Karina Romero, youth and young adult minister of St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, Ky., Demi Smith and Hannah Ramos, both of St. Joseph Parish in Bowling Green, Ky., work on the St. Charles Cemetery grounds in Livermore, Ky. Trees were pruned and brush picked up and removed; holes were dug for five new rose bushes, and the cemetery sign was reset. COURTESY OF ANN RENFROW
Sprucing up St. Charles Cemetery
BY ANN RENFROW, SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
St. Charles Parish in Livermore, Ky., was blessed with the help of the youth and young adult groups of St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, Ky., and St. Joseph Parish in Bowling Green, Ky., on June 20, along with St. Charles parishioners. There was much tree trimming, pick up and disposal of brush, as well as preparation of the ground for new rose bushes, and re-setting of the cemetery sign.
Thank you Karina Romero, youth and young adult minister of St. Stephen Cathedral; Vince Carrico of St. Stephen Cathedral; and Cecilia Morris, Hanna Ramos, and Demi Smith all of St. Joseph Parish in Bowling Green.
Also a thank you to John and Marcia Logsdon and Leon Durbin all of St. Charles, Michael Baldwin, and for the support of Fr. Jegin Puthenpurackal, pastor of St. Charles.
This project was part of the week-long Mission: Eucharistic Life, which was led by the Diocese of Owensboro’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry and took place from June 19-24, 2022.
Smiling volunteers: Cecilia Morris of St. Joseph Parish in Bowling Green, Ky., John Logsdon and Jegin Puthenpurackal, of St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Livermore and Vince Carrico of St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro. Morris and Carrico were part of a team sent by Mission: Eucharistic Life to volunteer in local areas during the week of June 19-24, 2022. COURTESY OF ANN RENFROW
Karina Romero, youth and young adult minister of St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, Ky., oversees the work of youth Demi Smith and Hannah Ramos, both of St. Joseph Parish in Bowling Green, as they dig holes for new rose bushes at St. Charles Cemetery in Livermore. COURTESY OF ANN RENFROW
Vince Carrico of St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, Ky., lends his strength to re-digging holes for St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery’s sign. COURTESY OF ANN RENFROW
Ann Renfrow belongs to St. Charles Parish in Livermore, Ky.
Originally printed in the August 2022 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
