WORCESTER – The Knights of Columbus from Our Lady of Mount Carmel donated a van full of food items from parishioners at Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Our Lady of Loreto Parish to Friendly House. Friendly House will use the food to assist families suffering from the economic impact of COVID-19.
Pastor Msgr. F. Stephen Pedone commented, "It is imperative for our community to pull together and do what we can for those negatively impacted by this horrific pandemic.”
"I'm so very proud of, and grateful to, our friends and parishioners who went out of their way during an especially tumultuous time to extend so much heartfelt generosity," he added.
– Photos, courtesy of Domenic Mercurio, show the Knights along with Josefina Velez from Friendly House in Worcester (center), and the van full of food.