Catholic school students making a difference with Day of Service

Thousands of Catholic school students of the Diocese of Trenton are making their mark April 28 in communities across Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties for the third annual Diocesan Day of Service.

The students, representing the Diocese’s 31  Catholic elementary schools, are taking part in projects to help those in need and honor individuals and groups who have given to their communities, all in support of the theme, “Catholic Schools Do it All.”

Among the activities carried out by pre-K through eighth grade students — and high schoolers from Trenton Catholic Academy, Upper School, Hamilton — are meal preparation for local food assistance programs; hosting breakfasts and luncheons for seniors, municipal workers and military veterans; planting flowers; making care packages for sick children and those currently serving in the military; pitching in at animal shelters; and raising money for various charities.
 

All Saints Regional, Manahawkin Holy Cross, Rumson Holy Innocents, Neptune Our Lady of Good Counsel, Moorestown Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Asbury Park Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade Our Lady of Sorrows, Hamilton Pope John Paul II Regional, Willingboro Sacred Heart, Mount Holly At. Aloysius, Jackson St. Ann, Lawrenceville St. Benedict, Holmdel St. Catharine, Spring Lake St. Charles Borromeo, Cinnaminson St. Dominic, Brick St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square

St. James, Red Bank St. Jerome, West Long Branch St. Joan of Arc, Marlton St. Joseph, Toms River St. Leo the Great, Lincroft St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford St. Mary, New Monmouth St. Paul, Burlington St. Paul, Princeton St. Peter, Point Pleasant Beach St. Raphael, Hamilton St. Rose, Belmar St. Rose of Lima, Freehold St. Veronica, Howell Trenton Catholic Academy, Lower and Upper schools, Hamilton

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