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Thanksgiving food pantry:

We are busy preparing for the biggest pantry of the year - our Thanksgiving pantry!  This year we are planning for 250 families.  The Thanksgiving pantry will take place on Thursday, November 20.  Each family will receive a turkey, bag of potatoes, boxed stuffing, green beans, cake mix & frosting.  A table is set up in the narthex, giving you the opportunity to “pick a feather” and donate towards the purchase of turkeys.  Thank you to those who have already donated for a turkey - we appreciate your support.  We are still taking turkey donations through the month of November.  

Each week a different item will be highlighted for collection.  The items can be placed in the blue bin beneath the pantry bulletin board.  The schedule of items is as follows:

October 26 - Boxed Cake Mixes

November 2 - Cake Frosting

A special thank you to the following church partners who are assisting us with these collections:

  • Lord of Love Lutheran Church
  • Northwest Hills Church
  • Maplewood United Methodist Church

Grants:  The pantry coordinators have been busy applying for grants to supplement our food pantry.  If you know of a grant we can apply for or you can apply through your place of employment, let Kelli or David know and we will complete the process. 

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.

Beginning September 17, confirmation students started 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 worship.

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.

October Numbers: we served 171 families, equaling 594  individuals. 

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.

November Pantry Dates:

  • Thursday, October 30 5:00 - 6:30pm, Pantry Prep
  • Saturday, November 1, 8:00-9:30am, Drive Up Pantry
  • Wednesday, November 19, 6:00-7:30pm, Pantry Prep (Confirmation students will assist with prep)
  • Thursday, November 20, 5:00-6:30pm, Drive Up Thanksgiving 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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