Archbishop crashes on concrete for homeless

St. Mary's parishioners snooze on cardboard, raise more than $2,600 for the poor

Archbishop J. Michael Miller, CSB, blesses participants before they head outside March 6. Parishioners, including members of St. Mary's street ministry, the Legion of Mary, and youth ministry, tucked into sleeping bags in the church's parking lot. Agnieszka Krawczynski / The B.C. Catholic.

The Archbishop of Vancouver and a group of St. Mary's parishioners braved a night outdoors to show solidarity with the homeless. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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