Our Church, in her wisdom, has given us a remarkable feast of Christmas with a very simple and powerful message. The message carries throughout the year and all our life, even in the most challenging times. The message is what the earth could be like if all mankind could be people of good will all year long.

Jesus was humbly born into poverty, grew up among us in our humanity, felt pain, and anxiety, began his ministry, taught us in word and true example, gave his life for us and rose from the dead to give us hope.

The St. Patrick’s Parish 2022 Giving Tree Christmas Campaign Program is a small, but significant way for us to “Action” Christ’s mission bringing joy, comfort, and hope, to sisters and brothers who need, by Christ’s example.

St. Patrick’s Parish will continue to provide spiritual and material assistance for parishioners in need. Registration for those seeking assistance will be online. Restrictions on the number of mass attendees as well as other factors, related to the pandemic, may limit our ability to match past goals. Those who live outside the St. Patrick’s Parish boundaries seeking assistance are asked to first reach out to other organizations or parishes in their neighborhood. Please remember to apply to only one organization.

As was the case last year the St. Patrick’s Giving Tree Program will not be providing any actual gifts. At the advice of the Sudbury and District Health Unit (Public Health Sudbury & District) we will continue to provide gift cards.

Potential applicants are asked to download the attached registration form. Please complete it and email it to [email protected]. Registrations must be received by November 25th, 2022, allowing sufficient time to cross reference all requests with other organizations. This will identify double registrants. Those unable to email the registration form are asked to please drop off the registration at the church office front entrance mail slot. Please DO NOT ENTER THE OFFICE. Please DO NOT CONTACT the Parish priest.

Past participants who shared their email address will receive an email with the above information as well as a registration form.

Correspondence will be through email whenever possible. Registrants are asked to check their email inbox for dates and the format for picking up gift cards.

To protect everyone’s safety and wellbeing we will forego in person deliveries.

Information for Parishioners wishing to offer support:
The St. Patrick’s Parish 2022 Giving Tree Christmas Campaign Program
The St. Patrick’s Giving Tree Program will once again reach out to assist those seeking support. Continuing the advice of the Sudbury and District Health Unit (Public Health Sudbury & District) we will provide food vouchers and gift cards. We will not provide any actual gifts.

Parishioners wishing to assist may either take an envelope provided in the church pews or from the Giving Tree and place their contribution in the weekly offering collection or drop off the envelope at the main office.Please place it in the front entrance mail slot. Clearly mark the envelope “Giving Tree” and write your name and address on it. Those streaming Sunday services, or following in alternate formats, may drop off their own Giving Tree financial donation envelope. Please DO NOT ACCESS THE MAIN OFFICE.

The Giving Tree will be on display from Saturday November 19th to Sunday, December 18th. A sincere thank you is extended to all parishioners for their care of others. Our prayers and thoughts remain with all parishioners.

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