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God is so good! I can’t imagine what it would be like to wonder what I am going to feed my family, or trying to decide if I buy milk or get powdered milk instead this week so I can buy x, y or z?! This is a reality for many people. They subsist on canned goods, never get fresh produce, vegetables, or dairy products. We take so much for granted.
Thanks to so many, our parish is able to provide more than canned goods—each week we are providing meat, dairy, fresh fruits and vegetables as well as staples to enable a balanced diet. And, hopefully, money
otherwise spent on food can be used to pay other essential bills.
To date, we have received an enormous amount of donated food, cash donations of nearly $19,000, as well as donations of meat, eggs, bread, and cheese. We continue to participate in the USDA food program with Monteverde Produce.
We have had over 28 volunteers, including 14 who regularly volunteer. We have a team who helps with the moving of produce, a coordinator of food purchasing (yes, we purchase between $800-900 worth of food a week!), and have lead volunteers to help make a smooth operation for those we serve. If you would like to become involved, you could not ask for a better group of people with whom to work. We are a blessed parish—we are Holy Spirit Parish!
—Sr. Annie Bremmer
“Whatever you do for the least of my brothers, you do it for me.”