At Mission: Jersey, teens spend time being of service to others
July 29, 2025 at 5:43 p.m.
Heading to the beach, sleeping late, working part-time jobs and hanging out with friends probably make the top 10 list of favorite things most teenagers like to do during their summer vacations.
But for a group of young people who participated in Mission: Jersey 2025, it was a priority for them to put their faith into action by helping to make someone else’s life a little easier and more comfortable.
This year, teenagers had an opportunity to do works of service at three locations around the Diocese: Seeds of Service, Brick, in Ocean County; the food pantry in Sacred Heart Parish, Trenton, in Mercer County, and Rising Treetop Camp, Oakhurst, in Monmouth County.
More to come on this story.
Mission: Jersey 2025-Sacred Heart, Trenton
Mission: Jersey 2025-Seeds of Service in Brick
On July 22, young people prepared bags of food for residents in need in Sacred Heart Parish, Trenton. Here they receive instructions from John DeSantis, parish business manager, and Dan Waddington, diocesan director of the Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries. Mike Ehrmann photo
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Heading to the beach, sleeping late, working part-time jobs and hanging out with friends probably make the top 10 list of favorite things most teenagers like to do during their summer vacations.
But for a group of young people who participated in Mission: Jersey 2025, it was a priority for them to put their faith into action by helping to make someone else’s life a little easier and more comfortable.
This year, teenagers had an opportunity to do works of service at three locations around the Diocese: Seeds of Service, Brick, in Ocean County; the food pantry in Sacred Heart Parish, Trenton, in Mercer County, and Rising Treetop Camp, Oakhurst, in Monmouth County.
More to come on this story.
Mission: Jersey 2025-Sacred Heart, Trenton
Mission: Jersey 2025-Seeds of Service in Brick
On July 22, young people prepared bags of food for residents in need in Sacred Heart Parish, Trenton. Here they receive instructions from John DeSantis, parish business manager, and Dan Waddington, diocesan director of the Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries. Mike Ehrmann photo