Campus Ministry
Freshman Year Service Guidelines
Living the Gospel Message (LTGM)
Service for any organization or activity at Bishop Ready High School is not acceptable for LTGM minimum requirements; service must be done in the greater community beyond Bishop Ready.
Guidelines for the completion of the freshman requirement are as follows:
- A minimum of 20 hours of service;
- Service to be completed in the student's parish or faith community;
- A maximum of 10 hours may be as altar server;
- A maximum of 5 hours volunteering in the parish to coach, assist, keep score, or sell refreshments at parish athletic events is allowed;
- Bingo is not acceptable under any circumstances because of legal issues;
- A parent or family member may not be the supervisor;
- Service is not complete until a supervisor's evaluation is given to the student's freshmen theology teacher;
If a student does not belong to a parish or faith community, service MUST BE COMPLETED in one of the following agencies: Mid-Ohio Food Bank, Guadalupe Center, Holy Family Soup Kitchen, St. Vincent DePaul Center (downtown), J.O.I.N., Salvation Army, or WestSide Free Store;
No exceptions are allowed. These guidelines are firm.
Students may begin their service hours after graduation from eighth grade and must have them completed by the last day of class, third quarter for a Theology grade. Students may not work ahead in service hours (each year's service may not begin until after the completion of the current grade). Awards are given annually to students who perform service above and beyond that which is required.
After the school year begins, evaluation forms* may be e-mailed, mailed, or hand-delivered to the appropriate theology teacher. Bishop Ready High School is not responsible for evaluation forms delivered to the school during summer break. Please wait until the first day of regular classes to bring in evaluation forms.
*Evaluation forms may be downloaded from this site.
Freshmen who are not up-to-date in their service requirement by the end of the fourth quarter of freshman year will automatically become ineligible for all extra-curricular activities their sophomore year. Supervisor forms will not be accepted by anyone at Bishop Ready through the summer and the student will, therefore, remain ineligible until at least the first day of school. Affected students will need to return the appropriate forms on the first day of school the following year to their current theology teacher. NOTE: There are no exceptions to this policy.
Parish Youth Ministry/Freshmen:
All Bishop Ready students are urged and expected to remain active in their respective parishes/churches. Campus Ministry is available to help students become and remain involved in their parishes/churches and to assist those students without parish youth ministry at the parish level to become involved in Diocesan activities that require adult supervision. (For additional information, please see Parish Youth Ministry subject heading under Campus Ministry Program.)