I’ve always loved hosting fundraising events for charity, donating to causes like the Food Bank, Morning Star (Collingwood program), Our Lady of Sorrow Family Charity, BC Cancer, and supporting families who have lost loved ones. In Christmas 2022, I had the honor of volunteering with The Door is Open charity. Read more…
Starting in 2022, Guardian Angels Parish has a new outreach program – the Manna Ministry! What is the Manna Ministry? As per their website, “The mission of the Manna Ministry is to follow the teaching of Jesus by loving and serving the poor and the homeless. We do this by supporting The Read more…
After missing a year because of the pandemic it was wonderful to welcome back Lynda Perovich and her enthusiastic group of volunteers for their annual beef chili lunch service (is this the 15th year already?!) This is a day when the regular staff can sit back and relax as Lynda’s Read more…
Makiko, a parishioner at Holy Cross Parish, in Burnaby recalls, “ It was on Friday, March 27, after I read the article in the BC Catholic https://bccatholic.ca/news/catholic-van/pray-for-homeless-forced-from-shelters-by-covid-19-hostel-head I saw Sister Chita’s loving genuine smile disappearing, and that made my heart ache. I met Sister Chita and Frances, the DIO co-managers, in 2017 Read more…
We are very touched and grateful for the support of our schools! We let the press release from STA speak for itself: Generosity Abounds on the North Shore During the COVID-19 Crisis A record number of sandwiches and baked goods were donated by the St. Thomas Aquinas School and Alumni Read more…
From the time that the CWL was established at St. Joseph the Worker Parish five years ago, its members knew that its works of charity would extend beyond the Year of Mercy. Their desire to serve the most vulnerable in our city led them to The Door is Open. This Read more…
Owners of a start-up company in Coquitlam have discovered cutting down on plastic isn’t just good for the environment; it can directly help the poor and homeless, too. Vanessa Brascia and Cory Melville officially opened Straw-Ghetti in February. Their company imports Italian pasta, cuts it to size, and sells it Read more…
We are most grateful to Mindset Foundation for coming to The Door is Open again this year to hold their December Turkey Burger lunch. We are always in awe at the enthusiasm, energy, and level of organization that they bring to The Door is Open each year! Bringing in their Read more…
Thank you to St. Augustine’s Parish, Vancouver, for increasing their monthly Food Drive to a twice monthly collection! This generous program was started in 2016 by a group of parishioners attending a Bible study at St. Augustine’s, reflecting on a way to recognize the Year of Mercy. They visited The Door is Read more…
Thank you to the CPABC Vancouver Chapter’s Community Outreach Committee for their donation of 300 lunches to The Door Is Open on October 20, 2018. A group of members volunteered to spend their Saturday morning making these delicious sandwiches for our guests. A big thanks also to each of them for their Read more…