Volunteers Lindsay and Caitlin work with Angel D’Antonio loading groceries St. Joseph’s Church is asking for your help to “Sponsor a Family” for Christmas. We have committed to assisting families in Our Lady of Loretto Parish in Hempstead, and Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Parish in Roosevelt. This program offers us the privilege of sharing our gifts with our less fortunate neighbors. This is a wonderful way to put into action the spirit of the season; with your help, we are hoping to be able to bring smiles to the faces of more than 200 families this year.

There are two ways to sponsor a family: (1) Provide the groceries for a festive Christmas meal AND purchase gifts for the children of the family (we provide a grocery list and gift suggestions); or (2) Provide the groceries for dinner for a family of 6.

Committee members Angel D’Antonio, Lita Reilly, Maureen Yanni and student volunteer Teddy Gallucci The deadline for sign-up is this Monday, November 30. The gifts and dinners will be collected in the St. Joseph’s School parking lot on Saturday, December 12. Forms are available in the Church vestibules, or you may call Lita Reilly at 248-5880 or Sr. Ginny at 747-7120 to sign up. You will be provided a detailed list with instructions in the first week of December. Please consider helping us with this most worthy Christmas project!