Summer Heat is Here--Donate Fans to Justice & Peace

Summer is here and this week our temperatures are forecasted to near 100°.  Can you imagine what it's like to not have air conditioning or a fan to keep you cool? There are many of our neighbors experiencing just that.

Fans and A/C units are needed to help those in need. Please donate new or used fans and units to the St. Mary Justice & Peace Outreach ministry. You may drop them off at the church annex during the week or place them by the food barrels near the church entrances when you come for Mass on weekends.

Thank you for helping our neighbors in need.

Help Fill Our Food Pantry

We need your help!

This past Tuesday our food pantry ran out of food.Our food donations on Sundays have been very low and we are in great need of food to help serve the poor and needy in our community.

Please consider bringing a food donation to the church when you come for Mass this weekend. Remember our neighbors in need.

The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ -- Matthew 25:40

Needed: Baby Equipment

Our Justice and Peace Ministry has several new moms in great need of new or gently used baby equipment.

• pack-n-plays
• convertible carseats
• exersaucers
• highchairs
• baby-gates
• etc...

Please bring them to the Parish Annex, preferably during parish working hours- 8am-4:30pm. 

Call Hilary Elias for questions, 918.749.2561

Holiday Giving at Our Parish

Questions? Or perhaps you'd like to make a donation or sign up to volunteer for our Peace and Justice Ministry? Email Hillary Elias or call her at 749-1423.

Justice and Peace Community Outreach this Year

In 2010 Your St. Mary Community Outreach:

· Provided 1873 families food and groceries to meet their needs.

· Assisted over 70 individuals with prescription medications.

· Provided household items (pots, pans, dishes etc) to 26 families.

· Provided nearly 200 blankets to help keep out the cold.

· Provided help with utility bills for 381 families facing service cut off at a cost of nearly 13,000.00.

· Provided 670 people with bus tokens at a cost of over $1,500.00.

· Assisted with gasoline vouchers to 62 people costing $1,200.00.

· Gave 29 new air conditioning units to the elderly and those with children, and 87 fans.

· Assisted four other agencies as well as St. Mary ‘s clients with over 500 Christmas gifts.

· The choir along with the Justice and Peace provided Christmas ‘caroling” cupcake and gifts to a  nursing home of 75 patients.

· Christmas Luncheon at the Day Center for the homeless for over 500 people. 

Thank you! Thank you!  To all who helped to support God’s Holy Poor with Time, Talent & Treasure.