Anyone who has ever assisted with St. Mark’s FOOD PANTRY distribution knows that most of the visitors to the PANTRY are seniors who are doing what they can to stretch their retirement incomes.
Just as important as helping them to make those Social Security checks go a little further is the role of the PANTRY in letting our elderly know that they are not forgotten. The elderly who benefit often have limited ability to get out and engage with others. Sometimes their younger family members have moved out of the area.
St. Mark’s FOOD PANTRY allows us to honor our commandment to love our neighbors by assisting with nourishing their bodies, and it also allows us to feed their spirits. Likewise, in supporting the PANTRY either by participating financially or by assisting in acquiring and distributing food, we nourish our own spirits.
