Thanksgiving Sharing, 2023

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.

Drop-off Locations and Times

Please bring your donations to one of the following locations before or after the weekend Masses on November 11-12.

Items Needed to Provide Thanksgiving Meals for Families

(No frozen turkeys this year)
Donations of gift cards to local supermarkets (ShopRite or Stop & Shop) and cash donations are always welcome! Checks can be made out to Mt. Carmel Guild.

Note: We cannot donate expired or open items—please check expiration dates! No expired, dented, or rusted cans, or open packages. No breakable bottles or cellophane bags. No fresh produce (this is already being provided).

Even in hard economic times, our parish has always given generously to needy families in our area. There continues to be many families in need. Even those employed are struggling, especially those we refer to as the “working poor.” People working full-time jobs in low-paying professions are struggling more than ever to stretch their meager paychecks to cover the costs of gasoline, heating oil, rent, and groceries. Please donate what you can.