St. Mary's Parish Community

 
“The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Canada is a lay Catholic organization whose mission is: To live the Gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice and joy.”
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Executives for 2008-2011

Meetings:
The date of the meeting to be held monthly will be the second Thursday of each month, September through to June. The location of meeting is the rectory library , commence at 1 p.m . – 2 p.m. Please refer to notices in the church bulletin in regard to changes to the meetings.

Duties:

1. Members to visits homes of clients to assess how best to service their needs.
2. To share in the operation of the Central Food Cupboard by giving of their time on Monday and Friday mornings in a four week rotation once a month .
3. To assist in the Christmas Programs : the Parish Adopt-A-Family Program , Be An Angel Giving Tree Program , the Catholic School’s Adopt-A-Family Program , the preparation of food and gifts for families and the disbursement of the hampers from Saint Mary’s School gym , to name a few of the many responsibilities .
4. Hold the collection box at all church doors on the first weekend of every month.
5. To record S . S . V . P. monthly collections in the Saint Joseph’s Room after the Mass.
6. All members to participate in food drives programs which support our work at the Central Food Bank:
   1. Loblaw’s’ food drive days in the summer, fall or winter holidays in which members supple food bags to customers to fill as a food donation.
   2. On the annual Latter Day Saints Church food drive, a team of members assist in the canvassing of the town of Lindsay in October.
   3. Members would take time period to collect cash at difference locations on Tag days organize by the Food Source Warehouse throughout the year.
   4. Participate in St. Mary’s Food Drive in June, July & August to support the Central Food Bank
   5. Volunteers help sort food being delivered to the Food Source Warehouse weekly.
   6. Volunteers, adult and students, to deliver and package food coming from the Food Source to the Central Food Cupboard on the 1st Thursday of the month ( Queen St. Annex Building ).
   7. Assist in the collection of clean clothes and clean rags, shoes and boots for S.S.V.P. store October 3, 2009 Church parking lot (before Saturday’s Mass and Sunday’s Masses).

Funding:

1. Monthly donations are collected by volunteers at all doors on the first weekend of every Month.
2. The use of special envelopes throughout the year and at Christmas time.
3. Loose cash and envelope donations deposited in the slot boxes at the church front doors entrance.