MECCA—Farmworkers and their families in the Eastern Coachella Valley now have a place to take refuge from the heat and toil of their work, thanks to a pair of Catholic laywomen who have served in the area for decades.
On October 11, Bishop Gerald Barnes blessed the Mecca Comfort Station, the latest addition to the Galilee Center located there. The station features showers, restrooms, a laundry room and a community room.