Category Archives: Service Commission

Each year in November, St. John’s participates in the Coats for Kids drive by Anton’s Cleaners, a Boston-wide coat collection campaign for children, teens, adults and babies. Anton’s cleans all the donated coats and coordinates their distribution to those in need.  Please bring gently used, warm, winter coats to the Rectory garage after Mass on the weekends of November 7-8 and 14-15.

Reminder: This weekend is our new  Winter Men’s Clothing Drive for St. Francis House. We will be collecting men’s gently-used everyday clothing such as jeans, shirts, sweatshirts, coats, hats, and gloves as well as *new* socks for their Foot Clinic, which provides foot care and new socks to homeless clients.  Donations may be dropped off over the weekend of October 17 & 18 in the garage (behind the church) any time during the day (until 5pm.)

The items in highest demand for winter include:
• Footwear (men’s sneakers or winter boots)
• Men’s pants (especially jeans – given out on a daily basis)
• Sweaters & Sweatshirts
• Coats, hats, gloves, and scarves (Men’s coats most needed during winter)
• T-shirts (extremely important – given out on a daily basis)
• New (unused and still packaged) socks & undergarments (men’s)
• Backpacks/duffel bags

They DO NOT accept children’s items or used under garments or discolored items. If you can put your items in boxes or secured bags, and label it with the general contents, it would be a great help with sorting.  Thank you for your generosity!

Questions? Please email Shilan Yeung or call 781-707-8290.

This year, we are adding a Winter Men’s Clothing Drive for St. Francis House, the largest day shelter in New England serving over 800 men and women on a daily basis. St. Francis House is the largest distributor of clothing to the poor and homeless in Greater Boston, distributing more than 750 changes of clothing every month.  To help meet this ongoing need, we hope you will take the time for a quick closet downsizing and bring the items to our parish garage on the weekend of October 17 & 18. We will be collecting men’s gently-used everyday clothing such as jeans, shirts, sweatshirts, coats, hats, and gloves as well as *new* socks for their Foot Clinic, which provides foot care and new socks to homeless clients.  Donations may be dropped off over the weekend of October 17 & 18 in the garage (behind the church) any time during the day (until 5pm.)

The items in highest demand for winter include:
• Footwear (men’s sneakers or winter boots)
• Men’s pants (especially jeans – given out on a daily basis)
• Sweaters & Sweatshirts
• Coats, hats, gloves, and scarves (Men’s coats most needed during winter)
• T-shirts (extremely important – given out on a daily basis)
• New (unused and still packaged) socks & undergarments (men’s)
• Backpacks/duffel bags

They DO NOT accept children’s items or used under garments or discolored items. If you can put your items in boxes or secured bags, and label it with the general contents, it would be a great help with sorting.  Thank you for your generosity!

Questions? Please email Shilan Yeung or call 781-707-8290.

This weekend is our annual Men’s Clothing Drive for St. Francis House. We are collecting men’s gently-used, everyday clothing, as well as new socks for their Foot Clinic, which provides foot care and socks to homeless clients.

The highest needed items include:

• Men’s pants (especially jeans – given out on a daily basis)
• T-shirts (extremely important – given out on a daily basis)
• Footwear (extremely important)
• “New” Socks
• Sweaters & Sweatshirts
• Backpacks/duffel bags
• Coats, hats, gloves, and scarves (larger sizes in extreme needed)

Please do not send in children’s clothing, used socks, or any discolored items. If you can put your items in boxes or secured bags, and label it with the general
contents, it would be a great help with sorting. Thank you for your generosity!

If you have any questions please contact Shilan Yeung, either email shilanhappy@gmail.com or text/call at 508-801-7072.

Happy Spring! Every year in June, St. John’s parish conducts a men’s clothing drive for St. Francis House, the largest day shelter in New England, serving over 800 men and women on a daily basis.  St. Francis House distributes clothing to the homeless in Greater Boston, averaging 250 sets of clothing per week.  To help meet this ongoing need, we are collecting men’s gently-used, everyday clothing such as jeans, T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats  and footwear, as well as new socks for their Foot Clinic, which provides foot care and socks to homeless clients.

We hope you will take the time for a quick spring cleaning, and remember to bring the items to our church garage on the weekend of June 6-7.

Right now, the highest needed items include:

• Men’s pants (especially jeans – given out on a daily basis)
• T-shirts (extremely important – given out on a daily basis)
• Footwear (extremely important)
• “New” Socks
• Sweaters & Sweatshirts
• Backpacks/duffel bags
• Coats, hats, gloves, and scarves (larger sizes in extreme needed)

Please do not send in children’s clothing, used socks, or any discolored items. If you can put your items in boxes or secured bags, and label it with the general
contents, it would be a great help with sorting. Thank you for your generosity!

If you need to drop items off sooner due to travel schedules, etc. or have any questions please contact Shilan Yeung, either email shilanhappy@gmail.com or text/call at 508-801-7072.