807 Havens Corners Road
Gahanna, OH 43230
(614) 471-0212
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Charitable Works Ministry
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The St. Matthew Charitable Works Ministry is temporarily closed while Ohio is under Governor Dewine's Stay at Home Order. We look forward to getting back to work as soon as we can! Click HERE to read the text of a letter Charitable Works head Dave Eldridge sent to his volunteers on March 21.
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Contact Us
Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 10 am to 12 pm, or by appointment
Phone: (614) 471-5320
Email: cwm@stmatthew.net
Location: Parish Support Center (the old convent, west of the school building)
Donation drop-off: Donations of clothing and household items can be dropped off during our office hours or can be left at any time in the drop box on the west corner of the school building. (Please be mindful of the weather when leaving items in the drop box so that items don't get ruined in inclement weather.)
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Who are We
The Charitable Works Ministry is the Food Bank for the Gahanna Zip Code (43230). We are connected to Hands-On for Central Ohio. Our normal office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 am to 12 pm. These hours can be modified by appointment. We also have a drop box for clothing and small household item donations located at the west end of the school building.
Our office is located in the Parish Support Center (the old convent, west of the school building). Our phone number is 614-471-5320, or we can be contacted by email at cwm@stmatthew.net.
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What We Do
Whenever individuals call Hands-On for food and identify themselves from Gahanna, the request is directed to us. We then fulfill the request by providing enough food for three meals a day for five days. Both delivery and pick up options are available.
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Our Mission
Our mission is derived from Matthew 25:34-46, where Christ defines how we, in mercy and love, are to care for the bodily needs of others.
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Corporal Works of Mercy
Our mission is to live our the Corporal Works of Mercy, as Jesus instructed us in Matthew 25:35-36: "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me."
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Out of love for Christ and others, we...
Feed the hungry: During a typical month, the Saint Matthew Charitable Works Ministry provides an estimated 5,310 meals to 133 households within the Gahanna community.
Give drink to the thirsty: An average family of 7 of more will receive two gallons of milk as well as two containers of juice.
Clothe the naked: The Charitable Works Ministry collects, sorts, and boxes clothing items for distribution to free clothing agencies within the Columbus Diocese.
Shelter the homeless: When need is established, the Charitable Works Ministry will assist families in the payment of rent and utilities.
Visit the sick: In addition to personal visits, the Ministry will help ease the burden of medical bills and prescriptions, if need is established.
Visits the imprisoned: The Charitable Works Ministry helps provide cookies for the KAIROS ministry.
Buries the dead: The Ministry will provide help with funeral expenses, if need is established.
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We need your help!
Participate in the monthly donations after mass. Donations are collected on the 4th Sunday of each month except November (the 3rd Sunday) and December (none). Donations can be made by cash or check, made out to “St. Matthew Charitable Works.” Donations are tax-deductible.
Donate both perishable and non perishable items. Toothpaste, shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, hand soap and laundry soap are always in low supply.
Consider volunteering to stock shelves, sort and box clothing, or prepare boxes of food for pickup or delivery.
Help make 400 sandwiches for St. Lawrence Haven who provides free lunches to the homeless Monday through Friday. Sandwiches are made on the 2nd Friday of each month.
Pray for those in need and those active in this ministry.
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