This past Lent, our Parish collected different baby items each week to donate to 7 local pregnancy resource centers, which help support mothers in crisis as they chose LIFE for their children, unborn & born. Our estimates show that our generous parishioners gave hundreds, if not thousands, of items to this donation drive. Click on the title to read more!
On April 28th, the Fr. Griffin Council of the Knights of Columbus and the ACTS community hosted a pancake breakfast in the school cafeteria to benefit St. Louis HELP, which collects medical equipment, such as wheelchairs, walkers and much more, to be loaned to those in need for free. On Thursday, May 16th, a check for $564.65 was presented to St. Louis HELP.
What a joy if was to have Adolfo Affatato speak here at Assumption-Mattese about his friend, St. Padre Pio! Click on the title to read more about this awesome presentation.
Check it out -- Assumption parishioner Gabe Jones, who co-founded this epic "St. Joseph Challenge Pilgrimage" for men in St. Louis, is featured in this article about it from the nationally-recognized "Catholic News Agency"! Simply amazing -- way to go, Gabe! Click on the article (on the title heading) to learn more about the 24 mile pilgrimage these men undertook from 'St. Joe' Manchester to the Shrine of St. Joseph, downtown.