Over Fall Break 18 Guerin Catholic students and 5 adult volunteers ventured out to Jerusalem Farm for the second annual Fall Break Mission Trip hosted by Guerin Catholic. Once again, the trip was a huge success as students and adults alike spent the long weekend serving with love, Guerin Catholic-style! Jerusalem Farm is a Catholic International community located in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri. The farm is built on the four cornerstones of Prayer, Community, Service and Simplicity. It is their mission to transform their own lives and those around them through service retreat experiences, sustainable living and home repair. It was an honor to assist them in helping them meet their mission. For three full days, we lived and worked on the farm, side-by-side with the community members there. We picked our own food, turned compost, took care of chickens, made meals, painted houses, built porches, installed insulation, cleaned out old houses, ate together, prayed together and had many laughs along the way. Although the intent of the trip was to serve and we did so lovingly, we were blessed to walk away with a new perspective on life! – Kate Warne Campus Minister MISSOURI 5 Down on the FARM Thoughts From Guerin Catholic Students “I learned God can be found in the smallest places.” – JB Niemann “I grew in patience and got a new view of what living the gospel looks like, so I can make changes to my life.” – Christina Spech “I learned how to invest all your attention to the people around you and to live a simple lifestyle on God’s time.” – Whit Rapp “I learned that prayer as community and contributed prayer are the best kinds of prayer. Service for others is also a form of prayer.” – Stephanie Eiker “My faith was affected by just doing God’s work and doing what He would do. So happy to do His work.” – Connor Maroney “I grew closer to the Lord and am going to make my life more simple.” – Alex Mazanowski “I saw God in almost all we did: the people, the jobs, the lifestyle. Also that our life and all we do can be seen as a prayer to God” – Dan Dicks Nearly 800 students, faculty and staff participated in the Third Annual Guerin Catholic Community Service Day on November 12, 2013. In addition to raking leaves in various neighborhoods, we helped the following organizations with various tasks throughout the day: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church White River Christian Church, Forest Park The Noblesville Boys and Girls Club St. Vincent DePaul Thrift Store The O’Connor House Good Samaritan SERVICE 6 “Congratulations to Guerin Catholic students and faculty for your service and sense of volunteerism. Thank you to each student and adult for all that you have freely done and everything you will continue to do --- it is a better world, and a better Noblesville, with you in it.” – Cindy Benedict Manager, Community Vision for Excellence City of Noblesville 卥牶楮朠睩瑨 LOVE “Thank you for being the hands and feet of Christ.” – Guerin Catholic Parent “It is days like today that I know we made the right decision to send our son to Guerin Catholic.” – Guerin Catholic Parent “We need to give back. We’ve been given so much and it feels so good to help people.” – Guerin Catholic student – Noblesville Resident “You are an answer to my prayers.”
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