Students around the Arch- diocese of Louisville have do- nated their time to help the most needy in the city and as far away as West Virginia. They've also donated thou- sands of toys and taken part in many activities in their schools to support those in need. The following are a few examples of what students have done.
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A group of St. Xavier High School students set headstones on the graves of the indigent buried at Mead- ow View Cemetery. The effort was part of the "Headstone Project," an outreach minis- try of the school's St. Joseph of Arimathea Society. The headstones were made by the students who are part of the society.
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Sacred Heart Academy students collected more than 2,000 toys during its 21st an- nual Christmas toy drive to benefit children and families in Kermit, W.Va. Students also raised more than $700 for food baskets for families in Kermit. On Nov. 9 a group of stu- dents, faculty members and parent volunteers traveled to Kermit to deliver the toys to Christian Help of Mingo County, an emergency aid agency. The agency will dis- tribute the toys to families in need. Students also worked with children in an after-school program which is part of a ministry called ABLE Fami- lies. ABLE Families is oper- ated by Christian Help of Mingo County.
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The junior class Beta Club members of Assumption High School will sing Christ- mas carols at Nazareth Home on Dec. 8. The students will give out handmade Christ- mas cards. The Beta Club members will also help to set up for the Thanksgiving dinner at Uspiritus Children's Home Nov. 20 and will return Nov. 24 to help serve the meal.
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Students at St. Leon- ard Preschool took part in the fourth annual "Pajama Program," which collects pa- jamas for children in need. The program is sponsored by Scholastic, Inc., an orga- nization which publishes and distributes books and educa- tional material for schools. Scholastic will donate a book for every pair collected. The students collected 30 pairs of pajamas.
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Third-graders at St. Athanasius School will col- lect books for the Kosair Chil- dren's Hospital emergency room's Child Life Team.
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Holy Trinity School's musical theater program pre- sented "A Barnyard Musical" Nov. 16 for residents of The Little Sisters of the Poor St. Joseph's Home.
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A group of Presentation Academy students partnered with Hand in Hand Minis- tries to repair homes in Ap- palachia in April.
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Sixth-grade students at Our Lady of Lourdes School took part in a school-wide service project where they collected candy for Gilda's Club. Members of the student council also collected and do- nated more than 300 pairs of socks to the Forgotten Min- istry during the month of October, referred to by the students as "Socktober."
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Fourth-graders at St. Joseph School in Bardstown, Ky., put together care pack- ages for patient's undergoing chemotherapy treatment at the Flaget Memorial Hos- pital Cancer Center. Stu- dents also toured the hospi- tal when they delivered the packages.
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Seventh-grade students at Sacred Heart Model School made fleece blankets for refu- gees. The students delivered the blankets to the Catho- lic Charities' warehouse and helped to sort other house- hold items, which will be given to refugees.
Students give of their time to help those in need
Students donate toys and time to communities' most needy
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Schools throughout the Archdiocese of Louisville participated in a variety of ef- forts to give back to the com- munity during the month of November. Students at As- sumption High School, left, assembled structures made from canned goods, which they donated to the Dare to Care food bank. At right, a St. Xavier High School stu- dent placed a headstone on the grave of an indigent per- son buried at Meadow View Cemetery. Below, Sacred Heart Academy students loaded toys to be delivered to children and families in Ker- mit, W.Va.
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Polish dioceses prepare to greet pilgrims before youth gathering
By NANCY WIECHEC
Catholic News Service
LUBLIN, Poland - Ag- nieszka Styczen, 27, is be- ginning her career as a doc- tor, yet for months nearly all of her free time has been devoted to helping organize Days in the Diocese in the Archdiocese of Lublin. Days in the Diocese invites World Youth Day pilgrims for an immersion experience the week ahead of the interna- tional gathering. All of Po- land's 42 dioceses, except for the Archdiocese of Krakow, will host pilgrims days before World Youth Day kicks off in Krakow July 25. Days in the Diocese are designed for those from other countries to get to know the host country, its young people and the local church. Lublin will welcome up to 7,000 pilgrims, mostly from Belgium, France, Brazil and a few other South American countries. We are prepared to get to know other cultures ... the way others live, their life- styles, their attitudes toward the modern world," Styczen told Catholic News Service. But mostly, she said, it's the chance for Catholic youths to forge new connections. Our main expectations are spiritual ones," she said. We are going to share our faith, share our joy of being the students of Jesus Christ." Styczen said Polish young people want to be examples of joyous Christians to the hundreds of thousands of people expected for World Youth Day. We want to express that nothing is more important than believing in Jesus Christ, especially in these modern times, in a time of secularization," she said. About 90 percent of Lub- lin's population is Catholic, but Styczen and other Catho- lic leaders said Polish youths are struggling to keep faith part of personal and public life. The archdiocese's prepa- rations have included fes- tive public events to promote participation in World Youth Day. Styczen said they are oc- casions to draw interest and chat with people passing by. We want to share our ideas, not only about the faith, not only about the church, the Catholic Church in general, but our ideas about our future life." Pilgrims arriving in Lub- lin for the Days in the Diocese will find a city that is quite youthful. The city boasts five public universities, including the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, known as KUL. During the school year, university students make up nearly one-third of Lublin's population. The largest city in eastern Poland, Lublin is rich in his- tory. For seven centuries, it has been at a crossroads of trade and culture. The Days in the Diocese program offers pilgrims a choice of four separate sight- seeing tours. One traces the footsteps of St. John Paul II, with an opportunity to visit the classroom where the Polish pontiff lectured at KUL. Another features city landmarks, including Lublin's medieval castle and its Chapel of the Holy Trin- ity, showcasing a rare mix of Eastern and Western archi- tecture and art and cherished frescoes. There will be Masses and engagements with local par- ishes, a Polish language and culture workshop and out- door recreational opportuni- ties. Keeping with the World Youth Day theme, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy," pilgrims in Lublin will spend time in service. They will meet and assist children and adults in need, people with disabilities, refugees and the homeless. Concluding the Days in the Diocese will be a pilgrims' procession through the city followed by Mass with Arch- bishop Stanislaw Budzik and a folklore festival. Styczen said plans are coming along well and pil- grims can expect a remark- able visit. We have prepared per- fectly for (this) huge event, to build an atmosphere of a memorable time." She added that the inter- national gathering is less about age and more about spirit. It's not a matter of age," she said. "It's a matter of the age of your spirit. So every- one who wants to participate in World Youth Day has to feel free to do that. Everyone is invited."
Krakow, Poland, is the site of the 2016 World Youth Day, set to begin July 25
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