Neither rain, nor sleet, nor snow could keep the 235 walkers away.
Sunday looked quite gloomy for the St. Vincent DePaul Mission walk. The rains came down in buckets all morning. The cold wind added to the falling temperatures. Then, by noon the snow started. The Volunteers were about to give up. But the spirit of the people prevailed and at 1:00 pm it all but stopped. Just a small drizzle, “we can handle that. After all the homeless people can do it every day so can we for one hour,” was the thoughts of the young crowd, eager to get started.
At 1:00Pm armed with umbrellas and ponchos Fr. Joe Donnelly began the march through the streets of Waterbury. Their path was that of the typical homeless person moving from place to place in town.
The “Walkers” stopped at the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen on Baldwin Street, then continued past the Mission’s Affordable Housing complex and ended at the Homeless Shelter where everyone was welcome to a hot cocoa or coffee and refreshments.
Then came the rain again.
Inside, Bishop Peter Rosazza, Auxiliary, Bishop of Hartford, re-dedicated the Shelter building in memory of the Corporation’s founder the late Fr. Philip Cascia. A plaque with Father Cascia’s picture and an inscription now hang in the Shelter.
In spite of the weather, all had an excellent time. The “Walkers” gained firsthand knowledge of the plight of the homeless people served by the Mission.
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