Our Call To Serve
Jesus encouraged his disciples to love and to serve the poor and those in need and they will “see the face of God”.
Pasta Meals for St. Patrick – St. Anthony
Below is the sign-up link for the upcoming dates:
Our parish has signed up to provide pasta meals and salads on one Tuesday a month at St. Patrick – St. Anthony. All items are dropped off at St. Mary’s in the lower level refrigerator on the Sunday (before 12:00 PM) or Monday before the selected date.
- Meals: Baked pasta dishes (1 lb.) are prepared at home and dropped off in the lower level refrigerator.
- Salad Items: Salad fixings (lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes) are dropped off in the lower level refrigerator.
- Serve a Meal: Help deliver and serve the food. We will leave at 1:30 and will be done by 5:00 PM.
For more information, contact Melanie Livingston at (860)874-1068.
Food Collections
On collection days parishioners are asked to drop off food donations in the Magowan Center.Collection dates are as follows:
- 1st Sunday of the month – Mercy Shelter (fruits & desserts)
- 2nd Sunday of the month – Hartford Shelters (non-perishable items)
- 4th Sunday of the month – Simsbury Food Closet (non-perishable items)
Details and collection dates are included in the printed bulletin as well as in the parish calendar here on our website.
Immacare Meals
The next date we will provide meals is:
TBD
Our parishioners provide hot meals on selected dates to Immacare in Hartford.
- Meals: Hot meals are cooked in your home and delivered to St. Mary’s by 5:30-5:45 PM on the selected date. Recipes can be provided.
- Serve a Meal: Help deliver and serve the meal on the selected day.
To volunteer for this initiative, please contact the Parish Office or Ted Molloy (tmolloy423@gmail.com)
Mercy Shelter Meals
Our parishioners provide hot meals, desserts and fruit on the first Sunday of the month to Mercy Shelter.
- Meals: Hot meals are cooked in your home and delivered to St. Mary’s by 3:30 PM on Sunday. Recipes can be provided.
- Fruits & Desserts: Drop off in the Magowan Center by 12:00 PM on Sunday.
- Serve a Meal: Help deliver and serve the meal on Sunday evening.
To volunteer for this initiative, please contact the Parish Office or Ted Molloy (tmolloy423@gmail.com)
Little Sisters of the Poor
We are partnering with the Activities Director at Little Sisters of the Poor and have several opportunities for parishioners to get involved.
- Bake birthday cakes to celebrate resident’s birthdays
- Attend a monthly party (last Thursday of the month from 1-2 PM) and help with setup, hosting and cleanup
- Seamstress is needed for various sewing tasks
- Volunteers needed in the craft room· Donate decorations (table coverings, birthday plates, cups, flowers, decorations, etc.)
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Please contact Chris Wall (mckwall@duck.com) or Nancy Smith (tns29@comcast.net) to find out more information.
Our Core Team
- Mercy Shelter Meals: Ted Molloy, Kathy Brignac
- Immacare Meals: Ted Molloy
- St. Patrick / St. Anthony Meals: Josh and Melanie Livingston, Lorraine/Leon Rippel
- Simsbury Food Closet and Hartford Shelters: Bob/Janet Moran, Paul Roberts, Josh/Melanie Livingston, Leon/Lorraine Rippel
- Sisters of the Poor: Chris Wall and Nancy Smith
Can You Help?
We are always looking for volunteers to help with our many Social Action activities. Please use the link below to let us know how you might be able to help.
Spiritual Gifts Alignment
By helping those in need, we are touched by the many spiritual gifts of “seeing the face of God”.
- Encouragement
- Proclamation
- Nurturing
- Leadership
- Apostleship
- Servanthood
- Mercy
- Teaching
- Wisdom.
Testimonials
Saint Mary’s has received many letters of “thanks” from the organizations that the parish has helped. Volunteers have expressed their appreciation of blessings received from helping the poor.