I was a bit put-off by the idea that some kids doing something sweet for a priest they like would be called names. Something sweet?
Parents were using these eighth-graders to stick a thumb in the bishop's eye. And, eighth-graders being eighth-graders, they were happy to oblige.
An earlier post said the children did it on their own, and I can see that as a possibility. The kids in my classes ocassionally try to come up with ways to make grand gestures of positive emotions.