St. Vincent De Paul Society at St. Ursula Catholic Church

The Pantry

Donations of food are made by the parish on the first weekend of the month. Additional contributions are made by St. Ursula School, the Parish Religious Education Program, Boys and Girls Scouts, AARP, and surplus government food. More than 50 bags of groceries are provided each month, and over 100 bags of groceries are provided at both the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.

Programs of Outreach

Meals on Wheels: Has teams of drivers and servers who deliver meals to 12-15 homes, five days per week, every week of the year, including holidays.

Our Daily Bread: Volunteers provide 55-60 casseroles each month. Six teams of 4-6 people work on a rotating schedule to transport the casseroles and serve at the Our Daily Bread center. Each team serves twice per year. Over 150 people are involved with the planning, preparation, transport and service of this program.

Clothing Bins: We possess three bins and we are served with biweekly pick-ups by the Baltimore St. Vincent de Paul office. St. Ursula ranks second in the Archdiocese in our clothing collections, with over 68,000 lbs. of clothing donated in 2003. Note: Only clothing should be left in bins.

Transportation: We provide transportation for doctor's visits, shopping trips and special needs.

Family Adoption: This program matches donors with needy families. More than 40 families were adopted in 2003.

The Christmas Giving Tree: St. Ursula provides gifts to eight local charitable organizations who serve the needy. These include:
Ronald McDonald House
Charles Hickey School
Little Sisters of the Poor
St. Vincent, Franciscan Center
Bayview
My Sister's Place
Christopher Place
Association for Retarded Citizens