A large group of students, parents, faculty and clergy from Kennedy attended the 2010 Pro-Life March in Washington DC. The Pro-Life Committee approaches the issue with the “seamless garment philosophy. We convey respect for life through the projects we undertake. The group is open to all students who may join at any time during the school year. Meetings take place before and after school.
Honduras Mission Trip - June, 2009
A group of fourteen students and staff from the Kennedy community traveled to Honduras to help the community of San Pedro Sula. Click here to read a blog about the trip written by Kennedy Religion Department Chair Chuck Chiodini.
Every student is welcome to join the Campus Ministry Board, a group which evaluates past Campus Ministry events and plans for future events during the Board's monthly meeting.
Students are invited to be part of the Anam Cara Small Faith Community of prayer and discussion. Anam Cara means soul friends in Gaelic, the language of the Celts. Students can also join the Diversity Team which works to promote awareness of and respect for the many cultures that can be found in our region and our world.
On April 13, 2009 (Easter Monday), Kennedy students set out from St. Louis for Nazareth Farm (nestled in the hills of West Virginia) for an Alternative Spring Break. There they were 'welcomed home' by members of the community who lived there. The community of Nazareth Farm is made up of 8 young men and women who are very committed to Jesus and their Catholic faith, and who live in an intentional community based on prayer, community, service and simplicity. The Kennedy students worked hard, prayed hard and played hard all week. They worked at the homes of people in the community, building a deck and a fence here, a ramp there, and putting in a floor 'over yonder'. They shared in the daily chores of the community, and lived simply, without iPods or cell phones, and even enjoyed the thrill of a good old fashioned 'bucket shower'. They also helped prepare the farm's huge gardens for planting, and planted some spring vegetables. They got a chance to meet many 'friends of the farm' (people in the community who have had work done by the community) at an evening social, and worked side by side with students from Chicago, Yonkers, and the Bronx. Fond farewells were exchanged on Saturday morning, and the long ride home was filled with memories of the spiritually affirming and enriching visit to Nazareth Farm, where every day they 'expect a miracle'.
Students of all grade levels can become involved in Casey's Angels, a program in which students travel to one of our local Catholic grade schools once a week and spend an hour tutoring and mentoring a grade school student.