Easter around the archdiocese

Trish Stanfield, right, of St. Gabriel Church paints the face of Jasmine Acres, who lives with her dad in one of St. Vincent de Paul’s new family apartments. (Photos Special to The Record)

As Lent drew to an end and Easter approached, children in the Archdiocese of Louisville anticipated the resurrection in the way they know best — with Easter egg hunts.

Rpbert Ellis cracks open an Easter egg at the St. Vincent de Paul hunt.

The youth group from St. Gabriel Church hosted an Easter egg hunt for children living on the campus of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul last weekend. Dozens of children — from babies to preteens — hunted eggs in the grassy play area outside the DePaul Apartments, a media release from the society said. The apartments provide housing for homeless women and their children.

The children also ate a picnic lunch, played basketball and had their faces painted.

Preschoolers at St. Dominic Church in Springfield, Ky., took part in an Easter egg hunt before they departed for spring break.

In addition, Catholic Charities of Loiuisville held an Easter egg hunt in mid-March for the charity’s refugee children. The Easter bunny made an appearance at that hunt, too.

Catholic Charity’s Sister Visitor Center also reached out to families in need by distributing about 300 Easter baskets. The center created about 100 baskets and handed out about 200 others that were made by other groups, including Church of the Ascension.

Students in Amanda Carney’s preschool class at St. Dominic School in Springfield, Ky., enjoyed an Easter egg hunt before spring break.
The Easter Bunny visited children during an Easter celebration held by Catholic Charities last month.
Volunteers at the Sister Visitor Center made Easter baskets for people in need. They distributed about 300 baskets.
Volunteers at the Sister Visitor Center made Easter baskets for people in need. They distributed about 300 baskets.
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