Our Community Life Collections

During 2019, the St. Hubert Community Life Program assisted 31 families who were parishioners or lived within our parish boundaries with emergency financial assistance to be applied toward rent/mortgage payments, utility bills, transportation and other basic needs, i.e. Jewel cards to purchase food.
 
This Program supported 2 families with financial assistance toward their monthly apartment rent through Catholic Charities New Hope Program.  This Program also assisted those two families with food and presents at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
 
At Thanksgiving we assisted 13 families with food and Jewel Cards for turkeys through our Thanksgiving Food Drive.  And in addition, food from the Food Drive and $1,000 in donated Jewel Cards were also given to St. Al's, in collaboration with the Sharing Parish Program.
 
At Christmas, we helped provide presents to 386 individuals through our Giving Tree project.  Presents went to in seniors and children at the following locations: Alden Poplar Creek, Catholic Charities New Hope Program, the Children's Advocacy Center and children within our parish and to children at St. Al's. 
 
Through the generous financial donations made monthly to the Community Life Program, we are able to help those finding themselves in emergency situations here at St. Hubert Parish.
 
Individuals must show financial need and may also be referred to other local agencies to seek additional help, as our resources are limited and may not cover their total need.  As we do not have space to house a Food Pantry, the food we collect each month is given to either Church of the Holy Spirit or St. Marcelline's Food Pantries.  And in turn, anyone from our parish area can contact them about getting food at their Food Pantry.  Here at St. Hubert we can assist parishioners in need of help with food with cards from Jewel for food.
 
I want to thank everyone for their generosity and support during the past year. And as we face the future, may we continue to be a resource where those who find themselves in a time of need may turn for help and support and experience God's love and presence through our continued generosity as we show love of God and neighbor.
 
May God bless you and your family,
 
          Deacon Dick Lawson