For several years, the parish has had a connection with the Port Ministries, located in the city at 51st Street and Ashland Avenue. This Franciscan sponsored and volunteer maintained center provides various services to the poor: a family transitional shelter, a free medical clinic, a gym, a day care facility, a food pantry, GED and ESL classes and a bread truck.

We provide lunches twice a month to stock the bread truck, which delivers these simple meals daily. The lunch consists of a meat sandwich, cookies, a piece of fruit and a beverage. This meal, in all likelihood, is the only meal our homeless brothers and sisters will eat all day. Each child is asked to bring specific food items twice a year. Sandwiches are made twice a month.

“We donate food like ham and fruit and then prepare sandwiches for the PORT Ministries. We feel very thankful that we can help those who are less fortunate than us by contributing and preparing the food and great knowing that what we do will help feed those less fortunate than us.”
– Michael, Nathan, and Tommy