 | |
| Bishop John McIntyre blesses the Beautiful Beginnings van outside the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Philadelphia Feb. 18. (Sarah Webb) |
By Lou Baldwin
Archdiocesan Catholic Social Services (CSS) now has another tool in its arsenal for the protection of unborn life.
During a ceremony at the Archdiocesan Pastoral Center on Tuesday, Feb. 18, Bishop John J. McIntyre officially blessed a new van that will provide mobile outreach to pregnant women and new mothers throughout Philadelphia and the surrounding counties under a program titled “Beautiful Beginnings.”
(Watch a video of the blessing ceremony here)
In his brief homily, Bishop McIntyre likened the staff who will utilize the van and the new mothers to Mary, who epitomized the great “Yes” through the Annunciation and the Visitation.
The van, with a colorful picture of a newborn baby on its sides, may be the first of several. It has been provided by Real Alternatives, a private agency that administers funding through the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and also partially through the federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) program.
continue reading at http://catholicphilly.com/
Lou Baldwin is a freelance writer in Philadelphia.
No comments:
Post a Comment