Owensboro Catholic Middle School Students Make Service the Center of Their Lenten Journey

OCMS students performed several Lenten projects. Each week was focused on a different project.

Week One of Lent was spent cleaning up the cemetery on the corner of Griffith Avenue and Lewis Lane. David Ralph and Mark Woodward spearheaded the effort with the help of our FCA students and a few parents who volunteered to help with their chain saws! Because of damage from the recent ice storm, debris and limbs needed to be removed. Drive by and see the improvement!

Week Two found all of the OCS system participating in the 15th Annual Food and Personal Care drive sponsored by the OCHS National Honor Society. Proceeds went to the St. Joseph and Paul Food Pantry. All homerooms were generous with their donations, and Mrs. Brittany Payne’s homeroom collected the most supplies of paper products, cleaning supplies, and personal hygiene items. They were rewarded with a no homework pass!

The Beta Club of OCMS sponsored a recycling project for Week Three of Lent. Old cell phones, ink jet cartridges, digital cameras, and laser jet cartridges, and Ipod mp3 players were donated. Students in the Beta Club under the direction of Ms. Mary Cheshire, boxed up the items to be recycled as a “Green” project. The 8th grade brought in the most items and will be given a jean day on Friday, April 17.

Bucks for Boulware were the focus of the 4th week of Lent. Students were allowed a non-uniform day in exchange for a dollar donation. $225.00 was collected and presented to the Boulware Mission – a home for the homeless!

Spring break fell during week 5 of Lent, but the OCMS community sprang back into action in week 6 – Holy Week – with a collection called Cereal for St. Joseph’s Peace Mission. Boxes of cereal, pop tarts, and sugar were donated for this worthwhile endeavor.

Thanks to our entire faculty and students for taking part in our Lenten service projects! We will continue to do good works and be stewards of God’s planet.