Every Second Sunday of the month is FOOD PANTRY SUNDAY, helping the homeless and low income families and/or individuals. These donations offset purchases made by our parish from Second Harvest. Donations can be brought to St. Martha/Infant Jesus churches anytime, but we offer the Second Sunday of each month in remembrance of those who are less fortunate through our donations and prayer.
 

The food items that we need
(and not limited to)
 

Breakfast Food: oatmeal, grits, cereal

Mac & Cheese, spaghetti, rice, peanut butter, jelly, rice, pasta, tomatoe sauce

Bottled Water, gatorade

Meats canned or in Food Evelopes: canned tuna or chicken, beef stew, chili, soups, spaghettios

Individual cans of potted meat, vienna sausage,
cheese & crackers packs, cookies

Frozen meat or Refrigerated items can be brought to
Infant Jesus Office Mon.-Fri. from 8 am to 11:30 am

Prayer For The Poor
by Mother Teresa

Make us worthy, Lord,
to serve those people throughout the world
who live and die in poverty and hunger.
Give them through our hands, 
this day, their daily bread,
and by our understanding love,
give them peace and Joy.
Amen

Infant Jesus of Prague/St. Martha Church
 2108 8the Street, Harvey
 Food Bank (504-368-1397)

A few parishioners of Infant Jesus of Prague Church started the Food Bank over 20 years ago. Today the Food Bank serves approximately 60 bag lunches per month to homeless street people and provides groceries to approximately 160 needy families once a month who live in the church parish boundaries. Strict records are kept to insure that the truly needy are provided food.

The following are required for families requesting monthly groceries: ID, proof of address, proof of income, and social security card numbers for family members. The street people are required to sign for their lunches. Bag lunches and monthly family groceries are distributed every Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 to noon.

Cash and food donations are provided to the Food Bank by parishioners of Infant Jesus and St. Martha Parishes, and various businesses on the Westbank. Second Harvest is a major contributor to the Food Bank.  

We need volunteers to help with the Food Bank.   Please contact the office for information.

The following are ongoing needs of the Food Bank:

• Food

• Cash

• Checks made payable to Infant Jesus Helping Hands

• Volunteers to serve

Some items needed:

• Rice, Sugar, Can Goods, Beans, Cereal,  Can Vegetables

• Stuffing, Cookies, Tomato Sauce, Crackers,

• Jell-O, Boxed Pasta, Dishes

• Tuna Tomato Paste Boxed Rice Dishes

• Snacks Can Soup Individual Gatorade

• Cake Mix Potted Meat Individual Bottled Tea

• Pasta Peanut Butter Individual Bottled Water

• Chips Canned Fruit Potted Meat

• Can Tomatoes, Boxed Potato Dishes, Vienna Sausage

• Razors, Mini Shaving Cream, Mini Soap, Deodorant,

• Shampoo and Feminine Products