HENDERSONVILLE — Members of Immaculate Conception Church donated hundreds of toys and gifts for needy families in the Hendersonville area last weekend. The annual Christmas gift drive, part of the parish’s community outreach ministry, followed a similar collection effort for coats and blankets earlier this fall.
The collection of gifts will help approximately 700 people through more than five area community organizations that will distribute them to their needy clients during the Christmas season.
— Photos by Paul Wojcik Photography, Catholic News Herald
CHARLOTTE — Faith formation families at St. Peter Church provided pies, mashed potatoes and gravy for a Turkey Cook-Off Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 23 at McCreesh Place.
Several family volunteers, both children and adults from the parish, served at this event to support McCreesh Place, which was founded in 1989 by Jesuit Father Eugene McCreesh of St. Peter Church to provide affordable housing for people living on city streets or for those about to be evicted.
The church rented run-down houses from HUD for $1 per year, and volunteers renovated the structures bringing them up to code so that folks could live in them comfortably. It is now part of Supportive Housing Communities, online at www.supportivehousingcommunities.org
— Photo provided by Joan Guthrie