MOORESVILLE — The St. Therese community came together in a snap to help Mooresville Christian Mission when they ran out of canned meat and fish for their food pantry in November.
Sophia McNiff, Commission Chair of St. Therese’s Community Ministries, heard of the shortage on a Monday morning during the daily Zoom rosary meeting, and from there quickly organized the emergency drive. The parish message hit Flocknote and Facebook, with the collection set for Thursday Nov. 13.
“It was just amazing! Over the course of two hours, 2,500 pounds of food was collected,” McNiff said. “I know we have a generous parish, but I never expected that much. We had so much food we had to ask the parish manager if we could use his truck.”
McNiff said she is not certain the shortage was directly tied to the government shutdown but knew Second Harvest was unable to supply Christian Mission with the typical amount of food, and the gap needed to be filled somehow, quickly.
“They were completely out, so that’s why we did this emergency fund,” McNiff said. “Sometimes, we fill in the blanks.”
— Lisa Geraci