It is that time of year when we start planning and fundraising for our Christmas Program and the food requirements of our families in need. Thank you for your donations last year. Through your generosity you made Christmas special for over 1,000 less fortunate people in our community and allowed us to sustain these families with food vouchers and fresh food baskets throughout the year. The need is as great as ever. More and more people in our community need our help! We hope you will donate again this year.
To best serve our families in time for Christmas your donation would be appreciated on or before November 23rd. You can make donations with a credit card on our web page at https://sjcses.blogspot.com/p/christmas-program.html, as you did last year. You can also go to the parish websites or simply use your smartphone to scan the QR code.
This year you can also donate at the back of the church using your debit or credit card on the weekend of November 1 & 2 at St. John Chrysostom and on November 8 & 9 at St. Elizabeth Seton.
The Christmas Program will continue to serve not only families but other individuals in need that we have helped throughout the year. For our families, your donation will go towards the purchase of grocery gift cards, a Good Food Box and a gift card for parents and gift cards for the children. Our adult recipients will receive a Good Food Box and a gift card from a local store so they can purchase something special for themselves.
The Giving Tree Program is organized by St. Elizabeth Seton and St. John Chrysostom parishes. A Christmas tree will be placed at the back of both churches around November 15, and it will be decorated with stars indicating gifts needed and prayers for those in long-term care facilities, seniors and others in need living in our community. This initiative is parish-based but is supported by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
Your gift, no matter the size will make a difference in the lives of those often left out throughout the year but especially at Christmas. Funds remaining after Christmas will go towards our general fund to help individuals and families in need in 2026.
We thank you for your continued support and prayers