Denver
First Expansion
Many friends from Denver have been to Calcutta to volunteer before. With some of them still living there, we thought it will be nice to introduce them to what we have been doing in Dallas already. The invitation was well received. So we launched our pilot project on June 15th of 2019. With a small group of friends, we attended morning Mass at Risen Christ Church. After a small breakfast (same as what the volunteers eat everyday in Calcutta with the Missionaries of Charity sisters), a few short stories about Mother Teresa, a quick orientation, some prayers and a song – we split into 3 small groups and went to serve the poor and the homeless with different local organizations. Afterwards, to celebrate India reunion, we went to eat curry for lunch and two of the guys decided to take the restaurant challenge. It was a beautiful day.
After a few monthly service projects, we took a break due to Covid. Hopefully we’ll return and reinitiate our efforts to engage local parishioners to serve the poorest of the poor locally. We’ll be glad to partner with Catholic parishes to host service events on Saturdays. Please contact us if you would like to learn more about our activities.