Help us help the Homeless on Thanksgiving!

For the past couple of years, St. Benedict's has supported Little Portion Friary by serving breakfast to their guests on Thanksgiving morning.

Parishioners generously donated their time and/or prepared breakfast items to help make Thanksgiving that much more special for those less fortunate. Denise Levy spearheaded this effort for many years and, as many of you know, Denise and her family have relocated to Dallas.

In keeping the tradition alive, Fred & Mimi Fadel have generously volunteered to coordinate the breakfast and to serve on Thanksgiving morning. If you are interested in helping to serve, please contact Fred at fadelfm@aol.com

If you are interested in providing breakfast items, we can sure use them! 

Here's the basic list of breakfast items we'd like to provide. If you're interested in sending something not listed, please email me and/or Fred & Mimi. We would like to stay away from too many sugary baked goods as Little Portion receives many donated doughnuts and sweets. 


 

I've listed 4 egg items or egg bakes. If you're interested in providing one of them but don't have a recipe, I have an easy one I'd be glad to share.

General info: There are approximately 8 women and 18 men plus some volunteers on the premises. They eat in separate dining rooms so we try to divide the items among the two dining rooms accordingly. Breakfast is served at 9:00 am.

Fred & Mimi will meet folks in the Westfield parking lot at 8:15 Thanksgiving morning. People providing the hot items should bring them hot. The Fadels will leave for Little Portion by 8:30, get there, set up and serve. The guests are responsible for cleaning.

Breakfast items needed:

Eggs/Egg Bake:

Eggs/Egg Bake:

Eggs/Egg Bake:

Eggs/Egg Bake:

Bagels – dozen:

Bagels – dozen:

Bagels – dozen:

Cream cheese – 3 bricks:

Orange juice – 2 gallons:

Orange juice – 2 gallons:

Potatoes:Potatoes:

Whole fruit:

Please email me back and let me know what you’re interested in providing for the breakfast. If I’ve left anything out, please don’t hesitate to contact me. mattandag@mac.com

Thank you,
Agnes Smith

HELP! We need items for the poor.

Outreach Alert:
 
Our humble, generous friends at the Ladies of Charity need help right away! They are running out of household items they need to help the poor. 

They will take one item or 100's! Of course the items need to be clean and not in need of repair.....you can be given a donation receipt if need be. Here is what is needed as soon as possible:

Any size sheets...they do not have to be in sets

Any size curtains/drapes

Blankets

dishes ..all sizes (especially cereal bowls)

silverware

pots and pans.

actually any household items, but the above are desperately needed.

They can be dropped off at 1122 Broadway - Ladies of Charity ..8:30-3:30 Phone: 895 4001

OR to Eileen Nowak at 741 Delaware Ave.

Thanks....with your help we should be able to manage through a few weeks.

Eileen Nowak
Director Parish Outreach and Advocacy/Ladies of Charity
Catholic Charities
218-1400 ext 204

St. Vincent de Paul Society - St. Benedict's

ST. VINCENT De PAUL SOCIETY:
Bringing help to the Needy in Body and Spirit

The St Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Conference at St Benedict's is an active group of individuals whose mission is to seek out those in the Parish who may be in need and combine their efforts to answer those needs in whatever way it can. Some of the group's activities include a Spring and Fall clothing drive, monthly contributions to the food pantry at Blessed Trinity, sponsoring children at the SVDP Summer Camp and responding to referrals of individuals in need.

Referrals may come from the SVDP Main Office, our Parish office and, sometimes from social workers at our area schools, but, regardless of the source, the members of SVDP are always there, ready to lend a helping hand.

Meetings of the Society are held at 7 pm once every month in the Faith Formation Office, located on the first floor of the School, Room 13. (Use the Westfield Lot School door for easist access.)

Some of our SVDP members at the Friends of the Poor Walk, 2012

If you are interested in joining or learning more about the Saint Vincent de Paul Society and how you can help in its efforts to minister to others, call the Rectory at 834-1041 or email Rectory@saintbenedicts.com.

New members are always welcome, as well as your ideas and enthusiasm!