Religious Education News

The SOUPER Bowl of Caring Christian Service Opportunity

Each year the Religious Education program sponsors a “Souper Bowl of Caring” food & fund drive. This year, it will be January 31 and February 1, 2026. All the food and money collected will go directly to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society at Saint Patrick Parish, whose mission is to help Stoneham residents in need.

There are three ways for your child to participate in this event:

Collect food or money donations at Mass on this weekend (2 hours Christian Service per Mass)
Make posters advertising the “Souper Bowl” event (half an hour to 1 hour Christian Service per poster)
Collect food or gift card donations from friends or relatives (half an hour to 1 hour Christian Service depending on how long spent)
Do all of the above!

We need volunteers to help collect donations before and after Masses at the 4:00 pm Mass on Saturday, January 31st and at the 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 noon, & 6:00 pm Masses on Sunday, February 1st. If your child would like to participate, please email me by Feb. 28 to let me know which Mass you plan to attend. Volunteers should check-in at the Parish Council Room on the first level about half an hour before their assigned Mass to receive their job. Jobs include holding “Souper Bowl” pots for parishioners to drop money into before and after Mass, and/or receiving food donations in the downstairs lobby. Religious Education students who volunteer may log two hours of Christian Service for each Mass they cover.

Students can also help by making posters and dropping them off on the table in front of the Religious Education Office between Monday, January, 26 and Thursday, January 29. If possible, please use large poster board to make the posters. You may record a half-hour to an hour of service time for each poster your child makes depending on how much effort he or she puts into them. Remember to write his or her name on the back and record it on the Christian Service Google doc so your child will receive credit! You can draw or print images from online or cut out from the store fliers.

Please email the office to sign up to help or if you have any questions.

Thank you!

Religious Education Department