C2SI attendees leave their mark at annual conference

Catholic social teaching, public service dominate week’s agenda for diocesan youth

Dwain Hebda, Associate Editor
July 30, 2013 No Comments
Alexis Larkin of Blytheville braves the scorching July heat to spruce up the grounds of Our House Homeless Shelter in Little Rock. Dwain Hebda photo
Alexis Larkin of Blytheville braves the scorching July heat to spruce up the grounds of Our House Homeless Shelter in Little Rock. Dwain Hebda photo
Hazel Bonilla of Hot Springs Village (left) shares an animated conversation with Barbara Maxon at the CareLink Adult Day Center in North Little Rock. Dwain Hebda photo
Hazel Bonilla of Hot Springs Village (left) shares an animated conversation with Barbara Maxon at the CareLink Adult Day Center in North Little Rock. Dwain Hebda photo
A group of delegates pray as Eddie Perez of Rogers (center) reads a reflection outside of a Little Rock abortion clinic. They are Abigail Verkamp of Charleston (left), Megan Shaffer of Hot Springs Village, Sister Laura Cathcart, OSB, of Pocahontas, Malcolm Mitchell of Hot Springs and Kenzie Cundall of Little Rock. Dwain Hebda photo
A group of delegates pray as Eddie Perez of Rogers (center) reads a reflection outside of a Little Rock abortion clinic. They are Abigail Verkamp of Charleston (left), Megan Shaffer of Hot Springs Village, Sister Laura Cathcart, OSB, of Pocahontas, Malcolm Mitchell of Hot Springs and Kenzie Cundall of Little Rock. Dwain Hebda photo

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At right, Jonathan Semmler of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Hot Springs Village joins his peers in sorting and packing canned food items at the Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock.

Semmler was one of nearly 100 high schoolers, religious, seminarians and youth ministers from across the diocese learning about Catholic social teaching and performing community service work in the sixth annual Catholic Charities Summer Institute at St. John Center in Little Rock July 14-19.

Dwain Hebda

You can see Dwain Hebda’s byline in Arkansas Catholic and dozens of other online and print publications. He attends Our Lady of the Holy Souls Church in Little Rock.

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