Holy Trinity, Winsted students travel to Appalachia

Winsted - When 14 Holy Trinity High School students and their six chaperones boarded two vans for the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia June 30, they left just wanting to help, but returned with a stronger sense of community, and of one another.

The group traveled to the small town of Keystone, West Virginia. There, they met with another group from Towne Boulevard Church of Ohio, and for one week, together, helped repair and paint some homes in the community and interacted with the area youth.

Trinity’s religious teacher, Marie Molva, and pastor, Father Paul Wolf, arranged the mission trip through Youth Works, a group based in Minneapolis.

It was a week that would leave its mark.

Now, back home and reminiscing, the feelings of community and friendships, both new and old, cannot be measured for this mission group from Holy Trinity.

Chaperone Lavon Kielkucki said everyone was so thankful for all that Marie Molva did to organize the trip and give them the opportunity to have such an experience.

The group’s enthusiasm has resulted in the forming of a Holy Trinity Winsted youth group, presently in the infancy stage.

And is there a mission trip in the works for next year?

You betcha!