Fundraiser boosts three ministries to vulnerable

Prisoners, refugees, and migrant workers are all to benefit from this year's Archbishop's Dinner 

Diane Chua (left), a resettlement worker, chats with Sister Beata Kayitesi, CMT, at an information booth about the archdiocesan Service and Justice Office before the Archbishop's Dinner Oct. 28. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

Nine hundred of the faithful gathered for the third annual Archbishop's Dinner to raise funds for some of the area's most vulnerable people Oct. 28. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.

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