All Saints - Immaculate Conception - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - St. John XXIII - St. Joseph - St. Jude - St. Ludmila

St. Matthew - St. Patrick - St. Pius X - St. Wenceslaus

Just This Week

September 8th - September 10th

139 Families Served

510 People Served

36 School Bags

188 Homeless Bags

We Asked, and YOU Answered!

Last week we put out an urgent call for toilet paper and bottled water. We contacted the parish offices, and ran an article on our Facebook page.

We distribute easily 200 rolls of TP each week, and about 300 bottles of water.

Thanks to our wonderful donors who heard the call and delivered carloads to our door OR ordered an easy Amazon delivery.

Helping out with these basic necessities makes a HUGE impact for local families. THANK YOU to all who answered our call for supplies!

Jan, a volunteer and All Saints parishioner, dropped off a large donation Tuesday

Several donors came with their cars loaded

Amazon delivered several orders of TP and water

Catholic Daughters Donate

Every year, Catholic Daughters #1768 sells orders of delicious peaches and pecans to raise funds for several local charities.

This week, St. Jude parishioner Rosie stopped in to present MCO with a check for $400! Chelsea was happy to accept this great donation.

Last Chance -- Please Respond by September 14

We are still seeking feedback from our past, present, and future volunteers!

If you are a current or past volunteer, or may just be interested in finding out more, please complete this very short (four-minute) survey:

CLICK HERE FOR QUICK SURVEY

**Exciting news -- In September, we started a fun Tuesday evening pantry shift from 4:45-6:15 for volunteers who haven't been able to come during the day. Contact Chelsea if you're interested!**

Monday is Garden

Drop-Off Day

Thank you to all our local gardeners who continue to bring us wonderful fresh vegetables each week!

Every Monday from 1:00pm - 2:00pm, we have volunteers waiting at our dock to receive any of your garden bounty you would like to bring us. Getting it all fresh on Mondays allows us to sort and package your nutritious home-grown fare for distribution to our neighbors in need on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

No need to call first if you are coming, just show up between 1:00 and 2:00.

Thanks for keeping our volunteers busy on

Monday afternoons!

CURRENT URGENT NEEDS

~WE NEED EVERYTHING! ~

PANTRY NEEDS

Pasta Sauce (NO glass jars)

Canned Tuna

Plastic Grocery Bags

PERSONAL CARE

Soap, Body Wash

Toothpaste

(We Are NOT Taking Clothing or Blankets)

FOOD FOR OUR UNHOUSED CLIENTS

Chips, Pretzels, Salty Snacks

Granola Bars

Individually Wrapped Sweet Snacks

CLICK HERE FOR OUR AMAZON WISH LIST

We Use 2,000 BAGS Every Week

And We Are OUT

Our bag cage is supposed to be filled to the TOP with grocery bags

Today we are OUT OF BAGS! HELP!

Green Prairie Garden

at Prairiewoods

Christine Kirpes, Garden Coordinator

Do you want to have fun helping in our garden?

Volunteer Tuesday or Friday mornings
Water beds on other days
Help with produce deliveries to MCO
Mow our grassy paths occasionally
Donate clean empty ice cream buckets or other clean buckets for produce collection

If you or your group would like to be part of this garden ministry, contact Christine:

cmckirpes@gmail.com

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Honorary Donations

Nearly every week we receive donations "In Memory Of" or "In Honor Of" someone. This is a great gift to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or wedding, OR as a memorial for someone who has passed away.

DONOR

Betsy Jo Schmuck

Betty and Donald Mulvehill

Joanne Stevens

IN HONOR OF

Tom Brunow Memorial