New York City
Director: Michael Smilek
Malta Van at the Big Apple
On November 8, 2024, the New York City Area Mobile Ministry began with the
debut of its new 15-passenger van. Since then, the NYC Mobile Ministries team
has served the poor and the sick across Manhattan. Deeply moved by the NYC
Area’s celebration of the Feast of St. John the Baptist Mass, a longtime NYC
Area KM approached Area Chairs Steve Bujno, KM, and Eric Vitale, KM with a
desire to reach even more of those we serve. They worked with the donor to
make this project happen — they studied the local need, raised critical additional
funding, and squared away important details—including insurance, parking, and
scheduling. Most important, they assessed community impact and member
participation. The Mobile Ministries team is already lining up partnerships with
Catholic organizations. It hopes to respectively help expand its prison ministry,
the radius of NYC’s longest-running (90+ year) breadline, move young and
vulnerable mothers into new apartments, and bring food to the hungry outside
Manhattan.
New York City
Recent News
Holy Macaroni! NYC Area Delivers 3100 boxes of Macaroni & Cheese
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…
Driving Service: How the Order of Malta Mobile Ministry Van Powered Investiture Weekend
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…
NYC Area Assists Thrive for Life Prison Project Food Pantry
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…
NYC Area has successfully launched its new Mobile Ministry!
On November 8, 2024, the NYC Area Mobile Ministry began with the debut of our new 15-passenger van parked outside the White Cross Ball. Since then the NYC Mobile Ministries team has already started serving the poor and the sick: it filled food pantries across Manhattan, transported auction items for the White Cross Ball, helped…
