On a recent Sunday, Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Greeley is packed with hundreds of parishioners. Most wear jackets on this windy day. Photos of Pope Leo XIV, Pope John Paul II and Mother Theresa hang on the walls. A Christmas tree stands in the corner, and purple candles light the room, as a priest speaks.
Outside in the parking lot, there’s a health fair, with free food, a raffle and mobile health clinics, including one from Stride Community Health Center.
“When I heard about this, that they’re gonna have it for free, I told my mom, I was like, ‘We have to go since we don’t have to pay anything,’” said a 21-year-old man, who CPR is not naming due to safety concerns. “We could see how our health was doing.”…