Christian Service

Service - All freshmen are required to complete three service experiences each semester, for a total of six during the entire year. One service experience equals one Helper Helper entry. These experiences will be mostly or entirely completed through religion class.

Retreat - All Freshmen will attend a mandatory one-day retreat that focuses on the parable of the mustard seed (Matthew 17: 12) held during the school day.  The retreat will be held during PSAT testing for sophomores & will be led by peer mentors and educators on campus.  

While at Cathedral, how will you grow?  Don’t wait to put effort into fertile ground.  Use the time wisely while here on the hill & support each other to grow in positive ways, closer to Christ, and allowing that faith in Christ to connect your class.

Service - All sophomores are required to complete four service experiences each semester, for a total of eight during the entire year. One service experience equals one Helper Helper entry. While service plans will be discussed in class, these experiences will be mostly or entirely up to student initiative.

Retreat - Building on the freshman retreat, we’ll focus on the parable of the sower (Matthew 13).  Some seed will fall on fertile ground and grow, while others will fall in rough places.  This day will relive moments from their freshman retreat with a goal of reflection on each person’s personal growth while here at Cathedral.

This retreat will take place during one of their school days in their sophomore year. 

Service - As the juniors complete their St. Andre Projects during junior and senior year, it is encouraged to record all hours devoted to the planning and execution of their projects into MobileServe to keep track of a total number of hours. This will help with college applications, etc.

Learn more about the St. Andre Project timeline and requirements.

Retreat - The campus ministry team is planning a mandatory retreat for all juniors that takes them to the campuses of the University of Notre Dame, Holy Cross College, and St. Mary’s College all in South Bend, IN.  This retreat will be a 2 day-1 night retreat. The focus on this retreat will be God’s individual call to each of us.  It will overlap the CST pillars & hopefully allow them time to reflect on their own journey in life.

Due to the mandatory nature of this retreat, we are planning 3 separate retreats to ensure we don’t interfere with any extracurricular activities that any junior might be involved in.

Students will be placed in a retreat. *If there is an emergency, we can adjust their retreat date, but all athletic teams have been informed, so missing practice is allowed.  Each retreat date will take no more than 110 students.

Service - The seniors are completing 15 hours of service during their senior year. The service hours should be logged into MobileServe. For their graduation requirement, all seniors need 30 total hours [15+ from junior year and 15+ from senior year]. If students didn't complete hours during their junior year, all 30 need to be completed during senior year.

Retreat - The Cathedral Christian Awakening Senior Retreat is a highlight for so many who have walked the hallways here at Cathedral.  It’s not mandatory, but it is highly encouraged to sign up for a senior retreat experience while here.

Retreats are a 4 day-3 night experience when we take the students up to St. Joseph Retreat Center in Tipton, IN.  Cathedral takes care of the transportation to and from the retreat center.

Students must use their Cathedral email account to register for senior retreats (retreats do fill up and are first come, first serve).

Cathedral High School uses the Helper Helper mobile app to track student service experiences. Helper Helper makes it easy to document and verify students’ impact, as well as help match them with volunteer opportunities in their community.

More information on downloading and accessing the app will be shared in students religion classes.