Posted June 28, 2019

Years in the making, a new community garden has officially opened with the blessing of Auxiliary Bishop Edward M. Deliman.

On June 15, the bishop joined staff and board members of archdiocesan Catholic Social Services (CSS), parishioners of St. Charles Borromeo in Bensalem and representatives of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the 10,000-square-foot garden, which is located on the grounds of CSS’s Fatima Catholic Outreach Center.

(All photos by Sarah Webb.)

Read our feature story on the community garden here.

  • Luisa and Andrew Ortega take a walk through the new community garden.

  • Bishop Edward Deliman blesses the new community garden.

  • Bishop Edward Deliman blesses the new community garden at the Fatima Outreach Center located in Bensalem, Bucks County.

  • J. Mizeal Chavez, president of the community garden, prepares to cut the ribbon at the official dedication on June 15.

  • Dozens of participants in the community garden project simultaneously cut the ribbon at a June 15 ceremony and blessing that marked the official opening.

  • A bilingual sign highlights the core values that defined the garden project.