What can I do?
Everyone needs food for their body. It is an act of love to help others to obtain their bodily nourishment, especially those in greatest need. At St John’s we are blessed to have many opportunities to help feed the hungry. Here are just a few:
Saint Katharine Drexel Food Pantry: St. John Parish provides a food pantry collection for Saint Katharine Drexel, our sister parish in Roxbury/Dorchester which takes place on the second Sunday of each month. Parishioners bring donations of non-perishable food items to St. John’s Glen Road entrance, and volunteers deliver the food collected to Saint Katharine Drexel.
S.O.M.E. (So Others May Eat): Since 1995, St. John’s Parish has served the homeless by providing sandwiches for the Bristol Lodge in Waltham. The sandwiches are distributed to the clients of Bristol’s various programs for the needy and provide a nourishing midday meal for the residents of shelters, which are closed during the daytime hours. The program has expanded in recent years to include the other churches in St. John’s cluster. The Parish provides hundreds of sandwiches on the 4th and 5th (when there is one) Sundays of each month.
Thanksgiving at Bristol Lodge: Each year St. John Parish provides a Thanksgiving feast for the guests at Bristol Lodge in Waltham. Parishioners provide cooked turkeys and lots of side dishes and get the dishes ‘meal ready’ for volunteers who serve the guests on Thanksgiving.
Please visit our Service and Outreach page for more information on these and other programs.
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9
