Pier Giorgio Service Program
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Cultivating the whole person
Here at Frassati Catholic High School, we strive to cultivate the whole person. In order to do so, it is important to practice the corporal and spiritual works of mercy which are an integral part of our Catholic faith. Our patron, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassai lived out the Beatitudes in his daily life through acts of service towards others. The Frassati Catholic High School Pier Giorgio Service Program seeks to provide our students with opportunities to live out their faith as Pier Giorgio did in his life. By teaching our students to serve God in the poor, the homeless, and the vulnerable members of society, we endeavour to help them continue to mature in their faith and desire for a life of service.
Learn more about the different serving opportunities each class at Frassati Catholic has below.
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"Jesus comes every day to visit me sacramentally in the Eucharist;
I return the visit by going to find him among the poor."
- Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
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The freshmen of Frassati Catholic begin to develop the disposition of service by serving the local school community. Our freshmen are assigned a duty each week which they, as responsible members of our school community, will do daily or as needed for the common good.
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Our sophomores take what they have learned by serving their school and put it into action in the local community. Sophomores participate in monthly Pier Giorgio Days which consist of a half day of classes and a half day of service. For the half day of service, the students board buses and travel together to work on a service project in our area.
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Juniors learn how to make an authentic gift of time by participating in weekend service projects. In their first semester, juniors will choose 3 out of 6 Saturdays offered by the school to complete a service project. In their second semester, juniors are required to complete 20 hours of service with local agencies or parishes that serve those who are underprivileged or underserved. The purpose is to put into practice a corporeal or spiritual work of mercy, so it must be for the underprivileged and/or underserved and must be done free of charge. This would include service to the elderly, the poor, the homeless, the sick/dying, the disabled, and children who are poor/at risk/special needs. Teaching religious education would also fulfill the requirement.
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In the first semester, seniors complete 20 hours of service with local agencies or parishes that serve those who are underprivileged or underserved. In their second semester, seniors complete a service learning project within the context of the Ethics and Culture Seminar course. Seniors will group themselves into small teams, identify a need or problem in the Houston community, analyze its root causes, select a solution, and then implement it. This capstone service project prepares students to be magnanimous leaders who contribute to a culture of life in which people truly flourish.
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