Holy Ghost Student Wins Maryknoll Magazine Essay Contest!

The Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers is a US Catholic community of priests and brothers who are dedicated to missionary work overseas in 22 countries. Each year they sponsor a national essay contest for middle and high school students. We are thrilled to announce that Harmony Jenkins, 8 ^th grade, was selected as the national winner in the middle school division.

The theme for this year’s essay was “Love in Action.”  In his most recent letter, “Rejoice and be Glad”, Pope Francis reminds us, “We are all called to be holy by living our lives with love. That does not require extraordinary deeds but everyday acts of kindness.”  Students were asked to tell a true story of when they saw someone sharing God’s love through an act of kindness and how that inspired them to act in a similar way.
Our very own 8 ^th grade student, Harmony Jenkins, won first place in Division I (grades 6-8).  She was awarded the Bishop Francis X. Ford Award in honor of the Maryknoll missionary along with $1,000.



Harmony’s essay will be featured in the May/June 2019 issue of Maryknoll Magazine.  Her essay will also be published online at https://MaryknollSociety.org/winners. Way to go Harmony. Keep up the great work! Go Holy Ghost Eagles!