I-Plunge Perspectives - Angela Schoner, Chaperone

It was a privilege to go on the I-Plunge at the Milford Spiritual Center with three of our youth. We were joined with 21 youth from St. Margaret of York. There aren’t words to describe what we had learned. Did you know there are more homeless women and children than there are men? There are many shelters to help women and children while there are only three shelters for men. Did you know that many of the homeless work? Yes that is right, however they make just at or right above the poverty level and can’t afford housing, utilities and basic needs. My group had the opportunity to prepare and serve lunch at the Walnut Hills Soup Kitchen. When the doors opened and we began to serve I saw a deep humbleness in the eyes of those that came in. All were quiet and thankful and the words they said to us were “God bless you”. My group and I saw God working at this soup kitchen. It was a very profound experience. Other ministries that my group and I worked at were the Cincinnati Housing Partners, Mary Magdalene House, Free Store Food Bank and the Bethany House. Each one of these ministries administer to the poor and homeless in many different ways. The youth directors at JSC [Milford Jesuit Spiritual Center] are wonderful. Each night they helped our children process what they saw and learned through group discussions, games, music and prayer. This is an awesome experience that each of our youth should do. I thank the PYO for the opportunity to chaperone and experience this with our youth.

NOTE: WEEKDAY Mass Schedule Change
There will be no morning Mass on Wed/Thu July 28/29 and on
Monday, August 2 - Friday, August 6.
There will be Liturgy of the Word with distribution of Communion at 8:00 am on each of these days.