Campus Ministry
Junior 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 junior requirement are as follows:
- A minimum of 20 hours of service;
- Completion in a parish, hospital, nursing home, supervised tutoring, or United Way organization* that is in agreement with Catholic moral teaching;
- Unless altar serving is a new ministry it may not be used for junior hours;
- 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;
- Volunteering at a for-profit business is never acceptable;
- A parent or family member may not be the supervisor;
- Service is not complete until a supervisor's evaluation** is given to the junior’s theology teacher;
- No exceptions are allowed. These guidelines are firm.
Highly recommended is Diocese of Columbus Urban Plunge; this service may be completed through the student's parish youth ministry program. Particularly recommended are agencies for the chronically ill or very young; Community Care programs, Mid-Ohio Food Bank, Mother M. Angeline Home, Our Lady of Guadalupe Center, Parish School of Religion, tutoring through school personnel, West Side Free Store, and Work Camps.
Any questions concerning community service, including the appropriateness of an agency, should be addressed before beginning service. If you are unsure about the agency where you would like to volunteer, please check with a member of Campus Ministry or e-mail bschwabk@cdeducation.org.
Students may begin their junior service hours after the completion of their sophomore year and must have them completed by the last day of fourth quarter. 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.
* United Way organizations are defined as those not-for-profit agencies/organizations that receive monies from the annual United Way campaign.
Juniors who are not up-to-date in their service requirement by the end of the fourth quarter of junior year will automatically become ineligible for all extra-curricular activities their senior 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.