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Campus Ministry
Senior Service Attendance Sheet
The Campus Ministry team consists of: The Campus Ministry team devises, plans, and implements all retreats, service projects and spiritual activities. Administrators, faculty and staff are invited and participate in various Campus Ministry events. Retreats | Service | Sacramental Life | Peer Ministry Retreats:
Sophomore Weekend:Weekend Retreat: REQUIRED. This overnight experience takes place at Xavier and at a service location. This time is spent reflecting on awareness and appreciation of self, and important relationships with family, friends and God. Reconciliation and Mass are celebrated as part of the retreat. This program is coordinated by the director of campus ministry with the assistance of the senior peer ministers and members of the religion and guidance department. Junior Retreat: VoluntaryConducted by a pastoral team of faculty members, and a senior peer minister, this two and a half day program places emphasis on the role of faith and trust and others in our life. The retreat takes place in March. Senior Retreat: VoluntaryXavier Leadership Institute (XLI): The five-day program conducted in August is designed to train seniors in leadership techniques and also to help develop deeper relationships with each other, with faculty and with the Lord. Students who have participated in this program are later invited to work on Freshmen Orientation and to participate in our Big Falcon/Little Falcon program. Senior-Retreat: Voluntary. This program offers students a quiet time to reflect on the tone and reflection of their lives as they near the conclusion of their high school careers. Senior Retreat: VoluntaryRetreat experience at the end of the year that looks at the two turning points developmentally in senior year. The first part of the day looks back at four years at Xavier and the afternoon looks ahead to the four years of college. The day offers time for reflection and meditation. Service:
Sophomore - Service Program: REQUIRED. As a prerequisite for advancement into the junior year at Xavier, every sophomore is required to perform ten (10) hours of community service. The ten (10) hours of service can be completed through membership in anyone of Xavier's service clubs - Ryken Service Society, MYARC, etc… or done in the greater community. The sophomore Religion teachers will further explain the program at the Sophomore Parent Religion Night in the fall. All hours are to be completed and documented by the end of February. Junior - Service Program: REQUIRED. As a pre-requisite for advancement to senior year, juniors must complete 15 hours of service. The 15 hours of service can be completed through membership in any one of Xavier's service clubs - Ryken Service Society, MYARC, etc… or done in the greater community. Students may also participate in Xavier's junior volunteer program, receiving 7.5 hours working at Middlesex Convalescence Center during last period on either Monday, Wednesday or Friday for one semester. If there is low demand, students may participate both semesters and complete all of their service. The junior religion teachers will further explain the program at the Junior Parent Religion Night in the fall. Senior- Service Program: REQUIRED. As a requirement for graduation, seniors must perform 60 hours of service during their senior year. This service must be performed at a service agency that participates in this program. Students perform this service from October to May, working for two hours each Wednesday morning. Students are excused from class on Wednesday morning
Senior Service Attendance Sheet Sacramental Life:
Peer Ministry:A team of seniors chosen by the Campus Ministry staff to create and carry out the religious calendar for the school year. This includes working on retreats, planning school masses, prayer services, and working one on one with students.
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Sharing in the educational ministry of the Catholic Church, Xavier assumes the three-fold task of proclaiming the Christian message, of fostering the experience of community, and of providing opportunities for service to the community within and outside of school. Students are encouraged to develop their talents not only for themselves but also for the good of others. Since the early 1970's, the school has researched and established numerous opportunities for students to become involved in service to the community. Through participation in service activities and retreat, students are able to experience first-hand the satisfaction and frustrations involved in living out a commitment to improving the quality of life in the community. The school recognizes that the personal growth and maturation which normally stem from such learning experiences are an integral ingredient in the formation of well-rounded individuals.
Freshman-Retreat Day: REQUIRED. This is a day away from academics to come to know their classmates better and to do service in the community. This retreat is followed up by a reflection paper prepared in religion class on the student's personal service experience. This program is coordinated through the peer ministry department and the peer ministers.
Freshman-Service Program: REQUIRED. As a requirement for advancement into sophomore year here at Xavier, every freshman is required to have five (5) hours of community service. Two of these hours will be provided by the Xavier Community as part of the Freshman Retreat Day program. The remaining three hours of service are to the "greater community," must be arranged by each individual freshman. Freshman religion teachers will further explain this program in September, and they, along with the Campus Ministry Office, will track the service hours are completed.
Masses and prayer services occur throughout the year for Holy Days of Obligation as well as community feasts and celebrations. All members of the community, administrators, faculty, staff and students, participate. An opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation is available to the entire student body throughout the year on retreat or by appointment with the school's chaplain. Students also participate in Eucharistic Adoration, which occurs the first Friday of every month in the school chapel. Adoration includes private prayer and meditation as well as community prayer.