What is it?
Giving tree: A bare branched tree
is placed in the lobby just before Thanksgiving, with tags placed on it
identifying institutions or places which will be the recipients of gifts.
How it is done?
Close to 400 tags are put on the tree
representing about ten institutions of need. Parishioners pick tags and purchase
gifts and place them back under the tree. A committee of about 35 persons work
together in various ways to make the tags, sort gifts, carries them to storage.
Some persons also assist by baking cookies and come to deliver the gifts to the
various sites.
How to volunteer?
Volunteers can assist in any of the
above. Any interested person can call the parish office ( 313-928-1324) and
your name will be given to the designated chairperson who will in turn call you
back.
Who are the recipients of the gifts?
The places and persons
who have been recipients, are:
Oakwood Nursing Home
River-gate Nursing Home
Wellness House
Simon House
Broad-street Nursing Home
Catholic Social Services
American Red Cross
Renaissance Home Health Care
St. Vincent de Paul
Motor City Mitten Madness
All Saints Soup Kitchen
COTS
Script
for Families in Need
For additional Information, please
call the parish office at 313-928-1324. 
