Today was a beautiful fall day for a walk and a prayer service under the trees, as hundreds of St. Thomas More Cathedral School students, faculty, staff and families walked from the school on N. Thomas Street in Buckingham to the Lubber Run Amphitheatre to draw awareness to the plight of the homeless.
"It's really for the children," said Principal Eleanor McCormack.
"You kind of get used to living with what you have, and kind of forget sometimes to remember that there are others that don't have as much," she said. "And it's just taking the time to remember others."
The amphitheatre turned blue as the students donning the school's "Royals" T-shirts filled the seats. A group prayer was held and the children's choir sang. It's a ritual that the school has carried on for over a decade (long enough that a couple upper staff members could not recall exactly when it began).
"The power in prayer in group is emphasized," the principal said. It's not about the money, although the school raises money for Catholic Charities, which operates homeless shelters.
About 300 children bring in $15 a piece by choice, and the Fannie Mae corporation, which works in stable housing, matches a percent with their own money.
