Stock the Pantry
Want to help stock our pantry, but don’t know where to start? Check out our pantry shopping list:
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All items need to be:
Pull-top cans, if possible
All foods must be non-perishable
No glass items
Items need to be ready-to-eat
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Food
Powdered Baby Formula
Canned Vegetables, Meats, Pasta
Refried Beans, Chili, Boxed Rice Mixes
Boxed Noodle Mixes, Ramen Noodles
Peanut Butter & Jelly, Crackers
Soups, Gravy, Stuffing Mixes
Canned Fruit, Individual Serving Fruit
Jello and Pudding
Granola Bars/Small-box cereals
Canned Nuts
Potato Chips, Popcorn
Hygiene Items
Shampoo and Conditioner
Deodorant
Tooth Brush and Toothpaste
Comb and Brush
Bar Soap, Liquid Hand Soap
Detergent, Dishwashing liquid
Tissue wipes
Toilet Paper (2 rolls in a plastic bag)
Tampons, Sanitary pads
Diapers (size 1-4)
The Little Free Pantry is a community outreach ministry that began in 2018 inspired by Anne Gardner, long time parishioner at Trinity Searcy. Anne recognized the need in our downtown community for an open-access outdoor pantry that would allow for people to easily donate food and hygiene items, so that those in need could receive. Trinity church member Shaun Everest donated the materials and workmanship to build the pantry.
The prayer and motto of our free pantry is “Take what you need and leave what you can. As it is by God’s hands that we all are fed, Thank you for our daily bread!”
The pantry is filled daily by church members and by donations from individuals and groups in the local community.
Not only has the pantry ministry provided needed food for the community, it has also become a meeting place that feeds and fosters relationships with the people who live and work in our downtown area.
The last Sunday of every month at Trinity is known as our Pantry Ingathering. Parishioners are encouraged to bring pantry donations to worship services where Fr. Mark provides a liturgy of special blessing for the offerings.