Saint Mother Teresa's 
Food Pantry

Saint Joseph Church is proud to sponsor our Saint Mother Teresas Food Pantry located on the side entrance of our Parish Center at 22 Halsted Street, Newton (the white building immediately to the right of the church). 
BEGINNING IN MARCH, THE FOOD PANTRY WILL OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS.  Those who are in need of food for themselves or their families, are invited to come to our Food Pantry (located on the side entrance of the Parish Center) and choose your desired food each WEDNESDAY from 10:30am-12:00Noon with the assistance of one of our volunteers.

In response to the Lord's mandate: "When I was hungry you gave me to eat" (Matthew 25:35) our parish community is proud to be one of the many food pantries in Sussex County, providing food for people each and every WEDNESDAY from 10:30am-12:00Noon. (anyone with a Newton Township address is welcome to come). Food is also made available to those who were not able to come on Monday (these people also need to be Newton residents).  Mondays our volunteers allow individuals to come and choose the food they would like from our pantry food shelves. 

Our parish has changed the way in which we collect food.  Ever since the assisgnment of Father ST, he has asked families to bring canned and boxed food each and every week to church.  A monestary collection is taken up in church for the Food Pantry once a month and the designated wooden collection boxes clearly marked "Caring Group" accept donations at any time.  
Monetary donations are always welcome to help support this august ministry. There are wooden boxes clearly marked "Donations to Saint Mother Teresa Food Pantry" at each entrance of the church.  Or you may put your donation in the sunday collection in a separate envelope clearly marked "Food Pantry Donation" or you may also mail it directly to the Parish Center at: 22 Halsted Street, Newton, New Jersey 07860. 

If you would like to be part of this very rewarding ministry by either bringing food to the pantry or assisting the many volunteers who distribute, pack and organize the food donations, please contact the Parish Center Office at 973.383.1985. 

Thank you for being part of this very essential part of our outreach ministry here at Saint Joseph Church.