In addition to a hot meal, about 200 people were treated to a warm reception on a cold Christmas morning in St. Adalbert’s Response to Love Center.
It is an annual rite at the East Side oasis, which daily tends to the needs of the less fortunate, while also offering those who are better off an opportunity to give back.
“We do this every day, but what we do is enhance it for the holiday, because this is a family place,” said Sister Mary Johnice Rzadkiewicz, the center’s longtime executive director.
“What we want the people to experience is the joy of celebrating together as family, and this East Side community is our family,” Sister Johnice added.
Michael Gilhooly was among the 80 volunteers Saturday who helped serve the meals, which consisted of chicken Kiev, mashed potatoes and a vegetable, along with cheesecake for dessert. Gilhooly, the webmaster for St. Adalbert’s Response to Love Center for five years, lives not far from the center. As much as the center fills the stomachs of those in need, Gilhooly said, volunteering at the center fulfills a desire in him to be of service.
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