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Works of Mercy

Students have the opportunity to participate in the Works of Mercy by choosing from various service opportunities. (If you have a service requirement for a class or club (for example: NHS, Key Club, Research, Economics, etc), please contact that teacher directly for questions about the expectations, requirements, and deadlines.)

We have been privileged in sharing in the lives of others by visiting them at the nursing home, cleaning up churches, painting fences, gardening, cleaning up local beaches and so much more.  We strive to make this a normal part of student life so that it can continue past graduation. 

A group of students in casual clothing walking together on a sandy beach, for works of mercy day
A group of students, are engaged in an outdoor activity, such as gardening or landscaping, on a paved area surrounded by trees and buildings.
A group of students, are working together in a lush, green garden surrounded by a fence and trees.
A group of students are working together to clear debris and fallen branches from a wooded area, with lush greenery and trees visible in the background.
A group of students are standing together on a porch surrounded by trees and greenery.
Three students are standing in a backyard holding a wooden box. The background features a fence, greenery, and other outdoor elements.
A group of students standing together in a park-like setting helping for works of mercy day
students visiting nursing home
Students helping for works of mercy day
A group of students are standing in a room surrounded by various boxes and supplies, helping for works of mercy day
A student in casual clothing is kneeling in a garden, digging in the soil with a gardening tool, surrounded by lush greenery and a brick building in the background.
Students helping out for works of mercy day
Students helping for works of mercy day
Students at the nursing home
Students visiting residents in nursing home
students playing cards with nursing home residents
Students at works of mercy day
A lush, green garden with raised planting beds and students working in the garden, surrounded by a wooded area with tall trees.
students carrying a large box or container outside a brick building.
student sweeping for works of mercy day
Students helping at works of mercy day
Two students in casual clothing are working together to move a large log in a lush, wooded outdoor setting.
students sorting through and organizing various donated items
Students helping for works of mercy day
A group of students, are working together in a kitchen, chopping and preparing various ingredients on a countertop.
Students, are gathered on the steps of a wooden building surrounded by greenery. helping for works of mercy day.
The image shows students working in a garden, surrounded by a wooden fence and lush greenery in the background.
students, standing in front of a small wooden cabin surrounded by lush greenery and a clear blue sky helping for works of mercy day

The Catholic Church presents us with 14 Works of Mercy:   

7 Corporal Works of Mercy (see Mat. 25:31-46) and 7 Spiritual Works of Mercy. 

These acts of love and compassion that respond to the physical and spiritual needs of others are not an exhaustive list, but rather 14 categories that spark our imagination about what the Catholic faith looks like in action. The Works of Mercy challenge us to think, see, and act in ways that are radically conformed to Christ. Think of them as the flip side of the Creed: Just as we do not pick and choose which Truths of the Gospel we believe on this day or that, the Works of Mercy are meant to characterize how we live at every moment, especially in relation to God and neighbor. 

7 Corporal Works of Mercy

These address the bodily needs of our neighbors: 

7 Spiritual Works of Mercy

These address the spiritual and emotional needs of others: 

Students Hang Out at Nursing Home