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Missionary Emily Bonessi meets with Mayhew, one of the youths participating in the Dirty Vagabonds urban ministry outreach at St. Maria Goretti Parish.

A ‘MESSY MINISTRY’ THAT CONNECTS WITH KIDS

At first glance, Mayhew looks like any typical teenager. The 17 year old lives with his mother and sisters in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood and dreams of becoming a veterinarian.

He’s also left his high school because one of his sisters allegedly was assaulted there. Mayhew says a few friends also have been victims of violence. On Christmas Eve, a young man was gunned down on a Garfield street.

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