All Saints Outreach News

We are so grateful for all who donated to our summer food drive! We continue to pray for all those in our world who are experiencing food insecurity. In addition to prayer, our faith also calls us to advocacy. See the section below on Catholic Advocacy for how you can lift up your voice on behalf of our brothers and sisters in the US and the world experiencing hunger.

Food Bank

people served - 311

families - 107

Backpack Program

bags distributed - 1,993

PREPARES

Thanks to a grant from PREPARES, we are able to distribute diapers to families with little ones through our food bank. In May, 7 families received diapers and wipes.

Thank you for your donations of peanut butter, jelly, and cereal. We collected over 1,200 pounds of food. You can still purchase items through our Amazon wishlist.

We are thankful for our parish garden volunteers as we start to share the first harvested veggies with our food bank guests. (photo courtesy Paula Schmitz)

Rental assistance - 6 families served

Utilities assistance - 8 families served

We lost one of our food bank volunteers and ushers this month. A constant presence at our 9 am Mass, Mike was always there to greet us with a smile. For many years, he served as a food bank driver, mentoring many of our new volunteers. More recently, he joined our food bank stocking crew and pitched in whenever he was needed. He was affectionally known as our "egg man" braving Walmart or Costco each week to purchase eggs for the food bank. Many in our community also knew Mike as "Santa" as he played that role each Christmas at Perler Photography. What many may not know is he always donated his pay for that work to the All Saints Food Bank (as well as dropping off donations from the studio's food drive). His generous spirit, sense of humor, and love for all will be missed by those in our community. His funeral Mass will be held at All Saints on Friday, July 11 at 7 pm.

Each fall we are able to distribute new coats to kids in our community thanks to the Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids program. If you'd like to donate to this worthy cause, you can find out more here or see the flyer below.

Are you interested in learning more about Catholic Advocacy? Stop by our CRS Chapter Catholic Advocacy table after all Masses this weekend (June 28-29).

For domestic issues, we have two great resources:

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)

Visit the Action Center of the USCCB for actions you can take on domestic policy. While you are on their site, sign up to get alerts sent to your email.

Washington State Catholic Conference (WSCC)

Sign up here to get the most current alerts and stay informed.

For international issues, see the link to CRS below in the Global Solidarity section.

Join us for our Journey of Faith Summer Gatherings on Sunday July 13 and August 10. We’ll attend 9 am Mass and then gather for hospitality in the parish center afterwards. Weekly gatherings will start September 7.

Journey of Faith is for those seeking to learn more about the Catholic faith and wanting to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist as an adult. Our family track also helps families prepare for kids and teens (4th grade and older) to prepare for these sacraments. Our weekly gatherings start in September. Contact Morningstar in the parish office for more information.

Photo credit: Rocky Ross

Visit the action center to speak up on international issues.

Protect Lifesaving Aid

New cuts are proposed for lifesaving and life-affirming international assistance. Tell the Senate that we have a moral duty to alleviate poverty and ease human suffering.

Image courtesy of USDA

Email: morningstars@allsaintsparish.com
Website: https://allsaintsparish.com/outreach
Location: 204 6th Ave SW, Puyallup, WA, USA
Phone: 253-848-2000