Advent Giving Tree
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Laura Lavergnelauraclavergneyahoo.comAdvent Giving Tree Ministry Leader
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Hello AGT Volunteers!
Our 2022 Advent Giving Tree ministry is rolling right along!Where Things Are Now
The trees are up!
The trees will be decked out with tags ready for taking on two weekends: November 19th & 20th and November 26th & 27th. All gifts are due back to STM by Sunday, December 4th.Opportunities to Volunteer
So – what can you do to help? Here are some options:
1. Collect Gifts/Gift Cards at Masses: We need volunteers to collect gifts and cards before weekend masses and drop them off/process them at the Fisher House. At least one volunteer for each mass should have a vehicle large enough to hold and transport gifts. To sign up for a shift, click below:2. Daily Sweeps: We need volunteers to visit STM each day to look for and collect gifts that are dropped off during the week. These, too, will need to be taken to the Fisher House and processed. To sign up for a shift, click below:And the angel said unto them, ‘Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.’
– Luke 2:10Each year the Season of Advent gives us the opportunity to prepare for the “great joy” that is the Incarnation. At Saint Thomas More, one of the ways we celebrate our joy and gratitude is to participate in the Advent Giving Tree (AGT) ministry. We show our gratitude for all that God has given us through acts of generosity.
The ministry provides more than 1,000 individual gifts and cards each year to families and individuals who are served by numerous Central Texas nonprofits and the St. Thomas More community. Hundreds of parishioners give of their time and resources to purchase and donate gifts and gift cards. In addition, before and during Advent, numerous volunteers donate hundreds of hours of time to make the ministry a success. These volunteers work with nonprofits to determine their needs, set up the technology needed for volunteer sign-up and gift tracking, create and hangs tags for each requested gift, scan each gift/gift card, sort and pack the gifts/cards, and distribute them to the nonprofits in time for pre-Christmas delivery.
Thank you all for your continued support—prayerful and physical. Things are on track for another successful year and your contributions are what make it possible! It is a joy to be part of this special project. Thank you for letting me join in.
Please let me know if you have questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns. You can reach me by email or phone.
With joy and gratitude,
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