Pictured above from left to right: Alan Wegienka, KM; Dominic French, Chef/Manager of St. Leo Soup Kitchen; Stephanie Le, DM; Auxiliary Rana Jamil; Auxiliary Linda Franklin, Malade on the 2025 Lourdes Pilgirmage; and Tom Larabell, KM.

On July 25, Michigan Area members prepared and served lunch to over 100 people at St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen in Detroit.

Organized by Michigan Area Hospitaller Kathleen Mastrangelo, DM, teams of Michigan Area volunteers work at the soup kitchen on the second and fourth Fridays of each month (and on fifth Fridays when they occur).

Working under the direction of soup kitchen Chef/Manager Dominic French, Michigan Area members prepared hot meals for those in need. Volunteering at the July 25 lunch service were Auxiliary Linda Franklin (Malade at the Lourdes 2025 Pilgrimage); Auxiliary Rana Jamil; Tom Larabell, KM; Stephanie Le, DM; and Alan Wegienka, KM. 

St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen has roots going back to the early 1900s. Once located in the basement of St. Leo’s Church, the kitchen is now housed in the People’s Community Church on Woodward Avenue. St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen serves about 30,000 lunches annually to the hungry, isolated, and lonely in the community.

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