St. Francis-St Maxmilian Parish at 23965 Twenty-Three Mile Rd., Macomb, MI 48042 US - Thanksgiving Baskets

What a beautiful time of year - Fall! As the colorful

leaves are falling the harvest is almost over, we as

American's look forward to one of our favorite holidays...

Thanksgiving! Warm memories of time spent

with family and friends come to mind as well as our

favorite foods and tables overflowing with abundance.

We have all been truly blessed. As Christians,

we don't just set aside one day to be thankful, we must

continually thank God for all that He has given

us. One way to give thanks is by giving to others. By

sharing with others we extend our love and care to

those in need. There are many families in need this

year especially with our rough economy, and we ask

you to help make their Thanksgiving Holiday one to

remember. We will be collecting food for the baskets

that will include turkey and all the trimmings.

There will be sign up sheets on the gathering

space bulletin board, to sign up for donating turkey's.

Also, the greatest need this year is for the gift

certificates in any amount of your choice $10.00,

$15.00, $20.00 or $25.00, which will be used for perishable

goods from Kroger or Meijer. The collection boxestubs

for the food will be available in the back of church

each week. Food items that are needed are mashed

potatoes, Mexican flour (masarina), rice, gravy, dressing,

green beans, corn, yams, carrots, canned fruit,

cranberries, pudding, Jell-O, pies and cool whip. We

thank you for your generosity and kindness. If you

would like to help sort the food and pack the boxes,

please join us on Sunday, November 22nd at 3:00 p.m.

in our Parish Hall. Looking forward to sharing our

blessings with you.

Thank you, have a great week.

Joyce Smith 586 749-9727