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Yarn of any color is needed and will be collected for the Rosary Altar Prayer Shawl Makers next weekend, May 21-22. The group prays over the shawls as they make them, then gives them away to hospitals, nursing homes, kidney foundations, and cancer centers. Click the article title for details.

During April, 34 volunteers provided 162.5 hours of service to 29 persons. Caring Hearts volunteers provide non-medical services to our homebound elderly and disabled neighbors. If you would like more information on this ministry, please call Ann at 609-586-6596.

Feeding the hungry never ceases to be important. Food pantries always need staples such as peanut butter, jelly, cereal, soup, pasta, pasta sauce, and canned vegetables, but any non-perishables (such as hygiene items and cleaning supplies) you can donate to Mt Carmel Guild or St Raphael’s Food Pantry are greatly appreciated. Just place them in the receptacles at the doors of our churches. Click the article title for more information, including distribution dates.

In addition to praying for peace in the Ukraine, so many people have donated needed items that relief organizations are running out of money to ship medicines, first aid supplies, warm clothing, and other desperately needed items to the suffering in that country. Click the article title to find out how you can help.

Let us be generous in our financial support for the restoration of the Church of Notre Dame de la Merci in Les Irois, Haiti, which was devastated by Hurricane Matthew in the autumn of 2016!

During March, 37 dedicated men and women provided more than 170 hours of service to 30 persons. God bless them all and keep them and their care recipients safe! For more information on the services provided and contact information, click the article title.

Are you concerned about climate change? Do you know that pollution affects the poor the most? Are you worried about the future of the Earth for our children? Click the article title...

During the month of February, 161 hours of volunteer service were provided by 31 volunteers to 30 persons. For more information, click the article title.

Mount Carmel Guild is hiring a Home Health Care Registered Nurse. If you or someone you know is interested in this part-time, no weekends or evenings, flexible schedule, call Corinne at 609-392-5159, ext. 113, or go to: www.mtcarmelguild.org/registered-nurse.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the misnamed Women's Health Protection Act, H.R. 3755/S.1975, in September. Now, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer has promised to post the bill for a vote on February 25, 2020. This is not about allowing free choice; it's about eliminating choices. Find out how by clicking the article title.

Homeowners experiencing financial hardship or an increase in housing related expenses associated with Covid-19 may be eligible to receive up to $35,000 assistance per household. (Includes mortgage delinquency, mortgage default, foreclosure and property tax liens). For contact information, click the article title.

We are looking for a part-time Finance Manager/Bookkeeper. Two days per week, for a total of 16 hours per week, day time hours, on-site at the ICGMC office. Click the article tile for details.

We are pleased to share that our parish received a certificate of appreciation from Better Community Housing of Trenton, Inc. for our parishioners “outstanding service to the Wilber Section community, committed, dedicated, faithful, to making a difference and supporting the work in housing to fulfill the mission of BCHT, for providing the opportunity for homeownership to low-income families, and meeting the needs of other with clothing, food, and furniture.”

Click the article title to find a list of meetings to participate in the Synod "listening". Everyone is invited to participate!

During January, 145 hours of service were provided by 34 volunteers to 31 persons. If you would like to be a part of this ministry, either as a care giver or care receiver, click the article title for more information.

Monsignor recently received a letter from the Hamilton Council 6213 of the Knights of Columbus thanking him for his efforts in promoting the organization's "Coats for Kids" program in our parish. The organization, which was lauded last year for being one of the top "coats for Kids" distributors in NJ, raised enough money this year to purchase 36 cases of 12 coats each--that's 432 coats--for distribution to social service agencies in our area.

Heartfelt thanks go out to the 132 families that "adopted" 312 children this year! The number of gifts that were donated was unbelievable. More than $5,500 in donations was used to help additional children and families in our parish and the community. Special thanks to Kathy McGlinchy, who organizes this annual outpouring of love, and to all those who helped collect and organize the gifts.

During December, 180.5 hours of service were provided by 35 volunteers to 34 persons. Click the article title for more information.

A Radical Heart, by Mary R. Callahan takes you through the making of Martin House and the social justice programs so many were involved in. Join Fr. Brian and the author at the book-signing at Villa Victoria Academy in Ewing on Sunday, January 16, at 2:30 PM. Click the article title for details.

Click the article title to see the Caring Hearts report for September.