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| MCPS students pick up trash in the campuses neighboring park as part of the Lenten Day of Service on March 26. |
“Even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve. And to give His life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:28. Serving others in our community is not only the focus of Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School’s annual Lenten Day of Service, but has been a part of the school’s mission since 1873.
With the help of Hands on River Region over 300 Montgomery Catholic students in grades nine through twelve and faculty members spent a combined total of over 900 hours volunteering the morning of March 26. The students worked at 15 locations around the River Region performing various tasks such as spending time with elderly residents, cleaning up trails at YMCA’s Camp Grandview and Camp Chandler, cleaning up the Remount Cemetery with the Montgomery Clean City Commission, and completing projects on campus at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School among many other works of service throughout the community.
The organizations and agencies that were served by Montgomery Catholic high school students in the River Region were: Montgomery Area Council on Aging-Archibald Senior Center, Remount Cemetery- Mtg. Clean City Commission, Alabama Wildlife Federation, Head Start Family Services Center, Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, Fort Toulouse/Jackson Historic Landmark, YMCA, Camp Chandler, MANE, Montgomery Zoo, YMCA Camp Grandview, MACOA Senior Centers including Newtown Senior Center, Normandale Senior Center and Perry Hill Senior Center, John Knox Manor Nursing Home and Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School Middle and High School Campus.
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| Ninth grade student Lacy Herbek spent her time visiting with area seniors and lent a hand by painting nails at a MACOA Senior Center on March 26. Over 300 MCPS high school students and faculty members spent 900+ hours volunteering as part of the annual Lenten Day of Service. The students worked at 15 locations in the area serving the community. "Blessed is he that considers the needy and the poor" (Psalm 41:2). Photo Credit: Tina Tynan |
