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Donations for the food pantry:

  • Thank you to all of you who have donated food items and continue to do so. All the donations help supplement our pantry so we can continue to serve our neighbors in need.
  • Thank you also to those who assisted in meeting the $500 Thrivent match for the food pantry. We hit the match number and may have even exceeded a bit!

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Volunteers:  We have seen an increase in our volunteers and we love it!  From unloading the Food Bank delivery, to pantry prep and pantry distribution - you have showed up!  It is wonderful to have so many new faces help with this ministry.  One of our new volunteers mentioned how impressed she was with the process and how everyone was so helpful.

In addition we have added a sign up sheet to the Food Pantry bulletin board in the narthex where you can indicate if you are interested in receiving training for the food pantry.  We will then coordinate with you a time before pantry prep or distribution starts to train you.

Beginning September 17, confirmation students will be assisting with pantry prep on Wednesday evenings.  Since this is only part of their programming on Wednesdays, we welcome any parents who would like to assist in completing the prep once the children go to class.

If you would like to volunteer to help with upcoming  pantries, please click here to sign-up. This will aid us in knowing who is coming to volunteer and to ensure we have opportunities for all.

August Numbers: we served 158 families, equaling 635  individuals. This is an increase from last month’s numbers.

Food Pantry Shoppers: Thanks to Peg's Pantry Shopper emails, the congregation continues to support the needs of the pantry. 

If you would like to be a Pantry Shopper and receive the weekly deals, email schneider7@cox.net and use Pantry Shopper as the subject.  You'll receive an email or two a week with grocery sales and deals that will help stock our pantry.

Current Needs: Our greatest needs this month are cereal, soup, bar soap and toilet paper.

 Friendly Reminder- The blue bin has been moved from the hallway to in front of the Food Pantry bulletin board in the narthex, for better visibility.  To help with our inventory control please only put your donations in the blue bin.

We are no longer providing personal care items as the need for food is in higher demand. 

September Pantry Dates:

  • Thursday, September 5, 6:00-7:30pm, Pantry Prep
  • Saturday, September 6, 8:00-9:30am, Drive Up Pantry
  • Wednesday, September 17, 6:00-7:30pm, Pantry Prep (Confirmation students will assist with prep)
  • Thursday, September 18, 5:00-6:30pm, Drive Up Pantry 

If you have any questions regarding the Holy Cross Food Pantry please reach out to:

Thank you for your continued support of this critical ministry!

Holy Cross Pantry Team

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