Fall 2022 Newsletter: The Thomas Merton Center
Read the latest newsletter from The Thomas Merton Center.
Around 500 people to receive Thanksgiving meals at New Covenant Center in Stamford
Around 500 people will receive a Thanksgiving turkey, along will all the fixings and even a gift card to ShopRite from the New Covenant Center in Stamford. Workers are preparing for the center’s annual Thanksgiving meal distribution. New Covenant Center...
Rescuing food to combat hunger in Fairfield County
Six hundred pounds of food. Thirty boxes of produce. Dozens of bagels and containers of yogurt. Such surplus quantities of fresh and non-perishable goods could go uneaten and unused in Fairfield County, squandering resources and creating unnecessary waste. Instead, Catholic Charities programs such as the Thomas Merton Center in Bridgeport and New Covenant Center in Stamford are benefitting due to a variety of rescue efforts.
Thomas Merton Center Participates in the House of Hope Food Drive
Food insecurities are still a very real concern for many people in greater Bridgeport. With inflation many more people are going hungry. “It’s heartbreaking to think that there are people right here in Fairfield County who go to bed hungry every single...
New Covenant Center 5K Fundraiser Raises Over $26,000
For the 10th year, residents of the Stamford community came together for the annual 5K Miles for a Mission Race to raise funds for the New Covenant Center. The race took place at St. Francis Episcopal Church off Long Ridge Road.
National Migration Week 2022
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County celebrates National Migration Week 2022.