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Stewardship

Service at Wahlert Catholic is based on stewardship. In Colleen Smith’s book, Catholic Stewardship: Sharing God’s Gifts, stewardship is defined as: “the grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes and receives God’s gifts and shares these gifts in love of God and neighbor.”

 

Service Hours Requirement

A commitment to stewardship is at the core of our Catholic identity at Wahlert. Within this commitment is an expectation for Wahlert students to complete at least 5 hours of community or parish service per semester. Students are accountable to their mentors for fulfilling the requirement and logging their hours in the "Helper-Helper" app. High School Ministry, area parishes, and community organizations help to provide service opportunities for students to fulfill, and students can find service opportunities in the "Helper-Helper" app.

Have a project that could use a helping hand? Wahert students accept service project requests!

Submit a Service Project Request

"Soar On" Faith in Action Day

Each year, the Wahlert community participates collectively in the Soar On Faith in Action service day. On this day, the whole school serves the community, specifically senior citizens, persons who are physically unable, parishes, and Dubuque non-profits.

 

Servant Cord

The Servant Cord aims to affirm students who live lives of service and emulate the Gospel mission to love God and neighbor as oneself. The Servant Cord is an opportunity to award students who have completed a minimum of 200 approved hours of service by the final semester of their senior year. These students apply for the cord by providing a meaningful reflection, recommendation, and participating in an interview by the Servant Cord committee. In addition to the requirements, those awarded the servant cord should understand the importance of service as a way of life and as a lived response of their Catholic faith.

 

Service Trip

Service trip classes are available to juniors and seniors during Wahlert's January "J-Term." Seniors have priority enrollment in any travel courses.