Inner-City Catholic Churches Reach Out to Suburbs for Help; Bankrupt Parishes, School Closings Spur Effort for Funds

The Washington Post | March 2, 1989| | Copyright

The meeting on social concerns in the suburban Maryland Catholic church lumbered along until someone brought up the poor health of the church in the inner city.

"I feel removed, sheltered here," said Maggie Quinlan, a member of St. Rose of Lima parish in Gaithersburg. "I want to do something, but how do you start?"

"When you walk out of St. Augustine's {Catholic Church in the District}, you see the mandate to help the poor in front of you," said Tara Seeley, director of outreach at St. Rose. "When we walk out of St. Rose, all we see are lines of traffic."

It was Margy Anderson's turn to ...

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