On March 25, about 40 students from three Catholic high schools in the Paterson Diocese, New Jersey, participated in a Respect Life Service Day at Morris Catholic High School, Denville, N.J. Combining service with the joy of helping those in need, the students prepared Care Bags for women who are served by the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women (PNCW), mostly mothers of young children.
These students originated from Morris Catholic, DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, N.J., and Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta, N.J. They filled 49 medium-sized shopping bags with baby toiletries, including shampoo, baby powder, wipes, and ointment; rosary bracelets; Respect Life magnets — 40 in Spanish and 14 in English; prayer cards, and notes of love and support, sometimes decorated with hearts, on PNCW stationery.
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Students paid for the magnets that came from LIFENET in the Newark Archdiocese. The Care Bags were delivered to the center for distribution to clients.
Susan Drew, Morris Catholic’s campus minister, coordinated the Respect Life Service Day. Alyssa Renovales, diocesan Respect Life coordinator, made the initial contact with the PNCW and spoke during Respect Life Service Day about several upcoming pro-life events, inviting the students to attend.
Father Peter Clarke, the principal of Morris Catholic, offered an introduction to the event and a prayer. Penelope Rose, district coordinator of Students for Life, delivered a presentation about Respect Life apologetics: how to talk about the subject to draw in people. Father Michael Rodak, pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Hardyston, N.J., and diocesan pilgrimage director, who also coordinates busing for the annual National Right to Life March in Washington, D.C., celebrated a Mass at the conclusion of the event.
Carmela Enriquez, a DePaul teacher, said, “Our students loved it. The presentation was helpful to the students, especially to the freshmen and sophomores. It opened their eyes.”
Philline Luz, as the coordinator of programs and services at PNCW, expressed “heartfelt gratitude for the many blessings represented in each Care Bag. We are deeply thankful for this inspiring act of love and hope.” She explained how it was “meaningful to engage the younger generation in our mission to support young mothers and their families.”
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On March 25, about 40 students from three Catholic high schools in the Paterson Diocese, New Jersey, participated in a Respect Life Service Day at Morris Catholic High School, Denville, N.J. Combining service with the joy of helping those in need, the students prepared Care Bags for women who are served by the Passaic Neighborhood Center for Women (PNCW), mostly mothers of young children.
These students originated from Morris Catholic, DePaul Catholic High School in Wayne, N.J., and Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta, N.J. They filled 49 medium-sized shopping bags with baby toiletries, including shampoo, baby powder, wipes, and ointment; rosary bracelets; Respect Life magnets — 40 in Spanish and 14 in English; prayer cards, and notes of love and support, sometimes decorated with hearts, on PNCW stationery.
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Students paid for the magnets that came from LIFENET in the Newark Archdiocese. The Care Bags were delivered to the center for distribution to clients.
Susan Drew, Morris Catholic’s campus minister, coordinated the Respect Life Service Day. Alyssa Renovales, diocesan Respect Life coordinator, made the initial contact with the PNCW and spoke during Respect Life Service Day about several upcoming pro-life events, inviting the students to attend.
Father Peter Clarke, the principal of Morris Catholic, offered an introduction to the event and a prayer. Penelope Rose, district coordinator of Students for Life, delivered a presentation about Respect Life apologetics: how to talk about the subject to draw in people. Father Michael Rodak, pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Parish in Hardyston, N.J., and diocesan pilgrimage director, who also coordinates busing for the annual National Right to Life March in Washington, D.C., celebrated a Mass at the conclusion of the event.
Carmela Enriquez, a DePaul teacher, said, “Our students loved it. The presentation was helpful to the students, especially to the freshmen and sophomores. It opened their eyes.”
Philline Luz, as the coordinator of programs and services at PNCW, expressed “heartfelt gratitude for the many blessings represented in each Care Bag. We are deeply thankful for this inspiring act of love and hope.” She explained how it was “meaningful to engage the younger generation in our mission to support young mothers and their families.”