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 Current Service Opportunities*See general listings below:
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Service Hour Requirements
Service Hours for Seniors must be completed by: TBA
Service hours for all other grades are due by: TBA 8th and 9th Grade: 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 more details on 8th/9th Grade Requirements 10th Grade: 25 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 volunteering at hospitals and working with the elderly*. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, work in regards to Care for Creation - cleaning parks and bayous, working for environmental causes, animal rescue, pet adoption, etc. services will also be accepted. Click here for more details on 10th Grade Requirements 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 more details on 11th Grade Requirements 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 more details on 12th Grade Requirements |
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 [email protected] |
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. The schools of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at its schools. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin or disability in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Information used with applications will not be used for any unlawful discriminatory purpose.
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