Last Thursday, Tiffany Mazza, Carla Gunerard, and Matt LaRose of the American Association Office asked Eric Vitale, KM, Steve Bujno, KM, and the NYC Mobile Ministries Team to support the Lourdes Pilgrimage. The Office held over 20 boxes of pilgrimage supplies, including raincoats, prayer cards, and water bottles, and needed the NYC Mobile Ministry to…
On Wednesday, March 18, the NYC Area delivered 90 beautiful St. Patrick’s Day floral arrangements to two Archcare facilities: Providence Rest Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in the Bronx and Terence Cardinal Cooke Healthcare Center in East Harlem. The residents, their families, and staff were delighted with these festive holiday flowers. The floral arrangements, all…
This week, the NYC Area fed hungry families as members made a donation of nearly 1,000 pounds of pasta and sauces to St. John’s Bread & Life in Brooklyn. After speaking to Pete Clemente, KM, Fr. Luigi Portarulo at The Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral donated 60 cases of Rienzi gnocchi, tomatoes, sauces, and…
When the call came out from Christopher Lee, KM that a donor had 3100 boxes of Mac & Cheese available, the Knights in NYC jumped into action! Pete Clemente, KM picked up the Order of Malta Mobile Ministries Van within one hour of the call and was joined by Christopher and Cathedral Staff at St….
A great lesson was learned by the NYC Area this week as members facilitated a donation of 3100 boxes of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese to St. John’s Bread & Life in Brooklyn. On Wednesday, our Principal Chaplain, His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan, GCCC, was facilitating donations of Kraft food at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and was informed that…
This year, the NYC Area’s Order of Malta Mobile Ministry Van played a vital role in the success of Investiture Weekend. The journey began Wednesday afternoon with a pickup of supplies, books, flags, and regalia from the American Association Office in midtown. On Thursday morning, the van transported 27 Knights and Dames from the Westin…
Recently, the New York City Area’s Malta Mobile Ministries Van went on its largest mission yet… the 2025 Malta Camp USA at Siena College in Upstate New York! Members of the American, Federal, Western, and Colombian Associations gathered for Malta Camp on June 14th to welcome nearly 50 adults with various disabilities. Since those flying…
The NYC Area Mobile Ministry transported supplies to JFK Airport for the American Association’s 37th Annual Lourdes Pilgrimage. Steve Bujno, KM, Eric Vitale, KM, the American Association Office, and the NYC Mobile Ministry Team planned the pickup logistics for weeks. On the day the charter flight departed, Michael Smilek, KM, parked the NYC Van in…
On Friday, March 14th, the New York City Area delivered 100 St. Patrick’s Day floral arrangements to patients and residents of ArchCare facilities in the Bronx. In what has become an annual tradition, the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick kindly allows us to repurpose the beautiful flowers from their annual dinner, which was held on…
On Saturday, February 8, NYC Area volunteers gathered at Abraham House in the South Bronx and helped distribute over 250 bags of food from its pantry. Abraham House, one of three houses of study operated by Thrive for Life Prison Project, provides a continuity of care to justice-impacted individuals committed to continuing the good work of education. Bracing…