Baby Items Collection for baskets, a new way to serve moms in need in our community! Walking with Moms in need is an initiative of the Pro-Life Activities of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) through which Catholic parishes and communities “walk in the shoes” of local pregnant and parenting women in need. In response to this initiative, St. John Neumann has been supporting local pregnancy centers by providing resources to help moms facing difficult and unplanned pregnancies. Our annual Baby Shower and our Baby Baskets Program are tangible ways by which we, as a community of faith, serve moms in need in our community!
We are excited to announce that we are ready to take the next step! With the help of our Respect Life Ministry, our Neumann Needlers, our Rosary Ministry, our Youth Ministry and all of you our faithful parishioners, St. John Neumann is committed to assembling baby baskets on a monthly basis to benefit our local pregnancy centers: Corbella Clinic, TLC Pregnancy Services, and other mothers in need in our community.
Beginning February 1, your donations of baby items are welcome on an ongoing basis! A section in room 216 has been assigned to the collection of the baby items needed to assemble Baby baskets. Baby items needed for this purpose are: bibs, baby wipes, diapers of all sizes, baby lotion, shampoo, baby wash, receiving blankets, towels, wash clothes, sleepers, two-piece outfits, onesies, baby toys, diaper rash cream, socks, pacifier, little mittens, baby bottles, blankets, baby ribbon and clear paper to wrap the baskets. We will be focusing on sizes 0 to 12 months of age.
We are confident that with this Outreach Service Project, we will be “Walking with moms in need”, bringing hope and help to mothers in need in our community, and building a culture of life and a civilization of love! Thank you to all who participated in our recent “Drop-Off Baby Shower,” twenty baby baskets were assembled and many baby items were donated because of you! If you would like to make a monetary donation to this service project click here. For more information about the Walking with Moms in Need initiative go to www.WalkingWithMoms.com. Any questions please contact our Service Outreach Coordinator, Susana Morones at: smorones@sjnstcharles.org.