MANDATORY CONFIRMATION SERVICE PROJECT FOR STUDENTS BEING CONFIRMED IN SPRING 2023
In past years, the Confirmation students have participated in “Harvest Sunday” a Naperville-wide food collection, collecting up to 7 TONS of food for West Suburban Community Pantry and becoming their biggest single donor each year. Due to the pandemic, we have not run this food drive since October 2019. Dwindling numbers of students are making our previous means of collection impractical. However, the need for food assistance in our communities is greater than ever.
The parish is holding a Service Day on Saturday, October 22, 2023. Each Confirmation II student is asked/required to donate a minimum of 5 bags of food on that day. Students are encouraged to collect donations from neighbors and friends, or they are welcome to make the donation entirely on their own. (For each extra 5 bags donated, the student will receive an additional hour of service credit.)
Service Day will run from about 8:30 AM until approximately 3:00 in the afternoon. Donations can be dropped off any time during that day. All those volunteering at Service Day will be encouraged to drop off donations as well.
Confirmation 1 students are not required to donate food, but those wishing to participate will receive one hour’s service credit for a 5-bag donation.
