Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence in an Urban Context

7 years ago during my days as a member of the youth group at St. Boniface church, I remember one of our many ventures to a nursing home. This nursing home was located on long island. As part of our obligations as members of the youth group, we had to sing every fourth sunday of the month. Our youth leaders at the time thought of an idea where we’d take our singing talents and use them in a different environment. What better environment than a nursing home? We arrived at the nursing home and found a rather large congregration of elderly people who were eager to hear us sing. Since our visit was during the Christmas season, we sung countless holiay jingles that got everyone in the spirit of the season. As we concluded our performance, we received a standing ovation. One lady approached us and said if it weren’t for us, she never would’ve opened up to the idea of celebrating christmas after a ten year absense of the holiday from her life.