Thanks to all who contributed to the Mount Carmel Guild Thanksgiving Food Drive. Your generosity to the needy of our area is astounding! I am happy to provide you with the following report on this holiday appeal:
Cash & Check Donations: $ 1,010.
Gift Card Donations: $ 750.
Grocery Bags Filled: 152.
These were prepared last weekend by our 7th grade Confirmation candidates of our Religious Education Program and Parish School. Parents were also a huge help. The groceries and monetary gifts were delivered to the headquarters of the Guild on Monday, November 13.
Thanks to our Director of Religious Education, Mrs. Francis, for overseeing this service project, to Walter and Teresa Mary Kmiec for overseeing the collection at our St. Anthony Campus, and to Cliff Casto, Dave Larkin and Ray Martinetti, who delivered the food bags to the Guild headquarters.
And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ Matthew 25: 40
Once again, our parish will be collecting frozen turkeys, canned goods, and non-perishable items to fill Thanksgiving baskets for Mount Carmel Guild and those in our parish family who are in need. We ask you to bring food for a Thanksgiving Day meal (see the list below). We can also use gift cards from local grocery stores (shop Rite, or Stop & Shop) or monetary donations (checks payable to Mt. Carmel Guild), which will be used to supplement the items donated to make complete meals.
Please bring your donations to one of the following locations before or after the weekend Masses on November 11-12.
Our Lady of Sorrows Church Hall | |
Saturday, Nov. 11 | 4:30 – 6:00 PM |
Sunday, Nov. 12 | 7:30 AM – Noon |
Concrete Storage Shed in St. Anthony's Back Parking Lot | |
Saturday, Nov. 11 | 3:30 – 5:00 PM |
Sunday, Nov. 12 | 9:00 – 10:30 AM |
Instant Mashed Potatoes | Gravy, canned or packets |
Yams, canned | Cake mix, Icing |
Stuffing | Pie crust, filling |
Collard Greens | Macaroni & Cheese |
Vegetables, canned | Canned or shelf-stable milk |
Cranberry Sauce, canned | Tea, coffee, cocoa |
Corn | Canned Fruit |