School launches new outreach to prisoners

High school students learn about and pray for lonely inmates, prepare to begin Christmas effort

St. John Brebeuf principal Ted Brennan (right) poses with students and prison ministry workers after a school assembly about the outreach in May. Gabrielle Hoffer / Special to The B.C. Catholic.

Students at St. John Brebeuf Regional Secondary will bring a little Christmas cheer to some lonely prison inmates this year. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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