St. Joseph Catholic Church's Food Pantry Open Sundays

LIBERTYVILLE, IL — St. Joseph Catholic Church's food pantry, at 112 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville, is now open five days a week as it's coming into its busiest time of year. According to a news release sent to Patch, the food pantry is now open on Sundays thanks to the St. Joseph Youth Ministry stepping up to help people in need. Because of trying times, especially with the current pandemic, St. Joseph’s food pantry has been getting extremely busy this past year serving hundreds of clients weekly, according to the news release.

The Youth Ministry, led by Brigid and Tom Dutton, said that when they asked the youth for their help, the response was "enormous" and the youth volunteer slots through December instantly filled up, according to the news release.

Stated in the news release, St. Joseph’s food pantry, is one of very few supermarket style food pantries in Lake County, and it aims to serve people who need food and due to circumstances, and cannot afford to pay for it.

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Clients peruse aisles of food to select their groceries, which according to the news release, have generously been donated by St. Joseph’s parishioners, the local community and businesses.

The food pantry is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays, and now 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sundays.

Donations to the food pantry can be made by dropping off non-perishable food in the bins outside St. Joseph’s church, or by delivering all food items to St. Joseph’s food pantry one hour before each opening.

According to the news release, personal care items are also very much appreciated by the clients.

"St. Joseph’s food pantry would like to thank everybody who has donated items or money to help with this mission. Also, sincere gratitude is extended to all the volunteers who make this mission possible," the group stated in the news release.

Large donations can be coordinated with Dennis Moffitt by calling 847-331-4914.

Get more information and stay up to date by visiting stjoseph-libertyville.org/food-pantry and the church's Facebook page.

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