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and traveled to the hill country in haste

When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting,
the infant leaped in her womb,
and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit,
cried out in a loud voice and said,

“Most blessed are you among women,
and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
And how does this happen to me,
that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

For at the moment the sound of your greeting reached my ears,
the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

Blessed are you who believed
that what was spoken to you by the Lord
would be fulfilled.”

And Mary said:
“My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed:

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Need a fun activity to do with your volunteer community over the long Memorial Day weekend?  How about a community scavenger hunt?


On the first day:
Select one or two members from your volunteer group to create a list of memorable items that can be obtained from local stores, parks, neighbors, etc. For example, if your community of volunteers has become good friends with a local priest, place getting Fr. ____'s signature on the scavenger hunt list. Other examples include: food or menus from a favorite restaurant, pictures of close friends, a flower from a popular park, receipt from a local grocery store, etc. Once the list of items is written, make sure you have enough copies for each person in your volunteer group.

Contact appropriate people (neighbors, store owners, etc.), as necessary, to inform them that this activity will be taking place.

Have a large bag or container for each volunteer team to place these memorable items in.

Have all rules written out for volunteer members to read regarding time limits as well as proper ways to obtain the items.



On the second day:
Gather volunteers to begin the scavenger hunt. Distribute the list of items, bag/container, and list of rules.

Divide the volunteers into small teams.

Have fun!


Additional activities:
Assign point values to each item on the memorable items list. For the items that are most difficult to get, assign a higher point value.

Have a photo scavenger hunt where each team must take pictures of things or people around the local community. Then develop film and make copies for each volunteer to have as part of a scrapbook.

Invite friends, family, and members of the community to participate in the scavenger hunt. Then after the scavenger hunt is over, have a barbecue to say thank you to all the members of the local community.



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