Service

List of 4 items.

• What is service?

  At Mount de Sales Academy, we define service as person to person ministry to those in need outside of one’s family. Service must be completed at an approved organization.

• Why do service?

  Service to others draws us out of ourselves and teaches us to respond to Christ’s call to “Love one another as I have loved you”. Serving others gives us the opportunity to put our faith into action and discover who we are through making a sincere gift of ourselves. As our mission statement says “Mount de Sales Academy forms young women in the spirit of Saint Francis de Sales and in fidelity to the Sacred Scripture and the Sacred Tradition of the Roman Catholic Church through a college preparatory education that nurtures the whole person. Anchored in faith, the community of Mount de Sales Academy is committed to academic excellence, lifelong learning, moral responsibility, service to others, and the dignity of the human person.”

• When are service hours due?

  Service Hours for 2023-2024 are due by the end of the school day on the following dates:
  
  

  • • October 9 - Quarter 1 hours
    • January 5 - Quarter 2 hours
    • March 11 - Quarter 3 hours
    • May 23 - Quarter 4 hours
      • May 1 - Quarter 4 hours for Seniors

• What are the service guidelines?

  1. Christian service is first and foremost service to the human family. Service to animals or the environment is good stewardship. However, one must first form the habit of service to one’s fellow man. Therefore, service to animals or the environment will not count for the MDSA service curriculum.
  2. Christian service is an expression of Christian charity, which is informed by the wisdom of God as given to us in revelation. Consequently, any activity not in accord with Catholic teaching is not Christian service and will not be given credit.
  3. Signature for service completed should be obtained in a timely manner (the day of or within two weeks of completing the service).