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JUSTICE LITURGY This year’s Justice Liturgy featured guest speaker Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, Founder & Executive Director of Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS), a Latino cultural arts, education and social justice program in Half Moon Bay. ALAS assists agricultural workers on the coast and was our partner in Operation Project Pies this past Thanksgiving. A powerful moment during the Justice Liturgy was when Mercy students, faculty, and staff held up signs lending their voice for the voiceless communities that are important to them.
CONGRATULATIONS MERCY STUDENTS The following students received Commendations from the City of Burlingame for outstanding community service! Adora Pitcock '21, Pamela Xiang '21, Kallie Ung '22, Kate Reeve ‘23, Audra Rodgers '24, Chloe Cox '24, Jaylyn Remolona '24, and Michelle Guzman '24. They participated in The Burlingame Collaborative Intergenerational Project during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The project entailed students being paired with a Burlingame elder, who they interviewed on what it was like to grow up in Burlingame and asked for a recipe. Students wrote a report on their interviews, and a special "Cooking Up a Friendship" cookbook was created. What was once just a quick passageway to the senior lounge or cafeteria has been transformed into a sacred space. A Mary Grotto has been constructed, transforming the thoroughfare into a place of quiet prayer, reflection and peace. In the midst of a busy school day, students and staff can pause for a moment to bring their cares and concerns to Our Lady of Mercy in hopes of being granted her enduring peace.
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