More than 60 years ago, a handful of Tablet Newspaper staffers asked a simple question in the Diocese of Brooklyn: “What if a few dollars from every reader could make Christmas real for a child who has nothing?”
They never dreamed their idea would take root. But every year since, the Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund has helped children and families throughout Brooklyn and Queens have a merry Christmas.
In this special edition of Currents News, you’ll learn about the people the Bright Christmas Campaign helps, meet those who have made it possible over the years, and get a glimpse into Advent preparations in the Diocese of Brooklyn:
- Receive a first-hand account from the business manager who helped mail those first Bright Christmas appeals – he still tears up when he talks about it.
- Learn a lesson on giving from a woman who lost both of her parents as a child but still felt Christmas magic thanks to a community that cared. Now she contributes to the fund each year to pay it forward.
- Join Bishop Robert Brennan at Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza as he blesses the diocese’s Christmas tree and nativity.