Loaves and Fishes
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about loaves and fishes
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Loaves and Fishes is a local outreach program that serves hot meals to the Trenton community on the last two Saturdays of every month. For nearly 40 years, this outreach program has invited local parishes and communities throughout Central Jersey to gather, prepare, and serve the meal.
On Saturday, June 21, our parish will distribute more than 500 meals and donations at St. Mary Cathedral to the homeless and low-income residents of the Trenton area. Donation items will be collected in the SPS Cafeteria on Friday, June 20. In feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and welcoming the stranger, we become what we are: a Christ-like people.
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Contact Us
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Annisa Meleannisamelegmail.com
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get involved in the effort
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how can you help?
Friday, June 20 | Drop-off
Drop off at the St. Paul School Cafeteria 9:00am-1:00pm- Breakfast donations (bagels, donuts, pastries, muffins, pound cake, etc.)
- Healthy snack donations (granola bars, protein bars, fruit cups, jerky, crackers, tuna packs, dried fruit, juice pouches, etc)
- Toiletry item donations (toothpaste, individual toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, deodorant)
- Reusable shopping bags
- Make/drop off a meatloaf; pans will be handed out at Masses on June 14-15
Friday, June 20 | Service
On-Site Volunteers- Meet at SPS Cafeteria 9:00am-4:00pm
- Help with preparations: Collect and sort donations, assemble toiletry packs, and snack packs
- Assemble sandwiches
- Drive to St. Mary Cathedral to deliver donations
Saturday, June 21 | Service
Serve Meals- at St. Mary Cathedral 8:00am-1:00pm
Kitchen Help- at St. Mary Cathedral 8:00am-1:00pm
Pack Take-Home Bags- at St. Mary Cathedral 8:00am-12:00pm
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monetary donations
Monetary donations can be made online, mailed to the church, or dropped in the collection basket. Please mark for “Loaves and Fishes.”
On the weekend of June 14-15, we will have a special collection at all Masses for donations.
If mailing, please send to:St. Paul Parish
Loaves & Fishes
216 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
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helping out at the cathedral?
151 N. Warren Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
Perry St. becomes Bank St.; pass the Cathedral on the left.
Enter the parking lot just behind the Cathedral on your left.
If the church parking lot is full, use large municipal parking lot just behind.
If the entrance to the municipal parking lot from Bank Street is closed, drive on to circle the block making left turns finally making a right onto Barnes Street and then a right turn onto the municipal parking lot.
The cafeteria is right below the Cathedral; the entry is from N. Chancery Lane, the small parking lot in 4.
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