Service Hour Guidance

The activities listed below are only examples and are not intended to cover every situation. Generally, the activity should be for the direct benefit of our Parish Community – the Church or School. Or it can be an activity performed as part of a parish organization to benefit others outside our parish community.
Except as noted in Mass related items all other items counts as time spent rounded to the nearest ¼ hour.
Items that qualify toward the minimum 24 hours of service:

• Watch items listed in Weekend Bulletin “Want Ads” each week.
• Service associated with weekend Masses including:
  • Lector
  • Eucharistic Minister
  • Usher
  • Greeter
  • Server
• Commission or Committee Meetings
• Business portion of Men’s Club and PTO (Social Time does not qualify)
• Working at Athletic events: Concession, Door, Scoreboard, Officiating, Cleanup, etc.
• Coaching
• Working at any Fundraising Event
• Heavenly Dusters (volunteer teams who clean the church every week)
• Individual or family volunteer work on parish, or school buildings or grounds – see School or Parish Office for work that needs to be done.
• Assist with large mailings for the School or Parish.
• Participating in the planning or implementation of any Parish or School event.
• Alter Linens – volunteers who was and press the alter linens used during Mass.
• Youth Ministry adult volunteers and chaperones.
• Time spent to help clean up after School or Parish events
• Annual Summer Picnic
• Parish Pride annual outdoor clean up and landscaping day.

• Field Trip chaperones (unless approved by Principal)
• Student’s Participation in school Masses as servers, lecture, etc.
• Social Time for any committee meeting.
• Hours counted for any other type of Service Hour requirements (Confirmation etc.).
• Attendance at athletic events as spectator.