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: December 1 - 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 for The FOOD PANTRY CHRISTMAS MARKET!

Do you like to bake? Again, this year we would like to include homemade goodies for our clients at the Market. This is one of our clients' favorite parts of our market. We need homemade:

  • Cookies
  • Brownies
  • Sweet breads
  • Other similar baked goods


NO NUTS PLEASE


These items will be re-plated. Please use disposable containers. If you would like your container back, put your name on the bottom of your container. Pick up your container after the market in the kitchen.

Drop off date for baked goods is December 11, 2025, between 8:00am - 3:00pm in the small parish hall next to the food pantry.


If you would like to help with this part of our market, please contact ministries@stolaf.cc to sign up.


Thank you in advance for your generosity.