Food Ministries
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backpack ministry collections
Collection on March 29!
The next packing for the Backpack Ministry will be on March 29th. We will be sending food to Third Creek, Cloverleaf, Lake Norman High, and Lakeshore Middle schools.
Our menu is:
Cerial
Fruit (15 oz. cans)
Vegetables (15 oz. cans)
Spam
Knorr Sides
Ore-ida Potatoes
Personal items (toothpaste, deodorant, soap, female and male hygiene products.)are needed for the middle schoolers.
Place any food donations in the carts in the church narthex. Backpack donation envelopes are also in the Narthex for monetary donations or gift cards . Place those in the regular collection basket.
We are only able to increase our numbers because of your generosity and support. Thank you in advance for your continued help.
Thank you for your support - we couldn't do this without you!
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Food for days
Thank you for the generous donations to Food for Days/Community Ministries!
From the Food for Days website:
"Students in need are identified by school counselors and teachers. After a hungry child is identified, they receive a permission slip, which needs to be signed by a parent, indicating that they can receive weekend meals. We send every child home with a backpack filled with two breakfasts, two lunches, and two dinners, as well as drinks and snacks, so they come back to school on Monday nourished and ready to learn! We pack our weekend meal bags at packing sites beforehand in generic packaging and deliver them to schools on Thursday, so they can be discreetly handed out and taken home on Friday afternoon."
St. Therese is a proud sponsor and supporter of Food for Days!
Click the link below for more information about this program and ways you can volunteer and support their mission:
For more information about Food for Days at St. Therese, contact:
Jen Leutenegger, jenleut@yahoo.com or
Juliane McConaghey, jmcconaghey@gmail.com
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backpack ministry
What is the Backpack Ministry?
The Backpack Ministry serves the students and families of Third Creek Elementary School in Iredell County where 90-95 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced lunches. This school year we fed 35 Third Creek students and 10 from Cloverleaf Elementary. This began as a project for West United Methodist Church and the Prayerful Servants CLC (Christian Life Community), but the need has grown. Now this ministry has become a part of our parish Food Ministries program.
Our goal is to have supplementary food every other week for every student who expresses a need. In communicating with the school counselor, she has told me that their “kids truly enjoy and look forward to getting support, many of them take this responsibility VERY seriously and consider this their way of helping out their family.”
Our costs are approximately $10 per bag. With the growing needs and the expansion of the ministry, we are in need of donations. If you would like to help support the backpack ministry, there will be envelopes marked "Backpack" in the St. Ignatius Day Chapel and the Church Narthex. Please use these for your donations of cash, checks (made out to St.Therese with "Backpack" in the memo), or gift cards to Walmart or Aldi's. Please place the envelopes in the regular collections.Anticipating your generosity, thank you for helping feed these families!
If you would like more information, please send an email to meader3@gmail.com.
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Food Pantry is closed
We no longer have a food pantry at St. Therese, but are supporting two backpack ministries that serve local school children. We will be requesting food for the Backpack Ministry and Food for Days as needed. If you need assistance, please visit the Christian Mission or FeedNC.
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Contact Us
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Jen Leuteneggerjenleutyahoo.comFood Ministries Co-Chair
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Juliane McConagheyjmcconagheygmail.comFood Ministries Co-Chair
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resources
For Help finding the appropriate resource:
DIAL 2-1-1 or go to https://www.nc211.org and
click on the services you need to find help in your area
United Way Mooresville/Lake Norman SERVICES a 5-county area
As most places are working on a limited schedule. Please make sure to call ahead for details.
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feednc
Creating connections to food, education and resources as a catalyst for change.
The result of the FeedNC mission is to create healthy, stable families who can meet their needs - and can readily call on outside resources when necessary.
Click the links below for more information about the FeedNC Pantry or how you can support FeedNC through donations or volunteering:
FeedNC Pantry Information
Support FeedNC (Donation and Volunteer Information)
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mooresville christian mission
The Mooresville Area Christian Mission, Inc. is a crisis center for individuals and families to seek assistance with financial hardships, food insecurities, and individual betterment.
Phone: 704-664-2357
Address: 266 N. Broad Street, Mooresville, NC
Click the links below for more information:
Mooresville area
christian mission
Mooresville Area Christian Mission Volunteer Information
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do you need support? can you offer support?
Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11
There are some of our parishioners that might need a bit of help during these challenging times. Some may be in need of a check in call or a meal or have groceries picked up. Please let us know if you need support or can offer support. Thank you.
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