Students find fulfillment and camaraderie volunteering at Loretto Motherhouse in Kentucky
Posted on September 22, 2023, by Loretto Community
![A group of 13 girls stand in a row on top of a Loretto Motherhouse sign in the middle of tall grass.](https://www.lorettocommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Volunteer-week-group-photo-by-Celia-Bard.jpeg)
Photo by Celia Bard
![A girl in a horizontal striped green, blue and white shirt smiles for a picture as she cleans a ceiling panel with a white rag.](https://www.lorettocommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Cleaning-by-MA-McGivern-1-258x300.jpeg)
Students from Loretto Academy in El Paso, Nerinx Hall High School in St. Louis and St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood, Colo., volunteered at the Motherhouse in Nerinx, Ky., for a week in June. Theresa O’Rourke, chaperone and librarian at Loretto Academy, said, “The trip was so wonderful and good for my soul. We enjoyed every minute, especially visiting with the sisters. I think the girls enjoyed planting and gardening and baking time. They also enjoyed the time they shared with the girls from the other schools.”
![Three girls join together and smile for a picture as they take a break from spreading mulch.](https://www.lorettocommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Spreading-mulch-by-Theresa-ORourke-1.jpeg)
Photo by Theresa O’Rourke
![An action shot of teenage girl giving a soft smile at the camera as she organizes books on a shelf.](https://www.lorettocommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Organizing-books-by-A-Mattingly-1-300x295.jpeg)
Photo by Amanda Mattingly
![Three girls smiling with paintbrushes in their hands in front of half painted wood panels.](https://www.lorettocommunity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Paintingstaining-by-John-Hecei.jpeg)
Photo by John Hecei
To read all the articles in the Fall 2023 issue of Loretto Magazine, click here.