Catechists teach pre-teens about humility

Inseparable pair teach PREP at Our Lady of Mercy

Diana and Gary Westgeest (centre) pose with their PREP class at Our Lady of Mercy Parish. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

Commanding the attention span of a Grade 7 class on a Wednesday night is a challenge one pair of PREP teachers has been tackling joyfully for eight years. For full story  see The B.C. Catholic website.


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