Regina’s Marian Centre soup kitchen hosted a public family BBQ July 16 as it continues to celebrate 50 years of service. The actual date is October 15 but the people at the Centre decided to do something special for those it serves during the summer.
Marian Centre provides a hot lunch Monday-Saturday every week, but this particular week a BBQ was held outside. Members of the Regina Council of the Knights of Columbus spearheaded the BBQ aided by SaskEnergy who provided $500.00 to help purchase food, provided the BBQ and the staff to cook the burgers and hot dogs. Volunteers, along with the Knights served the food.
The local band Vision, provided upbeat music while the crowd obtained their food and sat in chairs in front of the band.
Normally, Marian Centre provides hot lunches for an average number of from 70-90 men, but this day families were invited and they responded with more than 100 who attended.
Marian Centre is part of the Madonna Apostolate, headquartered in Comberemere, Ontario. They came to Regina at the invitation of the late Archbishop Michael C. O’Neil who recognized a need for service to Regina’s indigent population.
