Distributing Food to the Homeless on the Feast of St. Lawrence Justinian

Thank you to this month's volunteers

Thursday, September 5th, members of the Constantinian Auxiliary prepared and distributed food to the homeless in Chinatown and Two Bridges, New York on the Feast of St. Lawrence Justinian. Meeting at the Church of the Transfiguration (29 Mott St.), volunteers prepared 30 care packages replete with toiletries and ready to eat food, including containers of freshly cooked penne marinara generously donated by our dear friends at Caffé Napoli (191 Hestor Street) in Little Italy.

Once again, we want to thank Antonio, Anna and Konstantinos Mavrianos-Cesare of the St. Rocco Society for their hard work and dedication. You are an inspiration to us all. Thank you Louis Fontana of Caffé Napoli; Robert Michael Surella of the East Harlem Giglio Society; Raymond Guarini of the Italian Enclaves Historical Society; Dama Luisa Cristofano and her son Charles; and Cav. John Napoli for your continued assistance. Your heartfelt generosity and selflessness is greatly appreciated. And as always, special thanks to Pastor Lo for your support and blessings. It is an honor to serve with such an outstanding group of people. God Bless you all. IHSV

The next walk will be on Thursday, October 3rd—the Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus—at 7:00 PM. Anyone interested in supporting this charitable endeavor can contact Cav. John Napoli at jnapoli@smocsg.org or Anna Mavrianos-Cesare at MsAnnaNY@aol.com.

Before heading to the church, we picked up the food from Caffé Napoli

Raymond led our group in prayer

Participants said a prayer for the homeless and prayed the Rosary

Everybody pitched in

Luisa and Charles help pack the bags

Our friends at Caffé Napoli donated a heaping tray of penne marinara

Above and below: Some alms from anonymous donors

Originally posted in The Constantinian Chronicle