Monthly Food Drive: Last Sunday of the month
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Our monthly non-perishables food drive is part of our broader outreach to families facing food insecurity - and helps stock local food pantries at Catholic Charities and the Missionaries of Charity.
Monthly Food Drive (except November)Non-perishables
No glass jars - no expired food
Last weekend of each month - except December
Before and after the Saturday Vigil and Sunday Masses
Drop off in the Ministry Center - 1st floor lobbySuggested food:
No glass jars or expired food
Rice, beans, spaghetti sauce, pasta, canned chicken or tuna, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, canned fruits and vegetables, macaroni and cheese, and juice, tea and coffee
Non-food items needed:
Diapers (sizes 0, 1, 4, and 5 ONLY)
Baby wipes, toiletries, laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, hygiene products, and toilet paper.
Have food delivered to Catholic Charities food pantryShop their Amazon wish list
Choose the Food Pantry's Gift Registry Address in check-out
Shop online here
Other opportunities to serveHelp load food into vans on Monday morning (following the last Sunday of the month - at the Ministry Center)
Contact our Charitable Outreach Committee
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Works of Mercy: Addressing Food Insecurity and Hunger
Our on-going outreach to families facing food insecurity includes:
- ¨ Our monthly food drive
- ¨ Monthly breakfast supplement for students at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic School
- ¨ Monthly afterschool and dinner provisions for children at Missionaries of Charity
- ¨ 550+ Christmas Food baskets and gift cards
- Food gift cards to families in need distributed through Our Lady of Assumption Catholic School, Our Lady of Consolation Catholic Church, and the Missionaries of Charity.
- ¨ Support of families in crisis through Catholic Charities and Safe Alliance
- International outreach to Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Your contributions to our offertory and charitable outreach fund make this possible. Thank you!
FIND OTHER CHARITABLE OUTREACH MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES HERE
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