He mobilized the Poor financially in a community-based savings program. Fr. Carcellar would
sit in his parish office, accepting little savings of
one dollar a week or 50 cents a day.
He mobilized the Poor financially in a community-based savings program. Fr. Carcellar would
sit in his parish office, accepting little savings of
one dollar a week or 50 cents a day.
Volunteers at the office learned the basics of bookkeeping
from hands-on practice. More than just a collection of money, the savings program became a collection of people.