GREENSBORO — Parishioners at St. Paul the Apostle Church came together in December to collect and donate 278 gift bags filled with necessities plus handmade extras to neighbors in need who benefit from the local Meals on Wheels program.

Parishioners donated over 800 food items, puzzle books, toilet paper, socks, gloves and toiletries – as well as beautiful hats and scarves hand-crafted by the parish’s Yarn Ladies Ministry.

The Greensboro parish’s homeschool group also got in on the fun by packing all the gift bags, and the members of the local Knights of Columbus council loaded up their cars and delivered the gift bags to the Meals on Wheels program.

Thirty-nine Meals on Wheels drivers, who deliver meals on the second Friday of each month, picked up and delivered the Christmas gift bags to the people on their routes before the holidays.

“This was truly a parish-wide effort, and the generosity of our parish is amazing!” recounted Amy Marmion, the parish’s outreach coordinator.

— Catholic News Herald