Social Ministry

As you know, all of our former parishes had different liturgical traditions on Thanksgiving Day. Now that we are Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, we would like to retain as many of those former traditions as possible.

Below are three ways in which you can participate:

1. Bring non-perishable food items with you to Mass. Please place all of your bagged items up front near the altar on the steps. Ministers of Hospitality will assist you so that you know exactly where to place them. Since our parish Food Pantry is so well stocked, all items will be donated to the North Hills Food Bank. We hope to fill the entire sanctuary with bagged donations for our local community.
2. Provide a monetary donation at Mass. One collection will be taken up during the offertory and the entire amount will go to our various parish social ministry and community outreach programs. The  monies will be divided between our St. Vincent de Paul Society, OLMC Food Pantry, Spark of Hope, and others.
3. Help prepare and deliver Thanksgiving meals for the residents of West View Towers. Pre-made food donations will be delivered to the residents' apartments on Thanksgiving Day for a noon meal. All food items are needed from turkey to dessert. We will serve about 50 people, so lots of help is appreciated. With enough volunteers, each person would be preparing a food item for six to eight people. Please contact Janie Costello at 412-931-5017 or jb138@verizon.net.

Our Catholic Church teaching is quite clear about our obligation to care for our neighbors.  We are called to be the hands of Christ, compassionately ministering to the sick, poor, bereaved or anyone enduring one of life's many hardships.

When you are facing a difficult moment, we are here for you.
When you are able to help, we need you.

Contact:
Sister Karen Brink, OSB
Parish Social Minister
kbrink@mountcarmelpgh.org
412-367-9001, ext. 8637

'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these
least brothers of mine, you did for me.'
(Mt 25:40)