This mission encompasses preserving the dignity and rights of each person. The goal is to reach out beyond the parish community both in word and in deed.
Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen
Located next to St. Mary's, Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen provides a nourishing meal for the poor and underprivileged people of the community. During assigned months, volunteers are asked to pick up a pan at church and prepare a meal of spaghetti and meat sauce. There is also a need to help serve the meals at Our Daily Bread.
Catholic Harvest Food Pantry
St. Mary's collects non-perishable food & personal hygiene items on a quarterly basis for needy families in the York area. Donations are taken to the Catholic Harvet Food Pantry for distribution. Volunteers are needed at the Food Pantry to asist in stocking the pantry shelves and distributing food to clients.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
A Catholic lay organization of women and men who meet as needed to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering in the tradition of its founder Blessed Frederic Ozanam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul. The group meets quarterly in the rectory after Sunday morning mass.
Parish Nurses
This group promotes healthy living and provides education about health issues to parishioners through a health fair, assisting with flu shots, and distributing literature. This group is open to any nursing professional in the parish and meets on an as-needed basis.
Pregnancy and Family Resource Center
Volunteers are needed to provide positive supportive services and financial assistance to persons in a crisis pregnancy. Training is provided.