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Nuns help rebuild St. Bernard homes
More than 100 Catholic sisters from across the country flocked to the greater New Orleans area, including St. Bernard Parish, to participate in the St. Bernard Project's "Nuns Build" the week of Oct. 5-9. Helping with construction on 10 homes, the nuns upheld the motto for the event, "Volunteer, Make it a Habit."
The Catholic community began serving the New Orleans region more than 280 years ago, when nine Ursuline sisters arrived with the Women Religious group.
"The Women Religious of the United States today, no matter what order they belong to, are still following in the footsteps of those first sisters who came to the United States and served New Orleans in 1727," said Sister Mary Keefe.
To continue a vision started so long ago, the sisters worked throughout the week to rebuild the homes of Katrina survivors. They participated in all phases of rebuilding, including hanging drywall, painting and flooring, as well as installing doors and windows. At the end of their weeklong effort, 10 families were closer to being able to move back into their homes.
The event drew women religious members from across the country, along with their friends and families, for a week of service.
In addition to the regular workdays, the St. Bernard Project provided special events for volunteers and local community members, including an opening blessing ceremony, a welcome-home party and an awards reception highlighting special partners, donors and volunteers.
Sister Diane Morgan came from New York to help with the rebuild efforts.
"I feel really blessed to be able to do this," Morgan said. "In this situation, a person receives more than they give because you know you're helping somebody."
Sister Ginny King came from California to lend a helping hand by performing myriad construction tasks.
"To know that a group of us can come in and give this effort a boost, it puts theory into practice. It is very rewarding. The best part is knowing that this family could be in their home by Thanksgiving," King said....
