With an abundance of donations, prayers and generosity from the community, many of our neighbors were able to receive food and Stop and Shop grocery gifts cards to help them through the pandemic months and holidays. Throughout the spring and summer months, pantry/church coordinators called our pantry families and mailed a gift to help them through those difficult and uncertain times. We also worked with school social workers and were able to distribute over 900 grocery cards. Their appreciation, not only for the card, but for the calls to check up on them was extremely rewarding for and many mutual tears were shed. The pantry opened in August for 8 days and 78 families were helped. In September we opened for 4 days helping 38 families. Clients drove by, wearing masks, while bags of food were placed into their car. By October, we opened the pantry every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am until 12 noon. In November, the pantry was opened for regular food pickup for only seven days, but we were able to help 87 families, December, with only eight days opened , we served 96 families. There is definitely a need,,, and you helped us give out a small "hug of help" to those struggling. READ MORE... see below attachment. Corner of Edgewater and Mayflower Avenues Smithtown, NY 11787 Mailing Address: 38 Mayflower Avenue Smithtown, NY 11787 Click here if you wish to be placed on the Parish email list for church announcements. | at "The Bluff - Kings Park" 1/10/2021 2020 Bishop's Appeal Donations can be made on-line at the Eparchial website: www.eparchyofpassaic.com or mailed inusing the material in the packets that were mailed out last month. See more info in the weekly bulliton. CONTACTS FR. VLADYSLAV BUDASH, 516-522-9102 vladbudash@gmail.com Subscribe and access all of Fr. Vlad’s sermons at this site https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_IwdYctRfp-0mCz4z-7Axw DEACON ROBERT KNAPP, 516-246-6797 bonappi@optonline.net Divine Services/Streaming Liturgies Check weekly bulletin for list of services and see the services streaming on FacebookSee church bulletin on "Bulletin page" for the upcoming services. Would you like to offer a Liturgy intention? Dates are still available, see Fr Vladyslav, Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Passaic in Woodland Park, NJ. |