Sleep Out for the homeless

Fri, Mar 6 @ 6:00PM – Sat, Mar 7 @ 8:00 AM, St. Mary’s Parish, 5251 Joyce Street

It is truly impossible to walk the streets of Downtown Vancouver without noticing the alarming number of our brothers and sisters living in physical and spiritual poverty. There are so many of God’s beloved children living on the fringes of society with no one to support them or show them the dignity and love that they so desperately need.

So how can we help to make a change?

We often think that by being on our feet we can accomplish a lot. But in one night, being still can do SO much more.

The annual Catholic Street Missionaries (CSM) SLEEP OUT invites parish and non-parish members to become a part of a movement that can make a change. But it involves a battle against the night, which some are forced to fight. By giving up one night, you can help make change for our brothers and sisters on the streets.  Because change CAN happen overnight.

CSM invites you to join us in a movement of change by making a bold and courageous decision to join us in SLEEP OUT. You will be making a true sacrifice by experiencing what it’s like to be homeless and spend one night outside in the cold. The reality is there are many people who do sleep on the street and experience the discomfort that we often forget about.

Participants will be given a link to their own personalized page where they can ask their community to make a donation in supporting them to sleep outside for the night. The money raised will go directly to Catholic Street Missionaries and be used to bring resources to our homeless brothers and sisters in the streets of downtown Vancouver.

Change starts with us. Are you up for the challenge?

Registration deadline: Friday, Feb. 20 https://beholdvancouver.org/events/sleep-out