Evelyn House Party

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Four times per year (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Easter), the Thinking of You Card Ministry provides cards that have been hand-colored and, sometimes, hand-drawn by Faith Formation students and parishioners to:

• At home and recuperating parishioners;

• Foremost Healthcare Center at Sharon; and

• CareOne at Sharon.

Evelyn House ("EH") is a transitional home for up to sixteen displaced families, mainly women and children, located in Stoughton and serving Sharon and other local communities. For periods of time spanning six to twelve months, up to eight families live on each of EH's two floors; the families share time in a communal kitchen. EH is run under the umbrella of Fr. Bill's and MainSpring organization (https://helpfbms.org/).

CSC coordinates several collections from September through June for the EH residents who will spend their holidays at the shelter. These collections help to make the holidays more special for the residents. These collections include:

• Christmas Gifts. In December, CSC invites parishioners to purchase a Christmas gift for each resident and contribute to a family goodie bag for each of the sixteen rooms. The gifts and the family goodie bags are delivered to EH and distributed by staff to the residents.

• Easter Baskets. At Easter, CSC invites parishioners to provide a basket for each child at Evelyn House. We suggest appropriate items to be included based on the child's gender and age. These beautiful baskets are delivered to EH before Easter and held in a special place until Easter morning when they are given to the children.

The CSC collects items from parishioners for donation to the Ilse Marks Food Pantry in Stoughton throughout the year. The Food Pantry collections include:

• A weekly collection: Throughout the year, parishioners are invited to leave non-perishable food items in the bins at the back of the church. A parishioner delivers these items to the food pantry every Tuesday.

• The Souper Bowl Collection: During Super Bowl weekend in February, parishioners are invited to donate cans of soup to the food pantry. This "Souper Bowl" drive is popular and successful.

• The Spring Clean Up Collection: In mid-to-late spring, parishioners are asked to donate household cleaning items to the Food Pantry.

• Family Care Kits. These kits contain family-size toiletries that are provided by Evelyn House to incoming and existing residents as needed. Each kit includes toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, conditioner, soap, and hand/body lotion. Most of these products are included with young children in mind.

• Personal Care Kits. These kits are given to the HUGS (Help Us Get Safe) program via the Sharon Police Department, which distributes the kits to families unexpectedly displaced to undisclosed locations. Each kit includes a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, conditioner, tissues, and hand/body lotion.