OutReach at SPH

Rita Hoff, Director

419-724-4675

rita.hoff@toledostpats.org

Office Hours:

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. M-F

Feed Your Neighbor Ministry provides food to members of our parish community and to families located in South Toledo who are in need of food. This ministry collects food items at the end of the weekend Masses on the 2nd Saturday and Sunday of each month. It is stored in the SPH food pantry and distributed by our St. Vincent de Paul members to the truly needy, many of whom have young children. The food you bring is greatly appreciated by those who receive it.

If you, or someone you know, is in need of food and you live within the SPH boundaries, please call 419-381-1540 and ask to leave a message on the St. Vincent de Paul phone. Your call will be returned within 24 hours. Please provide a number where you can be reached.

Volunteer Opportunities:   Volunteers are always needed to assist in the collection of nonperishable food after the masses.  For further information, please contact Dave Murray at 419-250-6399.

This volunteer group is able to assist with clothing, furniture, utility bills, emergency food and -- when funding is available -- rent assistance and bus passes. To reach St. Vincent de Paul, call the parish office at 419-381-1540 and ask for their voice mail. This group is completely run by volunteers, so those who can help might not be able to return your call right away. Please leave a reliable phone number where you can be reached.

If you need to find information about emergency shelter for men or women, please visit www.cherrystreetmission.org. This organization also provides meals daily.

Due to the new privacy laws, the hospital does not notify the parish when a member of our community has been admitted to the hospital. If someone in your family has been hospitalized and would like to be visited by a priest, please email Mary Miller and she will get the information to the appropriate person.

The United Way can help connect you with a number of resources in our community. To contact them, simply call 2-1-1. Another helpful site is www.firstcallnwo.org  this web resource can help you connect to agencies and resources in greater Northwest Ohio.

St. Patrick of Heatherdowns has an active Bereavement Support Group form people who are grieving the death of a loved one. Visit our page for Support Groups to learn more. Other websites that may be of help to you are:

www.spacebetweenbreaths.com if you have lost a child.

www.thegriefblog.com if you need an outlet to express  your grief and are having trouble talking to friends and family.

www.outofthedarkness.org if you have survived a suicide attempt.

Hospice of Northwest Ohio also has a number of groups that are free and open to adults and children. They meet at different times and on different days, so the best way to get connected is to call Hospice at 419-661-4001.

Looking for other types of support groups? Click HERE

Need to have communion brought to you at home? Click HERE