The annual St. Vincent de Paul Friends Walk fundraiser was held on Belle Isle on Saturday, September 21. Twelve walkers represented the St. Alphonsus-St. Clement Conference on a beautiful end-of-summer day! We collected nearly $2700 from our generous benefactors at St. Alphonsus-St. Clement and St. Kateri, including donations made at the churches, through online giving, and late receipts. We are overwhelmed by this outpouring of charity and kindness, and we offer our most sincere thanks. All funds raised will be used in direct service to disadvantaged people who live right here in our community. Among other services, we provide food, clothing and furniture vouchers, utility assistance, and rental assistance. Your continuing support is a blessing and is greatly appreciated

A big thanks to our walkers:

Doreen Buttigieg, Rose Ann Buttigieg, Jim Feidor, David Katona, Annette LaBeau, Jolanta Misteravich, Roland Morency, Evelyn Morga, Irene Signori, Michele Smith, Terry Smith, Irene Uy!

Through prayer, we are working hard to serve the needs of our community. Your generosity in the past has kept us serving 40-60 families a week. We are committed to continuing supporting our community. I am happy to announce Meijers has started the Simply Give program for our pantry. The dates are September 29th – December 28th with a double day of December 14th.

Please continue to either drop off your food at the pantry on Mondays and Wednesdays between 11:30am till 1:00pm (except for Holidays) or bring them to church and leave them in the donation boxes/containers.

NEW ITEMS NEEDED BELOW (for December):

Canned:

  • Beets
  • Carrots
  • Chili
  • Chicken
  • Mixed Vegetables
  • Northern Beans

Pantry:

  • Garbanzo Beans
  • Grape Jelly
  • Pumpkin
  • Small Soups (no cream of mushroom)
  • Large Soups
  • Spinach
  • Tuna

Gift Cards:

  • Aldi
  • Dollar Tree
  • Kroger

The Food Pantry also accepts monetary donations.

  • For a cash donation, please enclose in an envelope clearly marked for the SVDP Food Pantry.
  • For a check, make it payable to “St. Maria Goretti-SVDP” and in the memo line “FOOD PANTRY“.
  • Gift cards to Kroger, Aldi and Dollar Tree are greatly appreciated.

The generous will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9

Thank you and may God’s blessings keep you and your families safe.