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Causes: Congregate Meals, Food, Food Banks & Pantries, Philanthropy, Religion, Roman Catholic, Voluntarism Promotion
Mission: To continue the mission of Jesus Christ through Word, Worship, Service and Community building.
Results: Our patroness, Saint Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa), inspires us to serve the less fortunate. Our Food Pantry serves the local area individuals, and families are comfortable enough to call for help. The Christian Concerns Committee adopted another Kenyan orphanage of the Little Sisters of St. Francis as one of their concerns, an orphanage in India through Fr. Mathew Chennakudy, and the Missionaries of Charity in the Chicago area. We also support the "lunch" ministry to the homeless and needy at the Cathedral of St. John in Milwaukee.
Target demographics: persons in the local, state, and world community, with collections of food, clothing and other resources.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 50 local families thru the Food Pantry. Helping hearts with yardwork and winter maintenance. Free family movie nights. Shoes for Soles collection. School supplies for local and Red Cloud school.
Geographic areas served: North Lake Food Pantry; Saint Teresa St. Vincent de Paul Conference; Mission Workcamp trips; Helping Hearts; Christian Concerns Committee; Pine Ridge Clothing & Food collections; Christmas giving
Programs: North Lake Food Pantry, support of the Kenyan orphanages, Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge Reservation, the meal program at the Cathedral of St. John, Milwaukee, Waukesha Loaves & Fishes meal - Hope Center, Blood Drives biannually, holiday food baskets, etc.
We are a country community with two churches. Our church in North Lake was expanded and updated to include handicap ramps, seating and facilities. Padded pews complement the padded kneelers. Our church in Monches is from 1920. The beautiful stained glass windows are from an older version of the church. If you haven't seen them you need to stop by. Just gorgeous.
