Non-perishable food is collected weekly for the food pantries in our two sharing parishes - St. Martin de Porres and Our Lady Gate of Heaven - as well as Santa Maria Addolorata, Oak Park Food Pantry, Vital Bridges, and Community Response.
Donated items are placed at the St. Giles Shrine. Volunteer drivers deliver the food each week. Each driver is called upon about once every 2 months. If you are interested in helping with the distribution contact Vic Petroliunas at 708-848-0079 or viktoras.l.petroliunas@jci.com.
Please note... We can always use new drivers for the Food Pantry deliveries. Commitment is 90 minutes twice or three times per year to pick up the food donations from the St. Giles Shrine in the back of church, and deliver to one of four pantries. Contact Vic Petroliunas at 708-417-6096 or or vik.petroliunas@sbcglobal.net. |
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Weekly Food Collection Schedule in Adobe Reader (pdf - 702 KB)
ST. MARTIN DEPORRES
We must all share the vision of creating a hunger-free America. It is written in the Bible we must help those in need. One way is to support the food pantries we serve. Please bring food and paper products to the St. Giles Shrine next weekend, February 4th and 5th, for our brothers and sisters struggling to make ends meet.
Our volunteer driver, ROBERTA BORST will make the delivery to St. Martin DePorres.
Thank you very much.
SANTA MARIA
We must all do our part to help our brothers and sisters who are living in poverty. One way of doing this is to bring food and paper products to the St. Giles Shrine next weekend, February 11th and 12th. The number of people who depend on the Santa Maria Food Pantry is growing, and they are experiencing shortages. If everyone could bring at least one item, it would be a great help.
Our volunteer drivers are MIKE & SUE FENSKE.
Thanks for all your support.
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Details on Food Distribution and Contacts in Adobe Reader (pdf - 702 KB)
Santa Maria Addolorata
On Sunday, Father says most of the Masses (9 am, 10:30 am , 12 Noon, 1:30 pm) and the office is sometimes closed. Location: 528 N. Ada, Chicago IL 60642; Phone: 1-312-421-3122, Fax: 1-312-421-4814; Contacts: Maria, Fr. Vincent Gennardo; Office Hours: M-F: 9:30 am - 7:30 pm and Sat: 10 am - 3 pm; Pantry Friday: From 7:30 am to 9:30 am.
Route: East on Division to Grand Ave. S.E. to Noble (3 blocks past Ashland). North one block to Ohio Street - East one block to ADA (Ada is one way south-bound) - South to parking lot on right and north of Rectory (west of the church). Off-load into garage located near Alley west of rectory.
See MapQuest.
St. Martin DePorres
Please call with expected delivery date and time. Sunday Mass at 8 am and 10:30 am. Regular Food Pantry: Wednesday and Thursday from 10 am to 12 Noon. Location: 5112 W. Washington, Chicago IL 60644; Email: saintmartin@archchicago.org; Phone: 773-287-0206, Fax: 773-261- 2344; Ms. Riley Office: M-F: 9 am - 3 pm; St. Martin DePorres Pantry Co-coordinators: Leon Williams, Richard Kimbrough.
Route: Washington East to LeClaire (second street east of Laramie). Left on LeClaire (one-way north) to first driveway (between back of rectory and school). Back door of rectory is door to Pantry (doorbell). Note: Best door to access is about 80 feet west through the narrow opening.
See MapQuest.
Vital Bridges
Please try to call ahead to make sure someone is available and/or deliver on Thursdays. Location: 350 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL 60304; Phone: 1-708-445-9297; Pantry Hours: Thursdays 11 am - 2 pm and 2:30 pm - 5 pm; Office Hours (Usually): Mon-Fri: 9 am - 5 pm; You can pull up behind the building off Ridgeland (Shopping carts inside). If you are having a difficult time accessing you can always call Christine Houghtby, Director of Food and Nutrition, 348 N. Ashland, Chicago, IL 60607, 1-773-556-8360, Christine.houghtby@vitalbridges.org.
See MapQuest.
Oak ParkFood Pantry - www.oprffoodpantry.org
Deliver when staffed. Pantry is open for preparation every Monday from 9:30 am to 11 am (unless a Monday Holiday then Tuesday) and is open for distributions from 9 am to 12 Noon on Saturdays as well as from 3:30 pm to 5 pm on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the Month. Managed by Community of Congregations. Contacts: Kathy Russell, kathy@oprffoodpantry.org, 1-708-771-2656 or Michele Zurakowksi, michele@oprffoodpantry.org. Pantry: 1-708-386-1324; Located at United Church of Oak Park - P.O. Box 3365; 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301-1314. Pantry is downstairs in school wing. Enter the Church lot via Kenilworth Ave on the North Side of the Church. You may use the stairs (down) to the new addition ("Anno Domine 2006" facing South) and turn left and left again to the pantry. Alternately use the large Window at ground level facing the West (South Wing) directly adjacent to the 1st parking row closest to building. The window is about 2 parking spaces South from the stairs. You can hand the food down directly to the pantry through this window! Church Office Hours generally M-F from 8 am to 4 pm (Summer from 8 am to 3 pm) and Saturday from 9 am - 12 Noon. Church Phone: 1-708-386-5215 x 23.
See their website at www.oprffoodpantry.org for location.
Sisters of Notre Dame - Fraternite Notre Dame, Inc
Location: 502 N. Central Ave. (Race & Central) Chicago, Illinois 60644 (Soup Kitchen - Week Days); Email: info@fraternitenotredame.com; Contact: Sr. Mary Virginia to make a delivery ; Phone: 1-773-261-0101, Fax: 1-773-261-6577. The Sisters will also make use of any durable goods donations. Security is a strong concern, so be precise in letting them know the time of delivery.
Route: Take Chicago to Central - Right (south) to parking lot (just north of Church). Turn right into alley north of parking lot, and thru opening at back to side door (brown) up steps and ring bell.
See MapQuest.
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