to complete service and reflections:

Q1 – October 22

Q2 – January 7

Q3 – March 11

Junior Social Justice and Service Program Requirements

In conjunction with Religion, students choose a service site based on one or more Corporal Works of Mercy. The Corporal Works are defined as, "... the teachings of Jesus and give us a model for how we should treat all others, as if they were Christ in disguise. They "are charitable actions by which we help our neighbors in their bodily needs" (USCCA). They respond to the basic needs of humanity as we journey together through this life." (USCCB)

1. In-person direct service: Students will contact an approved non profit organization that you are interested in and connect to see how you can help out! They will let you know if they need volunteers! Students should make sure they have more than one organization to contact.

Reflections: Are due to Sr. Frances every quarter and here.

Deadlines:

Q1 – October 22

Q2 – January 7

Q3 – March 11

Senior Social Justice and Service Program Requirements

Service Experience Exchange:

The goal of the Freshman and Senior Service Project is for the upperclassmen to share their collective service experience with the first years. This would allow for a cross communication of their reflections and what it means for them to be part of their communities. More information will be shared from Mrs. Napoli.

Deadlines:

Q1 – October 22

Complete at least 5 hours

Q2 – January 7

Complete at least 5 hours

Q3 – March 11

Complete at least 5 hours