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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
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Just This Week
September 14th - 17th
149 Families Served
562 People Served
35 School Bags
235 Homeless Bags
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Hawks vs. Cyclones
Everyone is a Winner!
Many of our parishes combined competitive food drives with the Iowa - Iowa State rivalry football game last weekend. Thanks to all who donated and those who worked so hard to pack up and deliver all the donations for local families in need!
| | | These ten enthusiastic fifth graders, along with their teacher Mr. Harris, Associate Principal Ms. Callanan, and parent volunteer Stephen, packed up and delivered the huge collection from St. Pius | |  | |
Bernie, Barry, and Kathleen loaded up lugged in the
St. Jude collection on Monday
| | | Greg dropped off the loot collected at St. Ludmilla | | | Lots of donations were added to our pantry this week, thanks to the Hawks and Cyclones! | | |
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New Tuesday Evening Pantry Shift
In September, we started a fun Tuesday evening pantry shift from 4:45pm-6:15pm for volunteers who haven't been able to come during the day. This was the second week, and we were able to get this team to hold still for a moment to pose for the camera.
Pictured is this week's evening crew: Zach, Mark, Joe, Nico, and Charleen. Joe was helping out a his son Nico, from Boy Scout Troop 68.
This crew Tuesday night shopped for, packed, and assembled 56 food boxes that were distributed this week.
We have several openings coming up for this new shift. If your daytime schedule doesn't allow you to volunteer during the work week, this is the shift for you! Sign up for once or twice a month, or just try it out and see what you think. Let our Volunteer Coordinator Chelsea know if you are interested. Her contact info is at the bottom of each newsletter.
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Monday is Garden
Drop-Off Day
Pat, a St. John XXlll parishioner, and Jean, one of our volunteers from St. Joseph, brought in tomatoes Monday. Our clients will be thrilled to get these fresh beauties in their food boxes this week!
Every Monday from 1:00pm - 2:00pm, we have volunteers waiting at our dock to receive any 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, now through September 28.
Thanks for keeping our volunteers busy on
Monday afternoons!
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PANTRY NEEDS
Crackers
Pasta Sauce (NO glass jars)
Canned Vegetables
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PERSONAL CARE
Toothpaste
Soap, Body Wash
(We Are NOT Taking Clothing or Blankets)
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FOOD FOR OUR UNHOUSED CLIENTS
Protein Items
Chips, Pretzels, Salty Snacks
Individually Wrapped Sweet Snacks
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500 Pounds 0f Oatmeal
A fundraiser conducted by the generous team from QTS Data Center resulted in hundreds of pounds of donated oatmeal landing in our pantry this week.
Thanks to Quaker, who donated the oat products to Definitely Dogs, a group raising money for service dogs for veterans with PTSD. The impressive amount of oatmeal leftover was generously brought in to our food pantry this week.
Pictured are Dean, Colton, Nathan, and Blake, employees at QTS who organized the fundraiser. These men transported and unloaded all the oatmeal right to our dock Wednesday.
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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
| | 12.38 pounds of zucchini, according to the digital readout on the new scale | | Winter squash on the fancy new produce scale | | Christine gets pretty excited about new equipment, such as this large metal wagon to fit in heavy crates | | |
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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.
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DONOR
Molly and Pete Iversen*
Iowa Association of Assessors
Sharon Tauke
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IN HONOR OF
Angie Cummings Memorial
Tom Brunow Memorial
Terry Murrin Memorial
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*This large donation of supplies for our weekend school bags was made in honor of Angie Cummings, a Regis Middle School teacher who passed away in August
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ALL contributions are needed and appreciated!
Call our office or ring our bell when you arrive and we'll help you bring in your donations.
Donations accepted during office hours only OR drop off at any of our area Catholic churches.
~ Please CALL AHEAD with large donations ~
319-739-5490
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THANK YOU TO
ALL OUR FAITHFUL DONORS
AND VOLUNTEERS!
YOU MAKE METRO CATHOLIC OUTREACH
A SUCCESS!!
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“Make us worthy, Lord, to serve those throughout the world who live and die in poverty or hunger.
Give them, through our hands, this day their daily bread; and by our understanding love, give peace and joy.
Amen.”
— Mother Teresa
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Metro Catholic Outreach Staff
Anni Thorn, Executive Director, anni.metrocatholicoutreach@gmail.com
Robyn Ginther, Pantry Manager, robyn.metrocatholicoutreach@gmail.com
Christine Kirpes, Garden Coordinator, cmckirpes@gmail.com
Chelsea Staats, Volunteer and Staff Coordinator, chelsea.metrocatholicoutreach@gmail.com
Laura O'Leary, Financial Assistance Administrator, Newsletter Editor laurie.metrocatholicoutreach@gmail.com
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