On Thursday, April 27, Mr. Rampulla took his Senior Campus Ministry team to Central Park where they met with Thom Schuchaskie, former wilderness instructor and martial arts trainer who owns and operates
Urban Kid Adventurers—a company that devotes it’s time to showcasing and illuminating the wonders of nature to students throughout New York’s inner city. The theme of the day was Finding God in Nature—and that students most certainly did!
Thom highlighted some of the wonders that just cannot be explained without first considering that something bigger than us is responsible for the intricate, and sometimes unexplainable beauty and design we find all around us each day. Our Holy Cross seniors embarked on a walking tour, which introduced them to edible vegetation in and around Central Park (imagine that)! The tour also promoted mindful thought about the complexity of lifestyles and survival techniques and processes amongst birds and other wildlife.
All-in-all, the day was a huge success, especially with Thom enhancing lessons we instill in our students each day at Holy Cross. On the day, Thom concluded: “All I know is I am just a grain of sand that when in harmony with the life around us, I become an intricate part of God’s wondrous plan for our co-habitation with all of His creations.”
Thank you for organizing this trip, Mr. Rampulla, and thank you to Mr. Schuchaskie and our senior classmen!
