St. Joseph School raises money for St. Damien Food Pantry

Pauline Lolly, Executive Director of the St. Damien Food Pantry with a student dressed in aloha style to celebrate the Feast Day of St. Damien of Molokai. The students raised $452 for the pantry.

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FAIRHAVEN – On Friday, May 10th, the faculty, staff and students at St. Joseph School, Fairhaven, dressed in Aloha style, celebrated the Feast day of St. Damien of Molokai. He ministered to people with leprosy (now called Hansen’s disease).

During Lent, as part of Alms Giving, $452 was collected for the St. Damien Food Pantry in Wareham. This food pantry is a ministry of the Congregation of the Sacred of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

Pauline Lolly, executive director of the food pantry, came to school and accepted the check on behalf of the clients that are served at the pantry. She also spoke about the workings of the pantry and how grateful the people are for all the kindness they receive.

Following the presentation, students watched a PowerPoint presentation on the life of Father Damien.

The celebration ended with Father Maiki Kamauoha, ss.cc, the pastor of St. Joseph’s Church, blessing everyone with a relic of St. Damien, ss.cc.