St. Joseph Service Program
For Middle & High School Students
This program is approved to fulfill service hours for Archbishop Hoban, St. Vincent-St. Mary, Our Lady Of the Elms, and Walsh Jesuit High Schools.
Saint Joseph Parish is sponsoring a service program to provide an opportunity for our Middle and High School Students to directly interact with and work alongside the poor, marginalized, and vulnerable. Over the course of the summer and school year, students will visit and work at different sites, while connecting with people of different backgrounds. They will also be able to gain insight and appreciation for the work that it takes to plan and implement a service program as they create their own service project. See the calendar on the next page for more details.
Program is open to:
- Confirmation Candidates of Saint Joseph Parish (Some Date are already incorporated into the Preparation Schedule)
- Students in 7-12 Grade of Saint Joseph Parish
- Students in 9-12 Grade from area high schools needing Service Hours
2025-26 Service Program Schedule - Projects that are bolded, italics and underlined are REQUIRED participation for this service program. All others are optional but encouraged as your schedule allows.
Thursday, June 12, 2025: 8:00 - 12:30 PM - Location TBD
Wednesday, July 23, 2025: 8:45 AM - 3:00 PM – Location TBD
Thursday, August 14, 2025: 1:30 - 5:30 PM - Location TBD
Sunday September 7, 2025: 10:00AM - 2:30 PM - Peter Maurin
Saturday September 28, 2025, 2025: 9:00AM – 1:00 PM – Fall Parish Service Day
Tuesday October 7, 2025: 7-8 PM – Caring Hands Ministry @ Saint Joseph
November 2 – December 13, 2025: Giving Tree – 10 Hours
- Planning Meetings done via Zoom November 2 @ 7 PM
- Prepare Tags - November 16 @ 10 AM
- Collect and Sort Items (Weekend of December 6/7)
- Deliver Items to Locations (December 13@ 9AM)
Sunday November 9, 2025: 10:00AM - 2:30 PM - Peter Maurin
Tuesday December 30: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM – Haven of Rest and Deliver Christmas Packages to Homebound
Sunday January 11, 2026: 10:00 - 2:30 PM - Peter Maurin
Tuesday, February 2, 2026: 7-8 PM – Creative Comfort Ministry @ Saint Joseph
Saturday March 21, 2026: 8:30 AM - 7:30 PM - Saint Joseph Day of Service
- Option to help plan and organize the Day of Service
- Morning, Afternoon, and Evening time Slot to participate in Multiple projects and at various sites.
Tuesday April 7, 2026: 7-8 PM – Caring Hands Ministry @ Saint Joseph
