Hîrtop, Florești District, Moldova, March 15, 2024
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A parish in rural Moldova has begun delivering hot meals to lonely and bedridden elderly people.
The new initiative, Social Canteen on Wheels, was launched on Sunday, March 10, offering “the opportunity to benefit from a warm meal and warm human contact,” reports the Moldovan Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate).
The church in the village of Hîrtop has already been providing hot meals for those who come to the church since 2016, but now, together with the St. Stephen the Great Spiritual-Cultural Center, the parish community is going to those who can’t come.
“Through this project, we try to provide not only food and groceries, but also the warmth and human support needed to help them cope with the challenges of everyday life. It’s a great joy for an elderly person to have someone knock on their door,” said Fr. Sergiu Boldirescu.
“The greatest joy can be experienced primarily by the organizers and the team of volunteers, those who take on the Christian commitment to bring a drop of joy to those who are living books from whom much can be learned,” the report states.
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