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PAGE 16 THE CATHOLIC WEEK APRIL 5, 2024 MONTGOMERY CATHOLIC PREPARATORY SCHOOL Submitted by Max Salamida MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Catholic held its annual Works of Mercy Day and Joint Elementary Field Day on March 22. Students, faculty and volunteers from all three campuses gathered together to spend the day in prayer, service and fun. The day began with nearly 1,000 people joining together for schoolwide Mass in the high school gym. After Mass, elementary students enjoyed indoor field day throughout the entire middle and high school cam- pus. As elementary students en- joyed field day, middle and high school students were hard at work serving the community as they participated in their annual Works of Mercy Day. More than 200 high school students went into the com- munity to volunteer at multiple service locations, including Mercy House, Catholic Social Services, Montgomery Chil- dren’s Center, Hope Inspired Ministries, Sav-a-Life, Life on Wheels, Camp Grandview, Montgomery Food Bank, East YMCA and more. The entire middle school student body performed acts of service around the school campus. Some of these projects included weeding and lay- ing fresh pine straw around campus, filling Ziploc bags with toiletries to hand out to those in need in our commu- nity, cleaning middle school classrooms, organizing storage closets and more. MCPS holdsWorks of Mercy, FieldDay Submitted by Max Salamida Montgomery Catholic began its annual Works of Mercy and Joint Elementary Field Day with a schoolwide Mass. ST. MARY CATHOLIC SCHOOL, MOBILE St. Mary Parish celebrated the Feast of St. Joseph on March 19 with a celebra- tion that included a student Mass, a St. Joseph's Altar filled with baked treats, Sicilian fig cookies made by parishioners, religious artwork made by St. Mary stu- dents, and a family pasta dinner! Through the generosity of St. Mary families and guests, $2,447 was raised for St. Mary. St. Vincent de Paul Society! All items from the St. Joseph Altar that were re- maining after the dinner were donated to The Little Sisters of the Poor. Under the direction of Ashley Thompson, her crew of volunteers and altar donors, this event was made possible. Fr. Vrazel's pasta pre- pared by him and his kitchen crew made for a pasta night to remember! Submitted by Marcelle Naman