Outreach

Second Sunday of every month (except November) is Food Bank Sunday - when the parish collects non-perishable food and/or monetary donations to benefit the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona.

Items most needed are:

• Canned meat and tuna
• Canned vegetables, fruit and soup
• Powdered milk + infant formula
• Dry cereal, flour, instand potatoes
• Pasta, macaroni+ cheese, rice, beans
• Peanut butter + jelly

Specially marked barrels will be located at church entrances to receive your donations. No fresh produce, bread, rolls or any baked items can be accepted. WENO LONGER ACCEPT GLASS JARS. 

Parishioners wishing to contribute by way of a check, make it payable to the Community Food Bank and drop it in one of the Poor Boxes in the narthex or place it in the collection basket. Please do not drop checks in the food barrels.

Direct questions to Michelle Bratton at 520-548-0584.

On the last Friday of each month - at 8:30 AM in the Parish Hall - join the Lunch Bunch to make 1000+ sandwiches and fill lunch bags with fruit, hard boiled eggs and cookies for Casa Maria Soup Kitchen.

Donations are also happily accepted ..

• towels
• toiletries
• lip balm
• hats/caps
• sunscreen
• socks
• sunglasses,
• men’s/women’s clothing (clean/used)
• bottled water (small).

All donated items can be dropped off at the Parish Office during regular office hours (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday) or bring these items with you when you come to make sandwiches!

All helping hands are welcome. If you have any questions,  contact Brian Mathews at 520-299-5179.

How you can help monthly:

Thursday afternoon
Pick up 60 eggs from the Church
Hard boil at home
Return to the Parish Hall on Friday morning by 7:30 AM
(just this portion above temporarily suspended)

and/or
Friday morning
Arrive at 7:00 AM
Set up (prepare bologna + cheese, peanut butter + jelly
Fill 500 bags with an orange, cookie and hard-boiled egg

and/or
Friday morning
Come at 8:30 AM
Prepare 1000+ sandwiches in less than 30 minutes!