Parish Outreach

Parish Outreach offers services and actions that reach out to the church and broader local community to provide physical, emotional and spiritual resources and support in time of need. Their numerous activities include food baskets for the needy, Christmas for Kids, Food for Friends, Giving Tree, visits to nursing homes and shut-ins.  Additionally, they meet with people who need financial assistance to help them over temporary difficulties.

Food for Friends

The Food for Friends collection is the second weekend of the month. We collect food donations that go to the Monadnock Area Food Pantry. This food bank distributes food to the needy in 20 area towns. Large red "Food for Friends" cloth bags are available for parishioners to transport food to the church.

End 68 Hours of Hunger

End 68 hours is a not for profit organization that feeds children from Friday after school until Monday when they return to school which is approximately 68 hours. 100-165 students in the ConVal district can benefit from this program . Divine Mercy Parish partners with other area churches and businesses to help with this program. On the 4^th weekend of the month we will collect 12 oz. canned meat or tuna. Please place items in the designated box inside of the wooden food collection box in Mary’s room. There will also be envelopes available for monetary donations. All donations are tax deductible and 100% goes directly to feeding the children. Make checks payable to End 68 hours and please put "ConVal" in the memo
For more info please contact Linda at 924-3504. http://www.end68hoursofhunger.org/find-your-community/new-hampshire/conval-sau-1/

Christmas for Kids

Christmas for Kids program is run out of our Parish Outreach office which works with area social services and schools to provide monetary gifts to families with young children who would not otherwise be able to afford presents. 

The Giving Tree 

The Giving Tree Is a parish-wide effort that directly involves parishioners. Tags on the tree  have specific gift items that have been requested by families in need. Parishioners purchase the items and return them to the church for the parents to wrap. 

Thanksgiving and Easter Baskets

Before each of these seasonal events, food items are collected from the parishioners, combined with turkeys and hams, packed by volunteers and distributed to area families. 

Peterborough to Jamaica (PBJ)

A number of Parishioners are and have been supporting for over 5 years this traveling clinic centered in Peterborough giving free healthcare to Jamaican school children. 

http://picbear.com/pbj_travelinghealthclinic