St. Scholastica Parish issued the following announcement on September 6.

Members of our community who are in need of short-term assistance can contact the LAV Saint Vincent de Paul Society at loweralleghenyvalleysvdp@gmail.com or 412-254-4446. The Aspinwall Homeless Ministry is not currently accepting donations of clothing. However, they are in need of non-perishable food items such as canned soup, canned beans and vegetables, macaroni and cheese, and particularly canned chicken, tuna and peanut butter. Please leave donations in plastic bags. Gray bins are in the Saint Scholastica church entrance. If you would like to donate McDonald’s or Giant Eagle gift certificate, please bring them to the Saint Scholastica parish office. Collection bins for local Food Pantries are located in the following Church entrances: Saint Edward Church and Saint Francis Church are collecting paper products and peanut butter. Saint Joseph Church is collecting non-perishable items. Please leave donations in the drawer in the vestibule. Saint Scholastica Church is collecting paper products (bathroom tissues and napkins) and cleaning products (dish and laundry detergent and bar soap) and any non-perishable items. Please put donations in the red collection bin. Clothing Donations: The St. Vincent de Paul Society has a clothing collection bin in the back parking lot of Saint Francis Church. The LAV parishes provide a hot meal for the women’s shelter at Bethlehem Haven on the first Sunday of each month and the men’s shelter at Community House on the fourth Saturday of each month. For details on how you can participate in this ministry, go to lavcatholic.org/homeless-ministry.

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