This ministry endeavors to live the Gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice and joy. Members of the Ministry for the Poor embrace the Church's role in alleviating suffering from poverty, loneliness, hunger, homelessness, and financial desperation, regardless of faiths and backgrounds.

The Ministry of the Poor was created by our Pastor, Father Peter Nguyen, in accordance with a recommendation of the Parish Council in 2023. The biblical foundation for this Ministry lies in the words of Christ and His way of life.

In Matthew 25:31-46 Christ said:

“ … For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me. Whatever you did for the least of my brothers you did for me … what you not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me … and these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life …”

Those words and the life of Christ are the inspiration for this Ministry and all of the people working through, or with it in the Vernon Area.

Please fill the registration form below to get more information about serving in this ministry.