Line at our SVdP Food Pantry at St Philip Benizi Parish.  We distribute food items to the neighborhood poor Tues / Thurs mornings each week Credit: Fr. Kriz

While all sorts of other concerns have played out among us, another 29 people died in OC last month without fixed abode.  Their names are:

Roberto CHAVEZ who died on August 1st in Fountain Valley

Brooke HARTLEY who died on August 2nd in Lake Forest

Mauricio CUADRA who died on August 3rd in Santa Ana

William WANG who died on August 5th in Orange

George HRITZ JR. who died on August 7th in Brea

Harry NGUYEN who died on August 8th in Garden Grove

Rainey MCKNIGHT who died on August 9th in Orange

Leopoldo PEREZ who died on August 9th in Orange

Moses HAYES who died on August 10th in Buena Park

Jose AGUILAR-FARIAS who died on August 11th in Orange

Lawrence DOBBS, JR who died on August 11th in Orange

Christian CHAMAGUA who died on August 11th in Anaheim

Jessica CRUMMEL who died on August 12th in Anaheim

Gary LOOPER who died on August 12th in Orange

Clayron THOMAS who died on August 13th in Orange

John VALDEZ GUZMAN who died on August 15th in Anaheim

Jon AGUILAR who died on August 16th in Orange

Samuel PLASCENCIA who died on August 16th in Santa Ana

Ruby CLARK who died on August 18th in Garden Grove

Allan CARMONA who died on August 19th in Anaheim

William MARTINEZ OSEGUEDA who died on August 19th in Santa Ana

Theodore KEYSER who died on August 20th in Orange

Ricardo SERRANO ALDAPE who died on August 23rd in Anaheim

Nancy NGUYEN who died on August 24th in Santa Ana

Matthew FLOCKEN who died on August 25th in Orange

John MAJOR who died on August 26th in Buena Park

Walter DIAZ who died on August 27th in Santa Ana

As we continue to be distracted by all sorts of other matters, please remember these people, among the weakest among us, in your prayers.

Fr. Dennis Kriz, OSM, Pastor St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, Fullerton.

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