The goals of St. Augustine High School include developing educated Christian leaders and graduating young men who give example of the message of Christ through their own lives. The Campus Ministry Christian Service Program hopes to instill a life-long passion of service to others in the Saintsmen while at the same time striving to improve our world and live our Christian faith each day.

The Christian Service program at SAINTS strives to help each student diversify their service to have a meaningful and worthwhile experience of the world around them while contributing to it. Each Saintsman must complete 100 hours of Christian Service before Graduation.


Each student is invited and encouraged to complete all or a part of their service work during the summer. The students must obtain the Campus Ministry approval and any necessary time sheets and forms before they begin their work. In addition to the Service Opportunities which can be found in the Campus Ministry office, there will also be monthly trips to the Augustinian sponsored orphanage in La Gloria, Mexico and two Amor Ministries house-building trips in Mexico.

After the students perform their meaningful work, each underclassman is required to write an essay reflecting on their term of volunteer service. The paper must be two-pages in length. An outline for the paper will be handed out in religion classes at a later date. The reflection paper and completed hours will be counted as a percentage of the religion grade for the second semester. All Christian Service may begin on the date of the class orientation at the beginning of the school year, which is where information and placements will be discussed.

We hope that SAINTSMEN go above and beyond the call for service through “requirements” and actually participate in service out of a desire to do good for others. Each year, the students, faculty, alumni and friends of St. Augustine High School contribute thousands of hours of service to different communities in San Diego, representing who we truly are as a community of believers who put faith into action.

Jenn DePoy
Christian Service Moderator
Campus Minister
(619) 282-2184 extension 24