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School project builds faith, shelter funds
Inspired by Parable of Talent, student buys catechism CDs, sells them to aid shelter
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CATECHISM CD: Xavier High School freshman Billy Ralph holds a copy of the CD-ROM he is selling as part of a school project. (Sam Lucero photo)
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By Sam Lucero
Compass Staff
APPLETON -- Putting Scripture into action. That's one way to describe Billy Ralph's project at Xavier High School. Ralph was one of 20 Xavier students and one teacher to receive a $100 bill from Principal Matt Reynebeau last November as part of a yearly outreach project.
Now in its third year, the project is based on the New Testament's Parable of the Talents. In the parable, a master gives three servants money - talents - and returns from his travels to learn that two of the three invested the funds and doubled their money while a third buried his money in the ground.
The Xavier students and teacher were told to donate the money directly to a charitable cause or use it to make more money and then donate it. Full story ...

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