“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest things right, and doing all for love.” —St. Thérèse of Lisieux
ST. MARY’S MEAL UPDATE - On Friday, October 23rd, St. James provided 80 grab and go meals for our neighbors at St. Mary's in Lancaster. Thanks to Floss Rotondo and Rosemary Busse for helping to prepare and bag the meals at St. James. The meals were dropped off at St. Mary's where they were handed out in the parking lot. Our next meal will be Friday, February 26th. If you would like more information on this ministry, please contact Kathy Cardos at 627-1201 or kvdunn51@gmail.com or Renee Billow at 575-8142. At this time, volunteers are not needed but if you would like to help with this ministry, donations usually placed in the Poor Boxes at church may be placed in an envelope labeled Poor Box or Benevolent Fund and placed in the collection basket before Mass on the weekend or in the lock box outside of the church. These donations help to make this ministry, as well as many others, possible.
LITITZ WARWICK COMMUNITY CHEST - In this time of uncertainty, hardship and increased need for the services of the Lititz Warwick Community Chest (LWCC) we wanted to highlight their need for volunteers and donations. The LWCC is need of volunteers to deliver food - no experience is required, training will be provided, and the commitment is only 2-3 deliveries a month (or more if you’d like!). The LWCC also needs volunteers to serve as phone consultants who help retrieve and answer messages and coordinate deliveries, training is also provided for this position, which can be done from home. The LWCC is crucial to our community and our neighbors experiencing food insecurity. If you are interested in volunteering please contact the LWCC Hot Line at 717-627-0770 and press 1. If you would like to make a direct food donation to the LWCC you can email lititzwarwickcommunitychest@gmail.com or mail a monetary donation, checks payable to Lititz Warwick Community Chest, to LWCC, P.O. Box 148, Lititz, PA 17543. The LWCC website is www.lwcommunitychest.org.