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ST. MONICA CONTINUES TO REFLECT THE HOPE OF THE GOSPEL
OUR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE TRADITION WILL CARRY ON!!
COVID-19 has disrupted everyday life for millions!! Our parish’s annual Advent Service Activity will be organized differently as a result of COVID. We will not adorn the Christmas Tree with ornaments, but instead will ask individuals and families to choose from the following list, we will then divide and distribute the gift cards/gifts to the organizations we sponsor.
Gift Cards to any of the following:
Target, Walmart, Marshalls, Ross, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Aldi, Shop Rite, Acme, Giant
Gift Suggestions:
Young Teen Gifts: (arts and crafts/hair and nail items/jewelry/hoodies with sports team logo)
Gift Items for Girls and Boys age 10-14
Children's Clothes age 2-10 (warm clothes like sweatshirts/pj's/socks/hats/scarves/gloves)
To return the gift cards/gifts you have 2 options:
1) Drop off in the vestibule of the church by Sunday December 13th
2) Drive by and Drop off in the parking lot of Saint Monica Saturday, December 12th between 10- 12 PM
NO NEED TO LEAVE YOUR CAR
Volunteers will be available to accept your donations as you drive up.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO BUY GIFTS, PLEASE DO NOT WRAP THEM.
Thank you in advance for bringing Christ’s light to those in need!
All gifts and gift cards will be donated to the following 5 agencies who are assisting the needy in our immediate area as well as the greater Philadelphia area:
Great Valley Food Cupboard,
Saint Agnes Day Room of West Chester,
Montgomery County Food Bank,
Community Center of Visitation in Kensington, and
The Sisters of Saint Joseph Welcome Center in Kensington.
THE GIFT RETURN DEADLINE IS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13TH
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