Service & Outreach

Monthly service projects

Each month the school community comes together in a monthly service project. This year's projects include:

• September - Pennies With Purpose (coin drive to provide school supplies in underprivileged schools)
• October - Pet food collection in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi
• November - ACT Office Food Drive

Recent Projects:

Maui fire relief, pet food drive, Active Christians Today food drive, Los Angelitos Orphanage clothing drive, American Heart Association: Kids Heart Challenge, Cards for a Cause, Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl

Christian Service Hours

Students in 6th - 8th grade are required to volunteer their time in support of local charities and non-profits.  They are encouraged to find service projects that match their interests and support causes near and dear to their own hearts.
 

Faith Families

Our SAM Faith Families consist of 8th grade leaders and a student from each grade in TK - 7th grade. We meet each month as a family to celebrate feast days, promote school service, clean up campus, promote kindness, and learn to work as a team.  Our families grow as Disciples of Christ. We call these Faith Families because these groups learn to authentically love by helping other members of their school and caring for needs above their own, just as in a family.
 

Campus Ministry

Students in 5th - 8th grade are invited to join our Campus Ministry club.  This group meets weekly and helps prepare and set up for school-wide masses.
 

Altar Servers

Students in 5th - 8th grade can serve as altar servers during weekday and weekend masses.  Training is provided during school. New servers are paired with more experienced servers to help them gain experience and confidence in this beautiful ministry.
 

Spiritual Room Parents

Each class has a spiritual room parent who visits the class about once per month to share a special lesson and hands-on activity related to our Catholic faith.
 

Family Prayer Box

A student from each class is chosen to bring home the Family Prayer Box each week.  The box contains interactive family prayer cards, a Holy Family print with stand, custom prayer cloth, and bottle of holy water.  The student and family are invited to set up a special prayer space in their home using these items.  The box also contains a journal for students to share photos and notes about their week with the prayer box.
 

Catholic Family Challenge

Recognizing that parents are called to be the primary spiritual influence in the lives of their children, SAM challenges families to complete several faith-focused activities throughout the year. Some are relatively simple and ask us to set aside some time to talk about faith as a family. Other activities may require more commitment, but your family can choose to participate in what works best for you. These activities will help families "practice" their faith more frequently and intentionally.

Example actvities:

• 30-Day Gratitude Challenge
• Epiphany Blessing: Chalking the Door
• Lent Is For Loving 40 Day Challenge

 

Prayer Warriors

Parents, family members, and parishioners are invited to join a weekly prayer group to pray for our students and faculty as well as any other intentions. Each class has a prayer book for students to confidentially record their own prayer requests to be incuded in the intentions of the group.