St. John’s Refugee and Immigration Ministry continues to grow, through deepening ties with San Mateo Episcopal Church in Hyattsville—and we need your help!
San Mateo runs a monthly food distribution that currently serves approximately 275 families. To help with that, St. John’s is collecting donations of cooking oil (canola or vegetable oil, 24- or 32-oz size is preferred, in plastic bottles only) for their distributions. Look for collection bins at church on Sunday. Financial donations are also welcome.
► OCTOBER 2026 UPDATE: San Mateo now serves 300-plus families who come to its monthly food distribution—and that number is growing quickly! St. John’s thus has a NEW goal for the holidays: we would like to donate 350 bottles of cooking oil this November and December!
There are three ways to donate:
- Bring oil to church when you attend a service or other event.
- Mail oil to St. John’s Norwood by the beginning of the month.
- Mail oil directly to San Mateo Episcopal Church (for delivery between the 1st and 5th of November and December) at 5901 36th Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20782-2925, Attn: Deacon Sally.
THANK YOU for helping the many families in need—it is greatly appreciated!
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