Service Outreach
Providing service opportunities is an integral part of The School of the Cathedral’s curriculum. Christian service allows our students to practice what they are learning in the classroom.
Our Daily Bread
We are grateful for all the families who donate prepared meals to Our Daily Bread. It’s simple: pick up a casserole pan in the school lobby, make it at home & freeze it, and then bring it in during drop-off on the date indicated on the school calendar as well as listed below while following the second Monday of every month:
September 9
October 14
November 11
December 9
January 13
February 10
March 10
April 14
May 12
Recipe:
Cheese and Turkey Pepperoni Pizza
Ingredients:
• 1-13.8 oz. can refrigerated pizza dough
• 1-14 oz. jar pizza sauce
• 16 oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 5 oz turkey pepperoni (optional)
Directions:
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Grease a 9×13 large disposable foil pan.
• Unroll dough and press into greased bottom of pan.
• Spread pizza sauce on the dough. Use your judgement as to how much sauce you use~ make it as
you like it!
• Cover with cheese and pepperoni. Use your judgement as to how much cheese and turkey you
use~ make it as you like it!
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool pizza. Wrap the entire pan with aluminum foil. Label pan with CMOQ Pizza Casserole with
Cheese and/or Pepperoni and the Date prepared. Freeze until delivery date.
On drop off days, volunteer parishioners will be available for casserole pickup from 7:30-8:15
am in the circle of the School of the Cathedral and from 8:15-9:00 am on the driveway in
front of the Cathedral. If unable to drop off on this day/time, please consider storing the
frozen casserole in the Cathedral undercroft kitchen (small brown freezer next to the
refrigerator) or in the Parish Center kitchen (M-TH 9-4). Please contact Julie Cain at 443-610-
7078 jjuliecain@comcast.net or Kristen Kinkopf at 410-428-9498 Kskinkopf@gmail.com
with questions/concerns. THANK YOU for your generous support of this ministry!
Thanksgiving Drive
Every November the entire school participates with the parish in collecting food for the Immaculate Conception Church on Mosher St. Annually, we make over 150 Thanksgiving dinners, plus a dozen bags of food for their food pantry.
Christmas Adopt-a-Family Drive
Every December the entire school participates with the parish in collecting toys and other items for the Immaculate Conception Church on Mosher St. Hundreds of toys, hats, scarves, gloves, and goodies are collected to help complete people’s Christmas holiday.
Stars & Stripes
Stars & Stripes is a school spirit program that focuses on students serving in their school community as well as their Baltimore community. Middle School students are placed on either the Stars team or Stripes team at the beginning of their 6th grade year. Each team has a captain and the captains are in charge of planning events with administration. Events range from service events to games. Past projects include the following:
- Collecting Box Tops
- Making ODB Casseroles
- Team-building activities and sports games
- Collections for Immaculate Conception (Thanksgiving and Christmas)
- Collection for CARES Food Pantry (Lent)
- Participation at the Cardinal Cup (partner event with Mother Seton Academy)
- Raffle ticket selling (supports the Cathedral Ball)
CARES Food Pantry Lenten Collection
Every Lent, the School of the Cathedral community brings in items each week to donate to CARES Food Pantry. CARES is located very close to Cathedral, and their organization supports people in need in our direct area. We’re grateful for our community’s support!
Cardinal Cup
Each April, the School of the Cathedral hosts the Annual Cardinal Cup race. The funds are directed to our sister school, Mother Seton Academy. Families of both school come out and support this annual tradition!