If you would like to make a food donation to the Center for Food Action located right here in Mahwah, please place your donations in the basket located in the church lobby.  

CFA always needs . . .

Peanut Butter & Jelly
Macaroni and Cheese
Canned Meat, Tuna & Beans
Rice & Pasta
Spaghetti Sauce
Hearty Soups
Canned Fruit & Vegetables
Low Sugar Cereal
100% Juice
Diapers - Sizes 2, 3 & 4
Infant Formula & Baby Food
Ensure (or similar nutritional drink)
Dental Hygiene Products

 

Thank you for your continued support and prayers for those less fortunate in our own and surrounding communities!
 

Our parish is participating in Operation Rice Bowl, the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), the official overseas relief and development agency of the  Catholic community in the United States. 75% of your gifts to Operation Rice Bowl come to CRS to fund development projects overseas and Lenten education efforts in the U.S. 25% remains in dioceses in the U.S.to support local hunger and poverty alleviation efforts.

We encourage our families to pray and make small sacrifices on behalf of the poor (such as making simple in their individual donation box. Donation boxes can be found in the church vestibule and have been distributed to students through our religious education program.

Operation Rice Bowl connects us through prayer and action with the poor and vulnerable overseas and in the U.S. Visit www.crsricebowl.org during the weeks of Lent to learn more about the people you assist through Operation Rice Bowl.