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Trenton, N.J., Aug 12, 2012 \/ 01:00 pm (CNA<\/a>).- Growing in Faith \u2013 Teens, including youth group members from St. Pius X Parish, Forked River, assisted Lancaster, Pa., residents to spruce up their homes and yards during a workcamp June 17 to 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tThe teens painted interiors, weeded gardens, and performed acts of charity for area seniors as a mission project.<\/p>\n

\tTeens from the St. Pius X Parish, Forked River, high school youth ministry put their faith into action during a week-long mission trip to aid the economically disadvantaged this June.<\/p>\n

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\tThe nine teens and their four adult chaperones participated in the June 17 to 22 Catholic Heart Workcamp session in Lancaster, P.A., performing acts of charity and elbow grease for the economically depressed area.<\/p>\n

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\tThe New Jersey based teens joined with over 1800 other youth from around the country to perform service projects for the area\u2019s senior citizens.<\/p>\n

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\tThe youth formed work teams with teens from Minnesota, North Carolina and West Virginia to paint home interiors, chop trees, weed gardens, and wash windows for seniors; another group built a duck pond at a local cloisters.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cIt was a lot of hard work, but a lot of fun, too,\u201d recalled Jeanne Easton, coordinator of Youth Ministry for St. Pius X Parish, as she described the camaraderie that formed between the new friends as they toiled side by side.<\/p>\n

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\tThe long day of physical labor was supplemented by daily Mass, Rosary recitation and other faith-centered activities.<\/p>\n

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\tAfter the work day was done, the teens assembled in the Catholic high school for communal meals and to dance and sing with Christian musicians, perform skits and give testimony to their faith before lights out for an evening spent on an air mattress in a classroom.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cThe last night, the seniors they helped came,\u201d Easton remembered. \u201cThey came in crying; they gave [the teens] all hugs.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tThe Catholic Heart Workcamp program was founded in 1993 by youth ministers from Winter Park, Fla. as an alternative to secular youth work camps.<\/p>\n

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\tEaston declared, \u201cIt was wonderful. All the events were geared towards our faith. The teens really formed a bond with the other teens and the people they served.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tThe St. Pius X teen team consisted of Meghan Easton, Jade Gunshefski, Gabe Knipp, Dan McAvoy, Brenna Nelson, Jared Phillips, Jackie Rice, Barry Timony and Regan Traxinger.<\/p>\n

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\tDespite the hard work in 95-degree temperatures, they were enthusiastic about the week\u2019s labors. \u201cThey were transformed in that one six-day experience,\u201d said Jeanne Easton.<\/p>\n

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\t\u201cOn the way home, they all asked when they could go back.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tPosted with permission from The Monitor<\/a>. Official newspaper for the diocese of Trenton, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

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Trenton, N.J., Aug 12, 2012 \/ 01:00 pm (CNA).- Growing in Faith – Teens, including youth group members from St. Pius X Parish, Forked River, assisted Lancaster, Pa., residents to spruce up their homes and yards during a workcamp June 17 to 22. <\/p>\n

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