Monday, November 25, 2013

Hundreds open the door in faith

Fundraiser provides $220,000 for food, clothing, support services
Archbishop Miller with members of St. Andrew Kim Parish. Photo by Alistair Burns / The B.C. Catholic.
The 2nd Annual Archbishop's Dinner raised $220,000 for The Door Is Open, after an anonymous benefactor generously matched the first $50,000 of donations to the drop-in ministry located in the heart of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


Other stories recently posted to the site include:

World Council of Churches gathers

Thousands of Christians from 345 churches and denominations flocked to Busan, South Korea, for the 10th assembly of the World Council of Churches. The ecumenical event involved daily worship, meetings, and multi-denominational discussion. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.

High River flood continues to affect faithful after 5 months

Over five months ago, the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history, the now infamous flood, hit Alberta. Since June some of the 13,000 residents of High River, Alta., have been rebuilding their homes and lives in a spirit of thanksgiving. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.
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