Ministries
Food Pantry
St. Anna’s Food Pantry has existed in many forms at least since the 1970’s when Fr. Bob Dodwell introduced “The Night Owls”, ladies who would prepare sandwiches at night then distribute them the next day. Before and after Katrina a modest food pantry would provide small bags of food items for homeless men and women. In time demand increased and by 2009 demand was so large that small groups were forming and becoming unruly.
Being the best stewards of our mission St. Anna’s parishioners then identified families in the neighborhood that need assistance. In general, these families are multi-generational, and run short of food provided by food stamps toward the end of the month. At the present time we provide groceries for 12 families with another ten on our list. Groceries include staples, fresh vegitables, and some fresh-frozen meat.
The surrounding community has embraced the Food Pantry and a series of fundraisers by local businesses and social clubs, mostly in the GLBT community, have raised considerable funds to support this outreach and St. Anna’s Church. For further information please contact Don Dubay c/o luigi@stannanola.org.