Community members at Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Los Angeles turn out to unload a truck of supplies from Kansas on Jan. 28, 2025. / Credit: Photo courtesy of Greg Trum
CNA Staff, Feb 3, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA).
CatholicsinKansaslastweekdroveatruckloadofsuppliesmorethan1,600milestoLosAngelestobringsomerelieftothefaithfultherewhohavebeendevastatedbyrecentwildfires.
DeaconGregTrumandhiswife,Barb,toldCNAtheyweremovedtohelpresidentsofLosAngeleswhileputtingChristmasdecorationsawayinthestoragespaceoftheirLeawood,Kansas,home.
“Barbsaid,‘Hey,ifsomething’sbeeninthestorageareaforayearandwehaven’tneededit,itneedstogo,’”Trumsaid,addingthathiswifefurtherexpressedthatshewishedtheycouldgetsomeoftheirbelongingstovictimsoftheLosAngelesfires.
Trum’sresponse?“Wecouldprobablyloadupatruckanddosomething.”
TheTrumsaskedtheirpastor,FatherBrianSchieberatSt.MichaeltheArchangelCatholicChurch,iftheycouldorganizetheparishtodonatesupplies.TheycontactedPaulEscala,thesuperintendentofCatholicschoolsinLosAngeles,todeterm