May you and your family have a joyous Easter Season!

Food Bank

Neighbors served - 265

Households served - 115

Backpack Program

Students served - 1294 (up from 992)

Diapers

A PREPARES grant allows us to offer diapers and wipes to our food bank guests each month. In March, we gave out 600 diapers and 8 packs of wipes to 5 families.

Food Bank Drivers Needed

Background check and training required. Hours available afternoon and evening Monday-Thursday. Contact Morningstar in the parish office if interested.

All Saints Delivery Food Bank receives assistance from Emergency Food Network. Consider taking part in their annual hunger walk on May 6.

Our neighbors need your help! By registering for the Hunger Walk, you can help us meet the current increased need for food assistance in Pierce County. Register here.

Rent assistance - 13 families

Utilities assistance - 15 families

Did you know each of our beds in the parish garden is named for a saint? St. Ambrose was chosen as the patron saint of beekeepers. While we try to plant a variety of vegetables for our food bank guests, we also try to promote the bee population by planting flowers they love as well. If you are interested in volunteering in our parish garden, please contact Morningstar at the parish office.

Volunteers work in our bed named after St. Francis

Thank you to all who participated in our 2023 Cross Walk on Good Friday. One of our speakers, Rev. Haley Ballast, from Hagar's Community Church, shared this resource for those who would like to write to those who are in prison.

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped with our spring service day on April 22. We prepped the parish garden for planting, cleaned the gym and parish center 240, raked and tidied the ELC playground, and edged/weeded some of the parish grounds. We also prepared 100 snack packs to give to people who need a little sustenance. (Shout out to our Columbiettes for providing some of the snacks!) It was a great way to celebrate Earth Day!

On April 11, 18 members of our Washington state CRS Chapters, including members of All Saints, met with a staffer from Senator Murray's office to advocate for international programs that reduce hunger.

On April 14, 4 members of our chapters met with a staffer from Representative Strickland's office to advocate for international hunger-reducing programs included in the 2023 Farm Bill.

For more information about becoming involved with our CRS chapter, contact Morningstar in the parish office.

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