Student Service

Service Hour

Students at PC are required to complete 10 hours of service for each year they attend. You will finally be able to enter your hours digitally! No more paper forms! And there is NO PROJECT this summer!! You can start tracking your hours now with MobileServe.

MobileServe is Peninsula Catholic High School’s new impact tracking system. It’s currently accessible from any Internet connected device via app.mobileserve.com, and is currently available on the App store.

Please complete these 4 steps to start tracking your impact!

Sign Up, enter your school email address 
Upload your profile picture and affiliate with Peninsula Catholic High School by entering PENCAT
Find it on the App Store!
Start volunteering and sharing your story!
Questions? Reach out to support@mobileserve.com or me at mtadinaro@peninsulacatholic.org

Area Volunteer Organizations

Catholic Charities of Eastern Virginia
Catholic Charities is in need of volunteers who can give 2 or more hours per week/month.  If you are interested in volunteering in their offices and/or serving older adults in our community, please read about the services needed. 

Catholic Heart Workcamp
Be a part of a mission to serve!  You will work, serve and celebrate!  You will build relationships, pray, change while you change the world!  See your youth minister for details.

Catholic Volunteer Network
Catholic Volunteer Network, established in 1963, is a non-profit membership organization of 215 domestic and international volunteer and lay mission programs.

Diocese of Richmond Youth Ministry
The Diocese is continually offering service opportunities throughout the Diocese and the country.  You can go through your parish or contact the Diocese directly for more information. 

Office for Evangelization for Youth
The Catholic Diocese of Richmond’s Office for Evangelization for Youth partners with parishes and schools to provide meaningful opportunities to engage in the mission of the Catholic Church through community building, prayer and worship, justice and service, and educational opportunities.

Youth Volunteer Corps
Youth Volunteer Corps of Hampton Roads engages youth in meaningful volunteer opportunities that positively impact the lives of others. 

Bishop’s Awards for Service

His Excellency, Bishop Knestout, has a deep love of Catholic education and consistently expresses his support and presence to our students throughout the Diocese of Richmond.  One way this is done is by recognizing students through the Bishop’s Awards for Service, which celebrates young men and women who give exceptional service to the Church and community. 

There are several award levels for students to strive to be stewards in the community.

Servant of God Frank Parater Award
The Servant of God Frank Parater Award is given to those who have volunteered over 100 hours of service.  Frank Parater was a seminarian in the Diocese of Richmond who was known for his exceptional devotion and service.  When he died while in seminary, his last will and testament were found.  The following is an excerpt from it, now entitled:  Act of Oblation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

"Since my childhood, I have wanted to die for God and my neighbor. 
Shall I have this grace? I do not know, but if I go on living, 
I shall live for this same purpose; every action of my life here is offered 
to God for the spread and success of the Catholic Church in Virginia."

St. Vincent de Paul Service Award
The St. Vincent De Paul Service Award is awarded to students who have given between 150-250 hours of service to the Church and community.  Known as the great Apostle of Charity, St. Vincent was at one time a slave to the Moors. He helped revive the priesthood and founded a religious community dedicated to the poor. St. Vincent is the Patron Saint of the Diocese of Richmond. His motto was: 

"Let us love God, but at the price of our hands and sweat of our face."

Pope Francis Award
The Pope Francis Award is awarded to students who have completed over 250 hours of service to the Church and the Community. Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium states, 

“Works of love directed to one's neighbor are the most perfect 
external manifestation of the interior grace of the Spirit….”