Campus Ministry Initiatives 2011/2012
Friendly House – interact with kids from Friendly House; incorporate these kids at Holy Name through a varsity basketball event.
Prison Fellowship – support young children with parents in prison through letter writing and offering prayers and support.
Food Preparation – prepare dinners for Crozer House and Jeremiah’s Inn. Library
Students Environmentally Aware – recycling, trail maintenance, exploring environmental issues and raising awareness.
Campus Upkeep – cleaning and landscaping of the grounds at Holy Name, maintenance of iconography.
Babies Become the Future – crochet blankets for the babies at Visitation House.
Holy Name Food Pantry – supply and maintain a food pantry at Holy Name for the school and greater community.
Counter-culture Club – take personal inventories of consumption and contribution and research better ways of living and advocate for these changes.
Liturgy Team – prepare for and serve at school Masses and provide morning prayer as well as other prayer activities.
HN Big Brother/Big Sister – adopt a classroom at Union Hill School for mentoring and tutoring.
Animal Rescue – raise awareness concerning abandoned animals and volunteer at animal shelters.
Yellow Ribbon Group – support our troops through letter writing and care packages.
Youth Literacy – helping children learn to read at St. Agnes Guild.
Be Like Brit – participate in events coordinated by the Be Like Brit organization which is building an orphanage in Haiti in memory of Britney Gengel.
Habitat for Humanity – work on homes in Central Mass for people in need.
Scarves for St. John’s – knit scarves for St. Johns Parish on
Parish Carnival Games – invent, design and build games and props for church bazaars.
Acoustic Music Outreach – singers, songwriter, and musicians will practice and perform in the community at religious events.
Interfaith Worker Justice – will explore and raise awareness regarding issues such as anti-wage theft, the plight of immigrants and Muslims, the role of labor unions in promoting social justice, and compensation for unemployed.
Chamber Music – Instrumental group will perform in nursing homes and other venues.
Holy Name Challenge – inspired by Rachel’s Challenge, this group will inspire acts of paying it forward.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Upkeep – help sustain the Vietnam Veterans memorial at Green Hill Park.
Making Combat Rosaries – to send to our troops.
Hospital Outreach – visit and support sick children in the hospital.
