Winter Coats

It's November in Colorado; it's cold and it's time for our annual distribution of warm winter coats at The Samaritan House homeless shelter in downtown Denver. We have lots of volunteers from Cure d'Ars Catholic Church Global Outreach Ministry, Youth Group, In Praise Choir, and other folks who came down to the shelter to lend a helping hand. As we assist individuals and families to find just the right coat size and color, we know that we're blessed by the fellowship of meeting and chatting with all of these people who present to us the face of Jesus. Just a few weeks ago we all reviewed and prayed about the readings from Matthew 25 -- " Then the righteous will answer Him, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You something to drink? And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? When did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, when you did it for one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it for Me.' " Jesus tells us to reach out to our brothers and sisters who are in need, and we do ... we are His hands.

And a special thank you, this year, to the folks who helped us shop for little baby-size snow suits for the youngest of our homeless neighbors. The tiny one, who you see photographed here with her father, is not quite 3 weeks old.

Peace,

Donna Auguste