Why Do We Volunteer?
‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ And the King will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”
          -- Matthew 25: 34-40

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
          -- Mahatma Gandhi

Everyone has the power to greatness, not for fame, but for greatness, because greatness is determined by service.
          -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

We are supposed to preach without preaching, not by words but by our example, by our actions. Love has to be put into action and that action is service.
          -- Mother Theresa

Transcript Endorsement
Students who successfully complete the Service Program suggested hours will receive a yearly endorsement on their transcripts. Every grade level has a minimum number of documented hours expected:

9^th Grade = 20 hours
10^th Grade = 30 hours
11^th Grade = 40 hours
12^th Grade = 40 hours

These hours reflect a combination of service to home/school and service to church/community. No more than 10 hours of service to home/school will be counted towards the transcript endorsement per year.

Cathy Pearce
Campus Minister
Phone: (616) 233-5958
Email: cathypearce@grcss.org