St. Mary Spirit of Christmas

The mission of this ministry is to collect and distribute new gifts to individuals and families who cannot afford, or do not have the means to purchase Christmas gifts. The following local charities will be the recipients of your generosity.

 · Alternative House offers shelter, support, options, counseling and 
   advocacy for battered women and their children
· Catholic Charities is dedicated to improving the lives of the needy
· House of  Hope provides advocacy  and care for homeless individuals 
   and families
· Secret Santa of St. Patrick School and Chelmsford Public Schools helps 
  children and families that are facing difficult times
· My Father’s House provides shelter for teenage moms & their children
· Saint Vincent de Paul is dedicated to helping the needy in our community
· Table of Plenty provides a weekly meal to alleviate hunger and social isolation. 

Trees will be set up at the entrances of the church
from November 30th - December 8th. The charities will be picking up the
gifts on the  morning of December 9th, so PLEASE... return them on time! 

1. Select a gift tag from the tree and purchase (for no more than $30) the requested item.
2. Wrap the item (only if requested) and securely attach the gift tag.
3. As you wrap, say a prayer for the person who will be receiving the gift.
4. Return wrapped gift(s) to the marked tables in the parish hall on December 7th or 8th.
5. In order to avoid loss, place all "Gift Card" gifts in the GIFT CARD DROP BOX.
 
If you would be willing...
to help collect the gifts after any of the Masses on drop-off day, please contact Diane at
(617) 470-7797. If you are able to volunteer a few hours of your time on the morning of December 9th to help sort the gifts, we will be in the parish hall beginning at 9:00 am.
If you have any questions, please contact Diane at (617) 470-7797 or Rae at (978) 505-4589.