“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”― Mother Teresa
*****The Outreach Ministry will be hosting a drive-by collection on Sunday November 14th from 11:00 am- 1pm in the church parking lot*****
Your generosity and kindness will benefit the following organizations...
In collaboration with the Women's Club, we will be collecting Casseroles for the Sarnelli House located in Kensington. Please drop off the casseroles at the cafeteria entrance area. No need to leave your car, volunteers will be available to accept your donated casseroles
Sarnelli House-Kensington ( https://www.bscphilly.org)"The Blessed Sarnelli Community is an organization dedicated to providing for the needs of people who are poor and abandoned with an emphasis on empowering young adults to share in this commitment through prayer, hospitality and service." This ministry feeds close to 200 people daily Monday - Friday.
(Casserole pans/recipes can be found in the church vestibule to the right of the Main Entrance)
Please date the casserole and mark the contents
(example 1/20/21 lasagna).See recipe link below or make your own favorite recipe!!!
In addition.... we are collecting donations of winter clothing (also for the Sarnelli House) for both men and women...including pants, hoodies, sweaters, coats, socks, shoes, boots, scarves, gloves, hats and all winter accessories including blankets.
THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE COLLECTION
OUR Annual Thanksgiving Collection for St. Gabriel's Parish, South Philadelphia will take place next month....
Please see attached flyer below for details of items needed for the collection...
Items can be ...
a.) dropped off in the vestibule of the church BETWEEN NOVEMBER 6TH AND NOVEMBER 14TH or
b.) dropped off in the parking lot of St. Monica Sunday NOVEMBER 14 TH BETWEEN 11-1 PM...NO NEED TO LEAVE YOUR CAR volunteers will be available to accept your donations as you drive up
***volunteers will be needed to load and deliver the Thanksgiving Bags to St Gabriel Parish on Tuesday November 16th
Please contact Bridget Cowell if you are able to assist in loading and/or delivering the Thanksgiving bags on Nov 16th immediately following 8:30 am mass
Boo!
A great way to celebrate this🎃is to give blood at our St. Monica Halloween Blood Drive on October 31st. The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood and platelet shortage so your blood is urgently needed. You can help by signing up to give blood! Many time slots are still available between 9-2pm on October 31st to either give blood (the most common type of donation, takes about an hour) or Power Red. What is Power Red? A Power Red donation collects the red cells but returns most of the plasma and platelets to the donor. Power Red donors must meet specific eligibility requirements and have type A Neg, B Neg, or O blood.
To sign up, please go to the American Red Cross website at
Face masks are required, regardless of your vaccination status. If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Brooks at 610-213-9390.
