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“You must be the change
you want to see in the world.” –Ghandi
Community Service has always been a tradition at St. Ursula Academy.
Thousands of students have been touched by these ideals of Christian
service.
St. Ursula Academy’s mission, “to prepare women of faith, integrity, and
courage to meet the future with moral values and standards of
excellence, exercising Christian leadership and service in family,
Church, and society,” is the underlying philosophy that informs our
goals and programming in the Community Service Office.
St. Ursula hopes to instill in our young women a passion for helping
those in need. As an office, we do not have required service hours for
each student. Instead, we hope that each student understands that
service is an expected part of the culture of our school. Therefore, it
is presumed that students will participate in service in some capacity
throughout their four years at St. Ursula. Our service programs provide
opportunities to be active in our community, develop relationships, and
practice our faith.
The service program was designed to achieve the following goals:
• Inspire students to leave their comfort zones and serve those who are
marginalized in our society.
• Create a culture in the school in which service is an expectation and
part of the learning process.
• Educate students and school community about issues of social justice.
Click here for the Community Service
2008 Newsletter
• Canned Food Drive
• Personal Care Drive
• MISSION COLLECTION for DEVELOPING NATIONS JUSTICE INITIATIVES
• Catholic Social Teaching Action Team (CSTAT)
Some activities we will sponsor through CSTAT are:
1. Death Penalty Vigil
2. Grub for Justice Speaker Series
3. School of the Americas/Ignatian Family Teach-In Trip
• SIBA (Sisters in Beech Acres):
• Bulldog Buddies
• In-School Service Events (ISSE) Club
• Student Outreach Services (SOS) Club
• CSTAT Club
• Appalachian Delivery Trips
• Summer Mission Trips
• National Honor Society Volunteers
St. Angela Merici instructed her Sisters to “Build community wherever
you go.” With these encouraging words we offer a variety of service
programs to enable our students to do just that.
How can YOU get involved? Apply to be a member of one of our service
organizations, join one of our clubs or consider taking an immersion
trip! Whether you choose to be part of the Community Service Program
through SUA or not, every student can participate in service by
collecting, donating, promoting and supporting service both in and out
of St. Ursula Academy, as we “put our whole soul into the enterprise we
have undertaken” the same way St. Angela counseled her faithful
followers to do.
We will ensure that our students have a strong experience of working for
and with those in need in our local community and beyond our borders.
Parental participation is always encouraged. Please feel free to contact
any of the activity moderators listed.
Thank you for your support!
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