Youth In Action

Youthin action

Carter W. Mason

School: St. Bernadette Catholic School, Houma Grade: 7th Church parish: St. Bernadette, Houma

Describe your family unit:

Kelsi, mother; Lindsay, father; Alayna, sibling Favorite Hobbies: Swimming, Tennis Favorite Movie: Avengers Infinity War Favorite T.V. Show: The Unlisted Favorite Genre of Music: All kinds

How do you demonstrate your faith through service to others?

Service is when you give up your time for others to help them while expecting nothing in return. I demonstrate service through helping my friends, family and others. Service means helping others that are struggling by offering a helping hand. I try to use service to others to strengthen my faith and be more like Jesus.

I show my faith at school in several ways such as being a library helper, which I chose as my seventh grade job. This means that at recess I help Ms. Ford shelve books, sharpen pencils, and dust the library. I have also helped by either reading or bringing up the gifts in all the Masses sponsored by my classes over the years. The seventh graders are also assigned kindergarten buddies. I have two buddies that I help teach what to do during Mass and I show them how to act respectfully. After Hurricane Ida, our community needed so much. I helped by handing out food and supplies at St. Bernadette Church. I also helped cut back trees and pick up branches at Vandebilt Catholic High School. I have been in Beta Club since fourth grade and have done several activities for that, as well as service hours for my religion classes. My favorite activity with Beta Club was helping with bingo at the assisted living facility in Houma. My favorite service hour project was helping teach swim techniques to a swimmer for the Terrebonne Special Olympics. From doing all these works, I have learned to have patience and compassion, and I learned how important and kind it is to volunteer my time.

I have learned that with hard work comes satisfaction, even without a reward. It is important that people do these things because if we do not help people, life will be harder for everyone. The action of service allows me to think about the needs of others and then makes me think about how I can help them. Service is important because it teaches social skills and helps me make friends with others. I feel blessed that my parents have given me the opportunity to attend St. Bernadette Catholic School where the people there help me appreciate the value of service. I’ve been taught by teachers that care for me and are good influences. Overall, service to me is giving to others with love from the bottom of my heart. BC

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Seminarian Spotlight

Scott Beslin

n What church parish are you from?

St. Thomas Aquinas, Thibodaux n Where are you studying and in what year of your studies are you?

I am in my second year, in pre-theology, at

Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, LA. n Who is your favorite saint and why?

Mother Cabrini, because of her willingness and courage to do God’s work, even crossing oceans so many times in spite of her fear of water! n What is your favorite food?

Ice cream n What is your favorite Catholic Feast Day and why?

Easter, because it teaches us how we should live each day — in spite of its circumstances — with an irrepressible joy. n Do you have a secret talent?

I “dabble” in sign language, but I would not call myself “fluent” at all. If you want to see gracefulness in that art, watch Father

Joey Pilola!

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