Christmas Eve supper for people living alone — fifty-seven people at the table
Once again we sat down together for Christmas Eve supper in the parish house.
On Saturday 27 December the Parish Caritas Team held a Christmas Eve supper for people living alone in the parish house. Fifty-seven people sat down at the table — nine more than the year before.
There was the sharing of the Christmas wafer, good wishes, twelve dishes and carols sung until late in the evening, accompanied by Mr Jerzy Wałdoch. The parish priest read the Gospel passage about the birth of the Lord and shared the wafer with each of the guests.
The dishes were prepared by the ladies of the Living Rosary and Caritas volunteers; the fish was donated by Mr Marek Dorawa, the vegetables by the Klejna family from Pustki, and eight women of the parish baked cakes. Parishioners provided transport in their own cars for residents of Zalesie, Pustki and Dąbrówka Wierzbnicka — fourteen people were brought, including two in wheelchairs.
Each guest received a parcel to take home. They were prepared by the young people of the Oasis on Friday after the Rorate Mass.
To everyone who helped — in the kitchen, at the tables, behind the wheel and washing up until midnight — we say a heartfelt “May God reward you”. This was the twenty-third such Christmas Eve supper in our parish.
