Last month, a group of 20 of our teens and leaders gathered to give back to our community. As you can see by the photos, we had a great group of people. Our group was able to do a landscaping renovation at St. Barnabas in the Dunes (Gary). We pulled weeds, planted flowers, and washed pews. Our big project was clearing the brush and trees around the driveway and through the woods from the back of the church to the main street so that the church can be seen from the road.
We served at the Sojourner Truth House in their food pantry, built cabinets, filled backpacks for school aged children, paced boxes of housewares for folks who are needing a fresh start, and moved inventory from delivery pallets to storage locations. Brother Bob Overland also shared about his ministry with our group.
At St. Timothy's, we did a lot of landscaping around the building and gave them a fresh update. A parishioner commented to us after removing overgrown plants that the three name plates that were unburied were where the ashes of her husband, son and nephew had been laid to rest. Following our yard work, we had the opportunity to fill boxes and bags with fresh produce and packaged items and carry them to cars as folks pulled through the line for the afternoon food pantry distribution.
In the evenings, we walked the Stations of the Cross in St. John, Indiana, played foot golf, spent an evening at Bruce and Sandy Boyer's home while enjoying Lake Michigan and spent Friday at Deep River Waterpark. Many thanks to Kim and Larry Frank for hosting this large group of teens and to the adult chaperone's for sharing this week with our teens. Thank you to The Rev. Joe Czolgosz and The Rev. Tom Adamson for your spiritual guidance during the week. Thank you to Cindy Spice, Lisa Francis, and Mickey Gambetta for your hard work and guidance in chaperoning our teens.
Keep in mind that if your church has projects that you need done that the Sr. High Mission Team can possibly help. We love to serve our parish families. Please feel free to contact Carol Bianchini.
