Christian Service

Malden Catholic Christian Service

As a faith-based community, we are called to care for each other. Therefore, MC students are exposed to the value of service with the hope that it becomes a life-long habit. Malden Catholic students are required to increase their Christian Service commitment each year, starting at 15 hours in Freshman year and building to 75 – 90 hours in Senior year. Students are asked to record their hours on the Mobile Serve app and write a reflection paper to recap their service experiences.

Volunteer Opportunities

Campus Ministry has created a Christian Service Google Classroom page that will list volunteer opportunities.

Agencies and Service Site Options

Underclassmen Christian Service

7^th and 8^th Grade: Christian Service will be performed by each grade collectively, completing projects chosen and assigned by the 7^th and 8^th Grade Campus Minister.

9^th - 11^th Grade: During Freshman year, all students are required to perform 15 hours of Christian Service. During Sophomore year the hours increase to 25, and by Junior year, students need to perform 35 hours of service. A list of organizations and volunteer opportunities are provided by Campus Ministry and students are also encouraged to find new, independent opportunities as well.

• All hours must be completed through direct service at a non-profit agency

Hour Requirements:

• Grade 9 - 15 hours 
• Grade 10 - 25 hours
• Grade 11 - 35 hours

Note: Only 5 hours of each of the above totals can be completed for the benefit of Malden Catholic. This includes all events and activities through the Advancement, Admissions, or Communications offices.

• All hours are to be logged on MobileServe and will be approved by the student's theology teacher.

• In the event of a conflict, final approval will be decided by the Campus Minister for Christian Service.

• The year will culminate in a reflection paper to be read and approved by the student's theology teacher.

Senior Christian Service

Senior year, all students perform either 75 or 90 hours of direct Christian Service, based on their academic schedule. Students with multiple Advanced Placement courses will typically do their service throughout the year, while non-AP students complete their coursework by April vacation and perform service over the three weeks prior to graduation. As part of Senior Christian Service, students attend to the needs of the elderly, poor, marginalized, disabled, disadvantaged, excluded or underserved and write a paper for their service moderator reflecting their experience.

12^th Grade:

• All hours must be completed through direct service at a non-profit agency

• The same rule about MC hours from above applies to seniors

AP vs. Non-AP Seniors

AP Seniors:

• 75 hours of direct service for a non-profit agency
• Can be done anytime starting in late June up through early May
• All hours logged on MobileServe
• The year will culminate in a reflection paper to be read and approved by the student's theology teacher.

Non-AP Seniors:

• 90 hours of direct service with ONE non-profit agency over a three-week period at the conclusion of senior year.
• No other hours throughout the school year will count towards this total.
• Paperwork will be distributed in January to help students locate and choose an agency with which to work.
• Hours are tracked by Campus Minister for Christian Service. They are not entered on MobileServe.