All Saints Outreach News

These past few weeks, we heard from so many families who were struggling with the impacts of the government shut-down. Even in those desperate times, I was filled with hope by the numbers of people and organizations who reached out to help. All Saints School families donated literally a ton of food! We also had faithful parishioners, The Knights of Columbus, as well as strangers off the street, who stopped by with trunk loads of food or wrote us a check. Life Care Center of Puyallup held a food drive. The outpouring of generosity was incredible! As we approach Advent, we feel blessed to serve even more people in our community through our Giving Tree. I hope you and your family have a blessed Thanksgiving!

Food Bank

people served - 406

families - 118

Backpack Program

bags distributed - 1,569

PREPARES - Our PREPARES ministry distributes diapers through our food bank. In October, we served 13 families. We would welcome someone who would like to train to be a PREPARES mentor - learning how to walk alongside a family with children ages 0-5. Contact Morningstar for more information.

Thanksgiving - Thank you for your generosity. We were able to serve 103 food bank families (totaling 341 people!) and 15 Walker High families. A special thank you to the Thanksgiving Angels, Rosary Makers and Knights for their contributions!

Rent assistance - 12

Utilities assistance - 4

Consider supporting our Giving Tree. Leaves will be available starting this weekend. Here are the organizations that will benefit:

All Saints Community Services (ASCS) serves the local community with food, rent, utility, and transportation assistance. With a donation of a partial rent or utility payment, you can support a local family in need. Donations should be left unwrapped and dropped off at the parish or placed in the collection by Friday, December 12.

Catholic Community Services (CCS) Foster Care helps children and teens in our community find a safe and caring home with a loving caregiver in which to grow and thrive. Please drop off unwrapped gifts at the parish by Friday, December 12.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is dedicated to putting faith into action to help the world’s poorest create lasting change. Make a donation online through the website provided.

Communities in Schools (CIS) has a mission to surround students in the Puyallup School District with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Please drop off unwrapped gifts at the parish by December 2.

Meeker Elementary School is collecting gift cards to help their school families purchase gifts. Consider purchasing gift cards through our All Saints School Office to support the SCRIP program. Please drop off at the parish by December 2.

Operated by CCS, Pioneer Court Apartments (PCA) offers affordable, permanent housing to adults with special needs. Please drop off unwrapped gifts at the parish by Friday, December 12.

Rainier Rehabilitation (RR) offers rehabilitation and long-term care for local residents. Please drop off unwrapped gifts at the parish by Friday, December 12.

St. Francis House (SFH) provides a compassionate presence and service that eases the hardships of those in need in East Pierce County. Please drop off unwrapped gifts at the parish by Friday, December 12.

Giving Tree Wrapping Party

Help wrap our Giving Tree gifts on December 14, 6-7 pm in parish center 240.

Sign up here or contact Morningstar in the parish office.

Elks Christmas Food Distribution

Help with our Elks Club Christmas baskets on December 19 ( sorting food 6-9 pm) and December 20 (help with food distribution 9-12pm) at the Elks Lodge (314 27th St NE, Puyallup, WA 98372). We also need help transporting food after the event to the food bank (time TBD).

Sign up here or contact Morningstar in the parish office.

Tacoma Giving Machine

If you are at South Hill Mall, check out the Giving Machine. Beneficiaries include Special Olympics, Step by Step, and the YWCA. Find out more details here.

Our 190+ community-driven programs provide essential housing, food, mental health, recovery, and home care services to over 110,000 people of all beliefs across western Washington.

Our community benefits from the case management provided by CCS at the Puyallup hotel shelter, the housing provided by Pioneer Court, and the diapers and support offered to families with children ages 0-5 through PREPARES.

With your support, we remain committed to bringing stability, security, and, above all, hope to our neighbors who are struggling to create better lives.

Thank you for putting your faith into action and making change possible. Click here to donate.

The bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. It marked the first time in twelve years the USCCB invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops. Read the message here.

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