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30 edición del Mercadillo Solidario de Madrid en beneficio de Fundación CARF
from November 27th to 29th
SOLIDARITY MARKET

Parish of Our Lady of the Pillar (Madrid).

For the formation of seminarians and diocesan priests.
From 11:00 to 20:30 hours.

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CARF Foundation Board of Trustees for Social Action

What is the Social Action Board (PAS)?

The PAS is an entity of the Foundation CARF. Its objective is to complement its activity of serving the Church The diocesan priests are already coordinating all the volunteer help. 

How does it contribute?

  • The provision of vestments and liturgical objects to newly ordained priests by means of the "Rucksack of Sacred Vessels.
  • The help medical and healthcare services for priests or seminarians displaced from their countries of origin, and care and assistance of priests elderly people who lack companionship.
  • Material support for various tasks in parishes of countries in need, that allow priests to dedicate their time fully to their pastoral mission.
  • Support for the installation and maintenance of parish churches, outbuildings or parish medical clinics in distressed areas.
  • The provision of content books doctrinal for libraries and development cooperation actions.

What does the Patronato de Acción Social do?

The Social Action Board organizes various weekly workshops and specific activities for collect the funds that they then invest in the training of seminarians and priests from 131 countries.

Workshops and activities

All of them are held at the Patronato's headquarters: Reina Mercedes, 22. 1º, Puerta 12 (28020 Madrid).

From 11:00 to 13:30 h. and from 17:00 to 20:00 h.
We collect donations of furniture and antiques that we restore and then sell. If you have knowledge about antiques or restoration of furniture and furnishings, we need you! We are open from 5:30 pm to 8 pm. 
Our volunteer team sews and embroiders the albs and liturgical linens. These are then given, along with the Sacred Vessel Backpacks, to each seminarian who finishes his training and returns to his diocese to be ordained. We need many hands and enthusiasm. From 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Our volunteers sell all the donations (clothes, household goods, decorative objects, etc.) that come to us to raise funds to finance the intellectual, human and spiritual formation of seminarians and priests of the universities in Rome and Pamplona. From 17:30 to 20:00 hours.
The team of volunteers weaves baby clothes that we sell through our weekly flea market and the large biannual flea markets that we organize at the Patronato de Acción Social de la Fundación CARF. We also do commissioned work for individuals and companies. From 17:30 to 20:00 hours.

Events organized by the Patronato de Acción Social

Meriendas y eventos solidarios del Patronato de Acción Social de la Fundación CARF
Thursday: solidarity snacks
Coordinates: Rosana Diez-Canseco.
Testimonies with priests, seminarians or relevant personalities. We organize these meetings on an ad hoc basis and invite them for a snack in order to donate the proceeds to the CARF Foundation.
Mercadillo semestral del Patronato de Acción Social de la Fundación CARF
Biannual flea market
Coordination: unconfirmed.
Next date: unconfirmed.
Every three months we organize a solidarity market where we sell the things that come to us. 
30 edición del Mercadillo Solidario de Madrid en beneficio de Fundación CARF
November charity market
Coordination: Rosana and Carmen.
Next: From November 27th to 29th.
Address: Our Lady of the Pillar Parish. Juan Bravo, 20. 28006 Madrid.
PhonesRosana, 659 057 320. Carmen, 659 378 901.
Mail: patronatodeaccionsocial@gmail.com

Who are the members of the Patronato de Acción Social?

Rosana Diez-Canseco, presidenta del Patronato de Acción Social de la Fundación CARF
Rosana Diez-Canseco
Carmen Ortega, presidenta del Patronato de Acción Social de la Fundación CARF
Carmen Ortega
Maite Elices
Maite Elices
Bel Alarcón
Bel Alarcón
María José Ivars
María José Ivars
Cristina Gavarrón
Guadalupe Marina
Elena Gomez
Lola Fenoll
Lola Fenoll
Isabel Otero
Isabel Otero

PAS History

The initiative to create the PAS arose in 1989 thanks to the drive of a small group of women, Tere Lledias, Lola Olagibel and Cristina Alonso, who thought about how to promote activities to involve many people in the task of praying for priestly vocations and for seminarians, and to raise funds for those who do not have the means to pay for their studies.

This last objective has focused, in a very special way, on seminarians from third world dioceses who lack the minimum resources. This gave rise to the idea of supporting CARF in the search for people to contribute money and time to obtain study grants to enable them to study in Rome and Pamplona.

In addition, as a detail at the end of their studies, they are given a backpack (Case of Sacred Vessels) with all the sacred elements necessary to be able to celebrate the Holy Mass in any corner of the planet, where there is not even a humble chapel to celebrate the Eucharist.

Do you want to help the Patronato de Acción Social?

Become a volunteer of the Patronato de Acción Social and help in one or all of the activities, workshops and work they do. By helping the PAS you will be collaborating with the formation of priests and seminarians from more than 130 countries. 
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