Students gathered for the Catholic Schools Week liturgy

"Edgewood students live out our Catholic Sinsinawa Dominican mission and values in many ways.  Here at Edgewood we:

• Celebrate School-wide liturgies and prayer services on a regular basis.
• Celebrate Catholic Schools Week with school-wide activities.
• Provide regular weekly small-group  prayer/liturgical opportunities.
• Study the Sinsinawa Dominican Mission and Values.
• Require one hundred hours of service for graduation.
• Require Religious Studies courses each semester.
• Require yearly retreats.

Campus Ministry at Edgewood:

• Plans regular all-school liturgies and prayer services.
• Operates our Service Program
• Plans and carries out retreats
• Plans and operates the Virginia Service Trip
• Plans regular Eucharistic Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest. 
• Offers an optional C.R.O.S.S. retreat.

Religious Studies at Edgewood:

• Requires students to take one course each semester.
• Provides opportunities for prayer within each course.
• Implements a service component in each course.

Links

• Religious Studies Web Site
• Campus Ministry Web Site
• Edgewood Catholic Schools Week
• Sinsinawa Dominicans
• United States Catholic Conference
• Diocese of Madison
• The Vatican
• Catholic Life
• New Advent - Catholic Encyclopedia Online
• Catholic Online
• National Catholic Educational Association
• Catholic Extension Society

Service:

• By serving, students experience many ways to love their neighbor in need, as Christ did.
• 100 hours of service are required for graduation.
• Service both inside and outside of the Edgewood community is required
• Freshmen give a minimum 10 hours, upperclassmen a minimum 30 hours/year.
• All participate in the annual Edgewood in the Community service day and a junior service retreat.
• By graduation, many students have contributed 200+ hours.
• Click here for a full explanation of the Service Program.
• Printable version of the Service Form