Serve - Service Learning & Tracking

Students are expected to complete 50 hours of service over the course of their first three years at Bishop Feehan, broken down this way:

Freshman Year: 10 hours by June 1st

Sophomore Year: Additional 15 hours (total of 25 hours) by June 1st

Junior Year: Additional 25 hours (total of 50 hours) by June 1st

Senior Year: No additional service will be required but students should continue their habit of service and are expected to continue tracking their service hours in Mobileserve.

Service hours must be imported into Mobilserve with a signature or email address of a (non-parent) adult supervisor for verification. Campus Ministry will then have final approval of all service hours.

At least 25 hours MUST be Works of Mercy

The other 25 can be Works of Mercy OR Service to Community

Works of Mercy are works of service for those who are in great need. Jesus tells us “whatever you did for the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you do for Me” (Mt 25:40). Works of Mercy reflect this mission to serve those who are struggling most or are most vulnerable. See examples of Works of Mercy below:

WORKS OF MERCY

• Feed the hungry
• Give drink to the thirsty
• Clothe the naked
• Shelter the homeless
• Visit the sick & imprisoned
• Bury the dead
• Care for creation
• Give Alms to the Poor
• Instruct the ignorant

WORKS OF MERCY IDEAS:

• Feed the Hungry & Give Drink to the Thirsty
• Food pantries:
• Hebron Food Pantry (Attleboro)
• Our Daily Bread Food Pantry (Mansfield)
• Living Bread Food Pantry (Plainville)
• Cupboard of Kindness (Norfolk)
• Lenore’s Food Pantry (North Attleboro)
• Soup Kitchens
• Food ‘n’ Friends Soup Kitchen (Attleboro)
• Amos House Food Distribution (Providence)
• Food Banks
• Northern RI Food Bank (Cumberland)
• Greater Boston Food Bank (Boston)
• Homeless food outreach
• Elisha Project (Pawtucket)
• Hunger for Justice service retreat
• Charitable Farms
• Franklin Farm (Cumberland)

• Clothe the Naked
  • Cradles to Crayons - Children’s clothing insecurity (Boston)
  • Gifts to Give (Acushnet)
  • McAuley Ministries - The Warde-Robe (Central Falls)
• Shelter the Homeless
  • My Brother’s Keeper (Easton/Dartmouth)
  • Pine Street Inn (Boston)
  • Fr. Bill’s Place & Mainspring (Brockton/Quincy)
• Visit the Sick & Imprisoned
  • Work with children or adults with disabilities or other needs
    • Special Olympics
    • Amigos
  • Senior Citizen Outreach
    • The Branches (Attleboro)
  • Hospital ministry
    • Sturdy Memorial Hospital (Attleboro)
  • Gilly’s House (Wrentham)
  • House of Compassion (Cumberland)
  • Camp Sunshine
  • Writing letters of encouragement/ palanca for prisoners on retreat.
    • Residents Encounter Christ program ministering to inmates at the Barnstable County Jail.
• Bury the Dead
  • Mass Military Heroes Fund
  • Memorial Day Flag placing
• Care for Creation
  • Town clean up days
  • Neponset River Watershed Association events
  • Animal shelters
•  Spiritual Work of Mercy: Instruct the Ignorant
  • Formation in matters of faith such as:

• • • Local parish or place of worship support through Faith Formation Teacher, Lector, Altar Server, etc.

SERVICE TO COMMUNITY IDEAS:

• Admissions events at BFHS
• Sports camps at BFHS and neighboring towns
• Tutoring
• Coaching kids’ sports, dance, arts, etc. (town or your local studios)
• Supporting your town events & library (touch-a-truck, farmers markets, fairs, bazaars, etc.)
• Supporting local elementary schools

Generous acts that do NOT fulfill our service requirement:

• Helping a family member
• Working without pay at a for-profit business

Seniors will have a “Service” class on their report card for all four quarters

“P” will indicate student has completed at least 50 service hours, 25 of which are Works of Mercy

“I” will indicate that the student is short of the 50 hour goal, which will leave them ineligible for Honor Roll

Juniors will have a “Service” class on their Q3 and Q4 report cards

“P” will indicate student has completed their yearly service goals:

Juniors-50 hours, at least 25 of which are Works of Mercy

"N” (not passing) will indicate that the student is short of the yearly goal

“I” (incomplete) will indicate that the student is short of the yearly goal, which will leave them ineligible for Honor Roll

Freshmen & Sophomores will have a “Service” class on their Q4 report cards

“P” will indicate student has completed their yearly service goals:

Freshmen-10 hours

Sophomores- 25 hours

"N” (not passing) will indicate that the student is short of the yearly goal

• Service opportunities are posted regularly in the Campus Ministry Google Classroom
• For members of the Class of 2025, 2026, or 2027, join by using the code: m563e4k
• For members of the Class of 2028, join by using the code: a6b7djt
• Opportunities are also posted through the Mobileserve app
• For ideas about where to serve, check out the organizations in our Works of Mercy Service Guide
• Volunteermatch.org is a great resource for opportunities

Service is integral to being a disciple of Jesus Christ and is an expression of Mercy, Feehan’s charism. We are not simply invited to serve others; to be a disciple, we must serve. It is through acts of service that we recognize the needs of another, become self-aware of our most vulnerable members of society, and ultimately walk with another in solidarity.

Within the Roman Catholic tradition, service is expressed pre-eminently through the Corporal Works of Mercy: feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, clothing the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead, giving alms to the poor and caring for God’s creation. 

We include a Graduation Service Requirement in order to build a lifelong habit of service.

Throughout their Theology coursework, each student learns that as disciples of Christ we are called to love one another and to find Christ in all we encounter.  The practical application of the years of coursework is service.  Through service a student not only learns about the needs of others but also learns about themselves;  who they are and hope to become.  As a graduate of Bishop Feehan, students are poised to “go and serve.”  They are equipped with the knowledge that we are part of larger communities and need to respond to the needs of those communities.

This document is designed as a comprehensive overview of the Graduation Service Requirements for our students.  We empower our students to be responsible for their own service learning.

Reminders of the Service Goals will be included:

• During Freshman Academy
• During all class retreats
• In the Advent and Lenten Campus Ministry newsletters to families
• In all theology classes
• On the Campus Ministry Google Classroom
• In the Mobileserve app
• A family email communication from the Principal’s office