The Catholic schools of Zanesville are supporting life in all stages. The schools have organized service projects that promote human dignity, affirm life from the moment of conception to natural death and allow the students to put the corporal works of mercy to practical use.
The schools have accepted Bishop Earl Fernandes’ challenge “to accept the responsibility of supporting mothers and their children, and to fight for the right to life for every human, born and unborn.”
One service project was to collect items that the pro-life organization Heartbeats of Zanesville could make available to its clients. Heartbeats is a pregnancy help and medical center that empowers individuals to make informed decisions concerning pregnancy and supports women and families in raising their children.
During fall, the schools collected more than 2,000 diapers, plus wipes, baby bottles, cups, lotion and other items needed for infants and young children. In all, more than 7,000 items were collected.
On Nov. 1, Sarah Hinebaugh, the director at Heartbeats, spoke to students at Zanesville Bishop Rosecrans High School. On Nov. 30, she returned to the school to be interviewed along with some students by local television station WHIZ. The segment aired on Dec. 1.
On Dec. 7, Rosecrans students delivered the items to Heartbeats and then toured its facility and learned about its programs and volunteer opportunities.
Students at Bishop Rosecrans are currently collecting items for Mary’s House in Stockport, Ohio, a Catholic residential facility for pregnant woman. That collection will conclude on Dec. 15.
Jonathan Medaugh is campus ministries director for the Catholic schools of Zanesville.
