Parishioners bring Christmas cheer to needy neighbors

On December 20th, a group of St. Catherine Parishioners participated in the 2013 Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) Christmas Giving. Our group joined volunteers from other churches as well as TASK community staff members to distribute Christmas gift items, including toiletry bags made possible through the donations of St. Catherine's parishioners. Other gift items included warm blankets, sweatshirts and clothing from Flemington Department Store provided by an anonymous donor. Some of our younger volunteers gave out gifts to area children including crayons, coloring books and stuffed animals.

Over 500 Trenton area residents received a full Christmas dinner in addition to the gift items. TASK staffers said it was the largest giving that the soup kitchen has had in many years. Lori Young, who helped coordinate the event, thanked all the parishioners who "helped to make this a memorable year of giving."

More information on TASK, including information on how you can help their efforts throughout the year, is available on the organization's website at www.trentonsoupkitchen.org. The Times of Trenton also profiled the group and its work in an article earlier this year.