Saint John’s Hospice (SJH), a ministry of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, and the Knights of Columbus Philadelphia Chapter will team up to provide Christmas meals to approximately 200 community members experiencing homelessness.

Sunday, December 22, 2024
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Saint John’s Hospice
1221 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Knights of Columbus members will visit SJH on Sunday to help the organization feed hot meals cooked fresh by SJH staff. Lunch will include turkey, ham, beef, potatoes, green beans and vegetables, and desert options such as pie and cake.

The Knights of Columbus typically visit SJH three times each year to help serve meals – on Easter Sunday, around Thanksgiving, and at Christmastime. This traditional service project has been ongoing since 1968, five years after SJH was founded.

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Editor’s Note: SJH was established in 1963 by Monsignor Anthony J. O’Neill, Pastor of Saint John the Evangelist Parish in Center City Philadelphia, and The Little Brothers of The Good Shepherd, as an outreach ministry to serve and assist those experiencing homelessness and poverty in Philadelphia. Today, SJH has residences that serve approximately 150 individuals transitioning from homelessness to independent living annually, meal services for more than 200 community members each day, mailroom services for more than 1,700 individuals, as well as case management and medical and behavioral healthcare services. To learn more about Saint John’s Hospice, please visit saintjohnshospice.org.

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215-587-3747 (office)