Sept Charity - Toy Drive
We are still collecting new and gently used toys for the kids of Family Promise (3 months to 17 years old). We welcome toys, books, and DVDs. Please bring donations to the next meeting or label & drop it off in the SGC nursery or the St. Vincent DePaul room in the Parish Center. You may also email Toni and Alison at SGCcharity.98@gmail.com to arrange a pick-up or drop-off.
Family Promise is a nonprofit that helps displaced families get back on track by providing job and life skills training, child care, and temporary housing at host churches like ours.
October Charity Event
Corpus Christi is welcoming eight new homeless families to stay in the
classrooms for one week: October 6 th- 13th. Family Promise ministry provides dinner and activities throughout the week with the help of all the parishioners.. They set up the classroom with mattresses and fresh linen and the families sleep here all week. Toni has booked Thursday, Oct. 10th for SGC to host the family dinner.
St. Gerard Circle Ministry
October Service Project
Thursday, October 10th
Dinner - Asian Cuisine
Activity - Your Choice
If you are not going to be in town, due to Fall Break, but would like to support SGC and Family Promise, please donate a gift card and we will take care of your item for you. If you are not able to do Thursday, please let any Charity chair know when you have availability, as this is very enriching. Thank you! Toni & Alison, Charity Chairs SGCcharity98@gmail.com
Funeral Mass Food Assistance email Nancy Shores
Past Charity Events
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SGC Participates in
St. Vincent De Paul's
Hearts and Hands
Community Event
On Saturday, February 3rd, members of St. Gerard Circle and their families attended St. Vincent DePaul's Hearts and Hands hands-on community family service event.
The Hearts and Hands events, which take place on the first Saturday of the month, bring an extra dimension to St. Vincent DePaul's “Feed, Clothe, House and Heal” mission. The events offer families a chance to come together to tour St. Vincent de Paul, see the services they provide for the community, and participate in arts and crafts programs which help the people who visit the center in need of their services, feel welcome and loved.
Our SGC families had a chance to create cards and decorations that will be used at the center. It was a valuable opportunity for our children to learn about the importance of service in a concrete way, and have a fun time doing it. Thanks for all who participated in the event.
The Hearts and Hands events, which take place on the first Saturday of the month, bring an extra dimension to St. Vincent DePaul's “Feed, Clothe, House and Heal” mission. The events offer families a chance to come together to tour St. Vincent de Paul, see the services they provide for the community, and participate in arts and crafts programs which help the people who visit the center in need of their services, feel welcome and loved.
Our SGC families had a chance to create cards and decorations that will be used at the center. It was a valuable opportunity for our children to learn about the importance of service in a concrete way, and have a fun time doing it. Thanks for all who participated in the event.
Join or Assist
the Funeral Reception Ministry
This ministry provides a much appreciated reception for the family and friends of those who have lost a loved one and are having the funeral mass or service at Corpus Christi. Volunteers are needed to assist in preparing, serving, cleaning up or simply bringing food to be offered at funeral receptions in the Parish Center. Contact Nancy Shores at nshores@cox.net to be put on the sign-up genius to help when ever you can.
Thanks for donating to
St. Vincent DePaul's Turkey Tuesday
SGC's Ongoing Blessing
Bags Collection
A charity that St Gerard Circle keeps going throughout the year involves serving the homeless by providing "blessing bags," which are plastic zip-loc bags with water, toiletries and other items that can provide comfort for the homeless. You can keep a couple of these bags in your car at all times and give them to those in need when the opportunity arises.
We are always in need of the follow items to fill the bags:
We are always in need of the follow items to fill the bags:
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Non-Perishable Foods:
Instant Oatmeal packets Granola/energy bars Tuna and cracker packets Trail Mix Raisins Peanuts Fruit or applesauce w/spoon Gum and hard candy Hot cocoa, spiced cider mixes On-the-go coffee mixes Tea packets Beef Jerky sticks |
Necessities:
Gallon size ziplock Hand warmers Bag of quarters Bottle of water Band-aids Baby wipes Hand sanitizer Wash cloth First aid kit (travel size) Personal Items: New socks, underwear Inexpensive gloves |
Toiletries: (travel size work great)
Toothpaste, toothbrush, floss Soap, deodorant Shampoo/conditioner Comb Personal Hygiene for women Sunscreen Chapstick Extras: Note of Encouragement List of local resources Pre-paid phone card Grocery store credit card |
Circle of Giving
Our Lenten Circle of Giving campaign is underway. Please prayerfully consider donating. St. Gerard Circle will divide the donations between the following three charities this year:
Horizon Honors Baseball Field Developments & Improvements
Sagrada Corazon (Father Rafael's Mission)
Teenlifeline.org
You may drop off a check or donate online here:
Our Lenten Circle of Giving campaign is underway. Please prayerfully consider donating. St. Gerard Circle will divide the donations between the following three charities this year:
Horizon Honors Baseball Field Developments & Improvements
Sagrada Corazon (Father Rafael's Mission)
Teenlifeline.org
You may drop off a check or donate online here:
