Mount Holly Soup Kitchen
Saint Joan of Arc provides regular food assistance to the Mount Holly Soup Kitchen. Volunteers are needed to occasionally make sandwiches or desserts for St. Joan’s weekly donations. Donations are dropped off in Pedata Hall kitchen either Sunday or before 9am Monday morning of the scheduled date. Another opportunity to assist includes drivers to transport the food on Monday mornings according to the schedule.
Ministry Coordinator:
Eileen Schank
mthollysoupkitchen@stjoans.org
March Against Hunger
An annual non-perishable food, toiletries and paper products collection taking two weekends in March, with all donations going to Catholic Charities of Burlington County. Teen volunteers are needed to take donations from the church foyers to the rectory garage. Service hours will be given. Please call in advance if interested.
Ministry Coordinator:
Sharon Binder
marchagainsthunger@stjoans.org
Easter Basket Drive
Children’s Easter baskets, canned hams, frozen turkeys and food gift cards are collected for those in need the weekend before Palm Sunday. Proceeds benefit local families and the Mt. Carmel Guild in Trenton. Volunteers of any age needed to accept donations as well as load the delivery truck after the start of noon Mass on the Sunday before Palm Sunday.
Karen Stroker
easterfooddrive@stjoans.org
Paper Turkey Drive
The theme for this collection, which generally occurs two weekends prior to Thanksgiving, is the purchase of a “paper” turkey. Recommended donation is $15, but any amount in cash or check is accepted. Proceeds from this collection are used to purchase turkeys wholesale to supplement those collected during the Thanksgiving Food Drive. Turkeys are delivered directly to Mount Carmel Guild and depending on their capacity, others are delivered to the Food Bank of South Jersey.
Tony and Mary Zagarella
helpinghands@stjoans.org
Thanksgiving Food Drive
An annual food collection which usually takes place the weekend prior to Thanksgiving. All non-perishable food is accepted after each of the Masses during that weekend, while frozen turkeys are accepted after the Sunday Masses. Food certificates and cash donations are also accepted. All donations are given to Mount Carmel Guild, with some collections provided to local families in need. Assistance is needed during Sunday morning to accept and sort donations, as well as to load the truck after the start of Noon Mass.
Tony and Mary Zagarella
helpinghands@stjoans.org
Advent Food Drive
An annual non-perishable food, toiletries and paper products collection taking two weekends during Advent, with all donations going to Catholic Charities of Burlington County. Teen volunteers are needed to take donations from the church foyers to the rectory garage. Service hours will be given. Please call in advance if interested.
Sharon Binder
adventfooddrive@stjoans.org
