Thanksgiving Food Drive

THANKSGIVING FOOD DRIVE
TO BENEFIT OUR SISTER PARISH, OUR LADY OF ANGELS

November 16-17, 2024

We want to ensure that the families of our sister parish, Our Lady of Angels, have the makings for a festive Thanksgiving meal. For many in our sister parish community, stressed budgets and financial challenges may make this joyful family holiday tradition impossible. Your support of our Thanksgiving Food Drive will help to make the Thanksgiving holiday come alive for many families in our sister parish community..

We request the following:

A grocery bag complete with each of the following non-perishable, non-expired, standard-size canned or boxed foods in a sturdy bag that will be given to families at Our Lady of Angels.
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned Fruit
- Instant Potatoes
- Gravy
- Bag of Uncooked Rice (2-4 lbs)
- Soup/Broth
- Canned Yams
- Canned Cranberry Sauce
- Macaroni & Cheese
- Read-to-make Desserts
  (e.g., Cake Mix or Brownie Mix)

We also welcome cash or checks for any amount. Please make checks payable to “St. Gregory the Great”. In the memo line, please write “SPOM – Thanksgiving”

WE PLAN TO PROVIDE $25 CASH WITH EACH BAG, FOR THE PURCHASE OF A TURKEY OR OTHER PERISHABLE FOOD. PLEASE, NO GIFT CARDS THIS YEAR. WE HAVE FOUND THAT “HACKERS” CAN TOO EASILY STEAL THE FUNDS.

.Please bring food and funds to church at all Masses on Saturday, November 16th or Sunday, November 17th.

Thank you for your generosity!

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Contact: Angie McAllister • 858-395-5916 • angiemcallister53@gmail.com

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History of the Sister Parish Outreach Ministry

In 1994 Fr. Jim Poulsen, together with Fr. Kenneth Del Priore of Our Lady of Angels, saw needs in both parishes: for StGG it was the need to share our many blessings with others and for OLA it was the need to receive assistance and support for their low income families. The friendship of these two pastors and the needs of their two parishes resulted in the formation of our Sister Parish Outreach Ministry. Over these many years our generous parishioners have supported our ministry as we serve the wonderful families of OLA. Our first project was a food pantry, filled with weekly donations from StGG parishioners and distributed by SPOM volunteers. This important service provided nourishment for OLA community families for many years.Through our School Supply Drive, Rummage Sale and Tuition Assistance Drive we are helping the OLA families provide Catholic educations for their children at Our Lady’s School. The Blanket Drive helps to keep families warm during the winter. The Thanksgiving Food Drive provides all the makings for a turkey dinner and our Adopt A Family Program helps to make Christmas a day filled with happy surprises and joy for the children and parents.

Our Lady of Angels, located in the Sherman Heights area of San Diego, was built in1906 to serve a mostly Irish community. The community now has a primarily low income, Hispanic population. The OLA office staff is very small but dedicated to serving the needy individuals and families that come through their doors. Their gratitude to our parish is great and they are humbled by the outpouring of love from their sister parish, St. Gregory the Great.

Sister Parish Outreach Ministry members are so very grateful to our generous parishioners.