Ash Wednesday begins our 40 Day Challenge!

We celebrated Ash Wednesday as a school community by making our annual pilgrimmage to St. Catherine of Siena Church. Father Aurelio Yanez, a dear friend to Benedictine Academy, welcomed us with open arms. Emilie and Cynthia, freshmen students, were altar servers and upper classmen Angelica and Pamella were readers of the Word. Ashes were distributed by Father Yanez, accompanied by our Sister Germaine, Sister Martin-Elizabeth and Sister Donna Jo.

As a Green Faith School community, we have begun our 40 day Lenten Challenge to fast from destroying the earth. Each day, Campus Ministers share a hot tip on how teens can save the earth! Today's hot tip was “lower the thermostat”. By lowering our thermostat this winter by only 2 degrees, we can save 353 lbs. of carbon dioxide a year. This means as a school community, we can reduce carbon dioxide by over 70, 000 lbs. a year. Together we can make a difference so lower the thermostat and save our earth! The Environmental club, our Green Faith club, and the Campus Ministers are also working together to raise alms for the planting of trees in much needed areas overseas.