09/26/19 Community Conversation with Fr. Pat Murphy and Inter-Faith Leaders on Life at the Border @Santa Theresa Church

Santa Teresa Church is hosting a speaker on “Life at the Border” on Thursday, September 26^th at 7:00 p.m. at Santa Teresa in Avila Hall (794 Calero Avenue).  Hear from Fr. Patrick Murphy and then there will be a panel discussion about what we can do together in response to the issues at the border.

Here is a brief description of the speaker.

Come and be informed about life on the border with Fr. Murphy, the Director for Casa Migrate of Tijuana. Fr. Murphy has worked with migrants, refugees, and deportees for decades. Father Pat has been a member of the Missionaries of St. Charles -Scalabrinians since his first profession in 1976. He was ordained Priest on August 30, 1980. On May 1, 2013, he was appointed Director of Casa del Migrante en Tijuana, Mexico, for the second time. Casa del Migrante is a non-profit Civil Association established in Tijuana in 1987, assisting the most vulnerable migrants who arrive in the city, whether they are deportees, displaced persons, migrants in transit or refugees. Casa offers basic services: shelter, food and clothing, as well as a wide range of complementary services, totally free of charge, to aid the social reintegration of migrants.