The third and final set of Lent Quest Nodes has now unlocked across our Family of Parishes. These exhibits will be available through the middle of next week during Holy Week, so if you are working your way through the journey, now is a great time to visit the final locations and complete your map.
With the final Nodes now open, some participants are beginning to reach the 20-Node achievement called Navigator. To celebrate this milestone, those who unlock the Navigator achievement will receive a special St. Carlo Acutis figure, custom designed for Lent Quest and 3D printed right here in our parish community. We have a very limited quantity of these, so they will be awarded on a first come first-served basis. The story behind these figures is a great example of how the Holy Spirit often works through simple conversations.
Tommie, a student at Anchor Bay Middle School in 8th Grade, serves as one of the AVengers in the AV ministry here at St. Isidore. After Mass one day, I happened to be talking with his mom, who casually mentioned that 3D printing was one of Tommie’s many hobbies. That immediately caught my attention because at that time I was in the middle of developing Lent Quest and looking for a creative way to bring St. Carlo Acutis into the experience.
Tommie loves technology and is self-taught in 3D printing, though he recently began taking a class in it at school as well. When we talked about the idea of creating a small St. Carlo figure for Lent Quest, he jumped right in. Together we worked on adapting the pixel-style design used throughout Lent Quest into a small 3D figure that could be printed and shared with participants. St. Carlo Acutis is also Tommie’s Confirmation saint!
Between the design, the timing, and Tommie’s interest in technology, it truly felt like one of those moments where everything simply came together. We are so grateful for what Tommie has done!
