EL CHICANo Weekly
Vol 58, NO. 44
October 21, 202 1
M a r y ’ s Ta b l e r e o p e n s f o r i n - p e r s o n d i n i n g , community invited to a hot meal in safe space By Maryjoy Duncan
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onprofit organization Mary’s Mercy Center has reopened its dining hall, Mary’s Table, to the community after a nearly two-year closure caused by the pandemic. Residents are invited to sit down and enjoy a hot lunch in a safe space between 11:30 and 1:30 daily with the exception of Fridays and the first Sunday of each month.
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According to Executive Director Dan Flores, attendance has steadily been increasing to 100 visitors a day, with hopes of serving up to 300 people.
Veterans Diploma Project deadline extended Pg. 3
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MARY’S MERCY CENTER
Mary’s Mercy Center invites the community in for a hot meal daily from 11:30 - 1 p.m. except Fridays and the first Sunday of each month. There is no limit to how many servings guests can help themselves to.
“Anyone who wants or needs lunch is welcome to come, they’re hot lunches, really good meals with dessert,” Flores noted. “We have a lot of families and seniors on a fixed income who come; this is a great place to Meal, cont. on next pg.
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ignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center is celebrating a tradition of compassion that spans generations.
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In the 1920’s, San Bernardino experienced a rapid population growth of 18,700 residents in 1920 that grew to nearly 40,000 by 1930. Concerned about the lack of hospital facilities for this booming population, a local surgeon, Dr. Philip Savage Sr. (1880-1955) shared his dream of building a faith-based hospital with Father Patrick Dunn, pastor of St. Bernardine Catholic Church, and Mother Mary Placidus Mulcahy, superior general of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston, Texas. Guided by the mission of the Founding Sisters of Charity to advocate for those who are poor and vulnerable, they established a formal trust agreement with members of the non-medical community. The group’s fundraising efforts led to the purSt. B, cont. on next pg.
PHOTO DIGNITY HEALTH After experiencing a population boom in San Bernardino City in the 1930s, a local surgeon, Dr. Philip Savage Sr. (1880-1955), concerned by the lack of hospital facilities for this booming population shared his dream of building a faith-based hospital. The 125-bed hospital officially opened its doors on October 10, 1931 with Dr. Savage as the first chief of staff.