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
NYC Area Mobile Ministry Drives Supplies to Lourdes Pilgrimage Flight
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…
NYC Area Mobile Ministry Delivers St. Patrick’s Day Flowers to ArchCare Nursing Homes
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…
NYC Area Mobile Ministry Delivers 1,000 Pounds of Italian Food
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…
NYC Area Leaps into Action with 3100 Boxes of Mac & Cheese
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….
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…
