Friday, March 6, 2015
we filled Food distribution bags
Today our main focus was on food insecurity, so we started our day off with helping the church members unload vans filled with food from the food bank and then packing up bags of food for local families. It was amazing to me how much food there was, as we tag teamed to lug over huge bags of potatoes and carrots! We found out that they do this amount of work to provide 170 families with food every single week, and this was another ministry at Our Lady Queen of Peace that impressed me with their dedication to their community. We had so much fun going through the line putting the food into the reusable bags and even individually packaging up the rice and beans. I appreciated the focus this church has on supporting these families with healthy choices while upholding their dignity! Amanda Adams
OLQP Just Faith group
Just Faith, Just in Time
Today we got a chance to sit down with the Just Faith group at Our Lady Queen of Peace. They are a group of young adults that meet once a week to discuss social justice issues in our modern society and connect those to the Catholic teaching. To get to know each other, we went around and shared two truths and a lie. This was a great way for us to learn some interesting facts about one another. The Just Faith group also reads books that they focus on and discuss them when they are together. A book recommendation they made was "Tattoos on the Heart" and I am looking forward to reading it!
-Elise Wilson
Gift bearers at Mass
We were asked to take up the gifts at the 6pm youth mass on Sunday. All eight of us were able to participate and brought up toys and books for the children in Haiti as well as the bread and wine. After the mass, we had dinner with the youth choir. The parishioners at Our Lady Queen of Peace were so welcoming to us. We had great conversations and loved hearing about the genuine community that they have there. People come from all over the area to this church because of its unique presence. I'm so thankful that we had this experience.
Love,
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