Our parish and the organizations within the parish work with so many wonderful community organizations to make a difference in the lives of those within our community who are not necessarily a part of our parish. Below you can find a multitude of ways you can support those in our local community. Your generosity is deeply appreciated.
Please remember to bring your non-perishable food items to any Mass and place them in the bins located near the statues at the back of the church. The Open Door Outreach Center relies on our donations to support clients in need. Thank you!
We are reaching out for your support. For sixteen years, Community Sharing has either borrowed or rented space, but we never had a place to truly call home. Now we have an opportunity to build a modest facility of our own and continue the tradition of helping our neighbors in need. When a single parent must decide whether to buy food or pay a bill, when a senior needs food yet faces heat shut-off, or a homeless teen needs a warm sweatshirt and food for lunch, Community Sharing is there. Our neighbors need us, and without a doubt, they need to know where to find us. Last year, during the pandemic, we provided over 178,000 meals0they found us and counted on us! We are asking for your support in this major endeavor to raise money for the new building. Please contact us at buildingtofeedthehungry.org.
Recently, the requests for help with rent, utilities and food has increased greatly as you would expect with so many out of work. Please remember, St. Vincent de Paul has been helping families throughout the COVID-19 crisis. If you are able, please consider a donation to enable them to continue to help those in need. The best way to get funds to St. Vincent de Paul is to write a check (Attn: St. Vincent de Paul) and place it in a donation envelope then place it in the boxes at the back of the church. Thank you for your generous support!
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Patrick in White Lake is recieving Kroger Community Rewards dollars. This money is used to help clients in need of food, rent and utility assistance. If you link your Kroger Plus card to our St. Vincent de Paul Conference, we could help even more families in need.
All you need to do is go to kroger.com, sign into your Kroger rewards account and choose 'community rewards' from the top banner. In the search box, enter 83173 to find our SVdP conference. This will link your rewards card to the St. Patrick SVdP, and a percentage of your purchases will go to the poor we serve.
If you have any questions, please contact the Christian Service office at 248-698-3100 ext. 216 or email Bonnie Degen at bdegen@stpwl.org and we will help you set up your account. This program does NOT affect your reward points.
Due to COVID restrictions, our annual Movement in Motion youth bus trip to Washington, DC was cancelled. We hope to send our young people to DC for the March in 2022. There are several options we can consider, including a "Red Eye" bus that leaves Michigan, attend the march and immediately returns to Michigan OR a "Standard Trip" with overnight accomodations at host churches. We would really like to hear from anyone interested in either option. Please call the LIFESPAN office and let us know what you think. 248-816-1546