Service & Immersions
As a Benedictine institution, we strive for justice, the common good, and respect for persons. Saint John's Campus Ministry provides students with a wide variety of service opportunities to live out these values. To put it another way, we work to nourish faith that does justice, loves kindness, and walks humbly with God (Micah 6:8). Explore the links below and get involved with loving service in action!
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Extraordinary Service Award
The Extraordinary Service Award is presented to SJU students who exhibit " Caritas," a Christian or Christ-like love for others. Caritas is more than a feeling of positive regard or care for others for it always leads to the outpouring or giving of oneself through service to others which provides healing or builds them up and honors their dignity as persons who bear the image and likeness of God. Caritas is most commonly extended to persons or communities in need, to those who are treated as of lesser value because of some condition in their life.
The Extraordinary Service Award seeks to encourage and honor Johnnies who demonstrate caritas through their service to others while enrolled at Saint John's University. Extraordinary Service may begin in a variety of ways such as through an academic service-learning requirement; through volunteer service related to student development programming, through a work program, or through self-initiative with an external agency or even through no agency at all; but it shows a personal commitment that goes beyond expectations in one or more of the following characteristics:
- Demonstrates a personal commitment to service which builds or extends community through Benedictine Values and/or
- Demonstrates a personal commitment to service which promotes justice through one or more of the seven principles of Catholic Social Teaching
- Demonstrates a significant investment of personal time and/or talent
- Demonstrates significant impact on the beneficiaries of service that is consistent with Benedictine Values and/or principles of Catholic Social Teaching
- Demonstrates the ability to collaborate or work with others so as to accomplish a greater good
- Demonstrates thoughtful reflection about service in light of Benedictine Values and/or Catholic Social Teaching
SJU Campus Ministry
Mary Hall 100
Saint John's University
Collegeville, MN 56321-2000
320-363-2790
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