(Seguin) – While most teens have been sleeping in late and resting on this holiday break, a group of 40 OLG confirmation students have been staying busy in the kitchen — putting together the final touches on a longtime community tradition. Today, the students — many accompanied by their parents and grandparents –will be preparing to serve the 27th Annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Church Thanksgiving Meal.

The free meal will be served today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the OLG Parish Center.

Gloria Reyna, OLG director of religious education, says the event is a powerful lesson for the young people who volunteer. She says the community effort has become as much about teaching service as it is about feeding those in need.

“Our second-year confirmation students are required to make service hours d

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