Sterling/Rock Falls
HE IS RISEN, RISEN INDEED! ALLELUIA!
May the glory and the promise of this joyous time of year bring peace and happiness to you and those you hold most dear. Any may Christ, Our Risen Savior, always be there by your side to bless you most abundantly and be your loving guide.
I was hungry, you gave me food when I visited the pantry; I was sitting in the dark, you turned on my lights.
Because of your donation, St. Vincent de Paul is able to help our neighbors in need and they then avoid hunger and having their electricity, gas or water turned off. Thank you for being Christ to your neighbors who need you. God will surely bless you for your generosity!
Families provided food during March – 617 (1,981 individuals)
Families helped with financial aid during March – 39
True humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less.
See the Face of Christ, Be the Face of Christ
Because of your generosity and seeing the Face of Christ in your neighbors in need, St. Vincent de Paul was able to help 42 families with financial aid and provide food to 584 families (1,964 individuals). Thank you for being the Face of Christ to those in need. God bless you!
Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without going away better and happier.
Employees of Loescher Heating & Air-Conditioning in Sterling (photo left to right – Employee, Jim Craft, employee, Dawn Naffziger) delivered 1,200 canned food items to the St. Vincent de Paul pantry on February 26th on behalf of the company and were greeted by SVdP members. The donation is the result of a project Loescher does, which entails donating a canned food item for each service call they handle. Loescher responded to 1,200 service calls in January. This is an annual project Loescher performs where they select a different food pantry from the surrounding area as a recipient. St. Vincent de Paul Society extends a huge THANK YOU to Loescher Heating & Air-Conditioning for supporting our food pantry and helping those less fortunate. This is a project Loescher has done for surrounding area pantries over the past years.
The 4H Clubs from Tampico, Prophetstown, Morrison and Sterling (Whiteside County 4H) shopped and donated a generous amount of food to the St. Vincent de Paul Pantry. They gifted the pantry with cereal, pancake mix, syrup and mac & cheese. The 4H teen group stocked the pantry shelves and received a brief tour of the pantry facility, in addition to learning about the financial aid program available to families in need in the community. A big thank you to the 4H’ers who stepped up to the challenge of helping their neighbors in need. God bless these teens for their compassion and generosity.
St. Vincent de Paul Society welcomes Payton, a Sauk Valley College Basketball team member, who volunteered at the food pantry on February 4, 2025, to help distribute food to families in need in our area. The St. Vincent de Paul Society encourages young people to take an active part in helping the less fortunate in our community. Payton stepped up to the challenge and judging by the smile on his face and that our our regular dedicated volunteer, Sharon, they enjoyed every minute of it.
In January, SVdP assisted 705 families with food and financial aid. There were 664 families that were assisted with food, which consisted of 1397 adults and 855 children, a total of 2252 individuals. In financial aid, 44 families were helped in the areas of utilities, prescriptions and gasoline for medical appointments. Your generosity helps feed the hungry, helps keep the lights on and helps families with fuel costs to travel to medical appointments. God bless the Whiteside County Community for all your donations.
Yesterday is gone; tomorrow has not yet come; we have only today. Let us begin.