Christmas Market
Dear Parishioners,
Our Food Pantry Christmas Market provides food items for our clients Christmas meals. Through your monetary donations we purchase eggs, breakfast sausage, ham and fresh vegetables. Along with the purchased items we offer the opportunity to “shop” free of charge from our tables of donated foods and other items. Please join our food pantry in celebrating the Christmas season by helping those in our community who face food insecurities daily.
How you can help:
- Donate items of your choosing for our shopping tables. When purchasing food items, think of what you might like if you found yourself knocking on our door.
- Some suggested food items, but not limited to: Hearty Soup, Vegetables, Beans, Canned Meats, Pasta and Sauce, Fun Sweet Cereal, Pancake Mix, Syrup, Cookies, Cake Mixes and any of your favorite foods. Full List >
- Items are not limited to food, they may include: New Blankets, Coats, Hats, Gloves, Toys, Children's Books, Games, Laundry Detergent, Toilet Paper, Toiletries, and Cleaning Supplies.
- We kindly ask, NO OPEN or EXPIRED food.
- Donation Drop Off Dates: September 2025 - December 10, 2025 from 8:30 am - Noon
- Please leave your donations on the Food Pantry donation table inside the small parish hall next to our Food Pantry.
- Contact the Food Pantry (757) 903-2868 or email Donna Hamilton at stolafpantry@stolaf.cc for more information or to volunteer.
BAKERS NEEDED!
- Do you like to bake? Again, this year we would like to include homemade goodies for our clients; this is one of our clients’ favorite parts of our market. We are in need of homemade cookies, brownies, sweet breads or other similar baked goods. NO NUTS please.
- Drop off date for baked goods is December 11, 2025
- Please leave your donations in the small parish hall next to the food pantry.