Service Program
Rummel’s service program flows from the Lasallian charisms of faith, community, and service. Service flows from our faith in the Living God as our response to Christ’s answer to the question of the greatest commandment, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” This we accomplish in imitation of Archbishop Joseph Francis Rummel who’s episcopal motto was animam pro ovibus ponere, “to give one’s life for the sheep”.
Students will develop an orientation towards Christian service by gradually increasing commitments to various service options culminating in their senior year with a final opportunity to reflect on the success and impact of their service projects. The hope is that students incorporate service as a core value in their lives and see it at the heart of what it means to be a leader in society.
Students will develop an orientation towards Christian service by gradually increasing commitments to various service options culminating in their senior year with a final opportunity to reflect on the success and impact of their service projects. The hope is that students incorporate service as a core value in their lives and see it at the heart of what it means to be a leader in society.
Service at Archbishop Rummel High School must be aimed at one of the corporal or spiritual works of mercy:
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Corporal Works of Mercy
-To feed the hungry -To give drink to the thirsty -To clothe the naked -To shelter the homeless -To visit the sick -To visit the imprisoned -To bury the dead |
Spiritual Works of Mercy
-To instruct the ignorant -To counsel the doubtful -To admonish sinners -To bear wrongs patiently -To forgive offences willingly -To comfort the afflicted -To pray for the living and the dead |
Students must be able to explain how his hours are tied to one or more of the works of mercy through composing essays related to his service hours assigned in his Theology class.
SERVICE PROGRAM QUICK LINKS Service Hour Reporting Link Service Opportunities*See general listings below.
Hurricane Ida Update: Following the damage and devastation of Hurricane Ida, many service opportunities are available with clean up of school campuses, parishes, and neighborhoods. In particular, Second Harvest is in much need of assistance at their Food Bank - link here: https://no-hunger.org/ The Angels' Place is a nonprofit that provides ongoing support services to children with life threatening diseases and their families. They are looking for a few juniors or seniors (4-5) to help us prepare for our Christmas program on Monday and Tuesday on Thanksgiving week. November 22 and 23 from 10 am until 1 pm. They would report to our activity house at 400 Coolidge Street in Jefferson near Ochsner Hospital.Please email Mark Firmin at mfirmin@angelsplacenola.org if interested. St. Philip Neri is looking for a few students to assist with Thanksgiving baskets on Saturday, Nov. 20 (3:30-5:30) and/or Sunday, Nov. 21 (8:30-2:00). This involves carrying food donations from the church to the meeting rooms, checking expiration dates on items, sorting, and filling boxes with various food items. It is not necessary to commit to the entire day on Sunday. For additional information, contact Carol Howell at 504-454-5937. St. Benilde Grandparents Club needs some volunteers to help host their Bingo, Sunday, December 5, 2021 between 10:30am-4:00pm. Please contact by text 504-401-6174 and or email at ctkelley58@gmail.com. |
Service Hour Requirements
8th and 9th grades– 20 hours each year
Half of students’ required service hours must be performed by assisting in the following areas focusing on the areas of feeding the hungry, giving drink to the thirst, instructing the ignorant, praying for the living and the dead: tutoring in local grade schools, working in food banks/parish pantries, doing other work for their Church parishes, working in the pro-life arena. Click here for service partners set up for these purposes.
10th grade– 25 hours*
Half of students’ required service hours must be performed by assisting in the following areas: Hurricane Ida Relief and/or Stewardship of Creation, such as clean up efforts of parks or volunteering in animal shelters. Click here for service partners set up for these purposes.
11th grade– 40 hours
Half of students’ required service hours must be performed by assisting in the following areas focusing on visiting the sick and comforting the afflicted, particularly working within at-risk youth and special needs children and adults. Click here for service partners set up for these purposes.
12th grade– 25 hours
Half of students’ required service hours must be performed by assisting in the following areas focusing on harboring the harborless, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and comforting the afflicted. Click here for service partners set up for these purposes.
*Note: The requirement to perform service solely for non-profit organizations has been waived for Sophomores in regards to their focus on service to the elderly. Students are encouraged to serve in the stewardship of creation by volunteering clean up of parks, bayous, etc. Students may also fulfill some of their service working for elderly individuals, such as getting groceries or mowing lawns for the elderly in their neighborhood. Please note, however, helping relatives does not fulfill service hour requirements. (Though helping relatives follows our obligation to “Honor thy father and mother,” it will not qualify for service work. There are many in our communities who are without family and yet in need. This is especially so during now.) Please see the list “Service NOT Allowed” in the Service Program Description link of the Rummel Service Program Quick Links.
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General Service Listings for All Grades
We recommend service work for Catholic Charities, City Park, Second Harvest, Sankofa Community Development, Habitat for Humanity, Rebuilding Together New Orleans, and YRNO. Also, any animal rescue facilities. Additionally, contact your parish or former primary school to see what service you can offer.
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Service Program Coordinator
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Archbishop Rummel High School
1901 Severn Ave. Metairie, LA 70001 Phone: 504-834-5592 Fax: 504-832-4016 info@rummelraiders.com |
Mission Statement
Archbishop Rummel High School educates each student according to the principles of the Catholic Church in the Lasallian tradition of faith, community, and service. In a caring, disciplined environment of social awareness and academic excellence, Archbishop Rummel High School challenges each student to recognize the dignity of life and to develop and share, to the best of his ability, his unique talents. Archbishop Rummel High School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or disability in violation of state and federal law or regulation in administration of its educational policies or programs.
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