Prison ministry director launches new campaign

Maureen Donegan hopes to have liaisons in most parishes in five years as this ministry grows

Maureen Donegan, the coordinator of Catholic Charities Justice Service, said the number of prison ministry volunteers has grown in the last 13 years from four to 200. Screenshot from an RCAV Prison Ministry video.

The number of Catholics visiting the imprisoned in the Lower Mainland has nearly doubled over the last year, so the prison ministry of the archdiocese is calling on parishes to take a bigger role in leading this corporal act of mercy. For full story see The B.C. Catholic website.


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