What Catholics are doing at the local level

There are a lot of Catholic organizations that come down to the Gulf Coast to help with various service projects. A group of students from Notre Dame came down to Pascagoula, MS the year after Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Gulf. They helped rebuild the coast by cleaning up the community and rebuilding homes and schools. These students came down on their spring break to help out families in need of homes and shelter. It was a very kind and caring gesture that people all along the coast will never forget. It showed us just how much Catholics care about each other and the environment we live in.

More and more schools have been helping out on the Gulf Coast and coming down on their spring and summer breaks to clean up and do other things. One Catholic high school from Illinois came to the coast one year and helped us clean up our school. They didn't even complain about their living arrangements in the RCS High School Gym. They put on a talent show for us and there was a dancing priest! Thank you to all that have helped the coast since Katrina.