This year's baby bottles support Shady Grove Pregnancy Center which has been operating for 40 years! Shady Grove helps women and men facing an unplanned pregnancy. They provide support throughout the pregnancy and even after delivery. They also provide special services and support for dads-to-be, and a wide range of classes on topics such as healthy relationships, money management, nutrition, and of course, pregnancy and parenting.

St. Patrick's annual Holiday Giving season is starting soon! We are hoping to raise funds for gift cards before the end of November, so we are staring now. We plan to distribute gift cards for Thanksgiving holiday meals to about 900 families and gift cards for Christmas holiday meals to about 350 families and toys to about 750 children for Christmas. We need your support to make this possible!

This year marks our 12th Anniversary of participation in the Greg Gannon Canned Food Drive, an annual event bringing the whole parish together to help those in need. We will distribute bags next weekend and ask you to return them on Saturday, Nov. 16.