Archdiocese reaches out to the needy Catholics

 Archdiocese reaches out to the needy Catholics

As Archbishop Thomas Macwan felt compassion on the poor needy Catholics in the Archdiocese, with the help of PMS he reached out to these Catholics. SSSS staff helped the Archbishop in reaching out to the poor and needy Catholics in the month of October 2020. The preliminary survey was done by respective Parish Priests with the help of parish council members. As the numbers were finalized, the Archdiocese bought food grains and provisions for the poor Catholic families to sustain themselves for a month. Archbishop & SSSS staff went to different missions and villages of the Archdiocese to distribute food provisions which would relieve their hunger for a month. Although Archdiocese has 6 civil districts we had chosen 3 districts to render this help namely Aravalli, Gandhinagar and Sabarkantha where mostly tribal Catholics live. Altogether 400 families were helped in Himmatnagar, Nanakantharia, Meghraj, Khiloda, Pahadiya, Bhiloda and Vijaynagar parishes. Although the distance is vast, still our beloved Archbishop came in person in search of his flock and helped them with food materials. This act touched the people and they were very grateful. (Xavier James)