Caritas celebrates 10 years of Christmas lunches [Video]

Caritas marked the 10th anniversary of its Christmas Day lunch for the lonely with one of the largest-ever turnouts at the Archbishop’s Curia on Wednesday.

Nearly 600 people attended the event, supported by 100 volunteers, Marica Cassar, PR officer at Caritas said.

The attendees were served traditional hot chocolate or coffee alongside sweet buns on arrival, followed by pumpkin soup, a hearty main course of turkey, roasted potatoes, and vegetables. For dessert, they enjoyed traditional Maltese sweets.

Panettone Pyramid at the Caritas Christmas Lunch Photo: Caritas

The lunch was made possible thanks to the Alfred Mizzi Foundation, which donated all the food; the Kitchen of the President of Malta, which provided traditional sweets for everyone; and the St Peter’s Foundation, which supported the logistics.

“We had our rehabilitation therapeutic communities serving those attending as part of their giving back to society,” said Cassar. Residents and accompanying staff from the Prison Inmates Programme and San Blas also helped serve during …