Work, Prayer and Fun

Published February 07, 2012 11:08

008

“Work, prayer and Fun” are the words some local teens are using to describe their experience with the Sisters of Saint Joseph Volunteer Corps. Sisters Donna Del Santo, Marilyn Pray, Lorraine Julien, Barbara Lum and Elaine Englert welcomed 12 students from McQuaid Jesuit and Mercy High Schools for a weekend of service on February 4. 

The teens lived in community with the Sisters at the St. Boniface Church Convent, sharing meals and prayer. During their stay, they volunteered at Bethany House, a shelter for women and children, and Mary's Place, a refugee resettlement ministry. Joe Huber, a junior at McQuaid, posted a video on Youtube about his experience. Click here. You can also see pictures from the weekend on the SSJ Facebook page. Click here for a link.

Founded in 1996, the Sisters of Saint Joseph Volunteer Corps provides a faith formation experience, fostering the relationship between young people and the needs of their communities. Several times each year, high school and college students are welcomed by the Sisters at the St. Boniface Convent to share their home for a week of volunteer service, community living and prayer, and fun.  The experience of a week resonates for a lifetime as students share this extraordinary opportunity to live in religious community and to learn about society, service, and themselves. To download a brochure on the Volunteer Corps, just go to our ministry page.  For a link, please click here.

Back to all news

Recent Posts