St. Pascal Baylon Catholic Church Saint Paul MN

St. Pascal's Social Justice & Caring Committee

Our parish community is deeply committed to living our Gospel call to hospitality, inclusivity, and justice through social action.

Activities focus on advocacy and charitable outreach. Presently, the parish advocates for fair and affordable housing, elimination of food insecurity, and racial justice within the community.

Examples of service projects include a monthly food distribution in partnership with Merrick Community Services; support for Fishes and Loaves food shelf at neighboring Progressive Baptist Church; a donation closet with resources and supplies contributed by parishioners for area programs such as Listening House and Brittany’s Place; and semi-annual visits by the Red Cross Bloodmobile. Catholic Charities’ Giving Tree and Prison Fellowship Angel Tree ministries are part of our annual Christmas traditions.

Our Social Justice & Caring Committee informs parishioners about pertinent social justice advocacy opportunities and activities throughout the community. Three times a year, the SJCC organizes the We Care Campaign to allow parishioners to learn more about and contribute to carefully selected charitable organizations.

For more information about St. Pascal's Social Justice and Caring committee, please email Kim Roering or call her at 651.774.1585 ext. 128.

Donation Closet

March 2026: Merrick Community Services

This month’s collection supports the March Food Drive for Merrick Community Services. Any donations are appreciated, but the top five appropriate items that our community needs are listed below. Most of these items cannot be ordered from the food banks that are the backbone of the food shelf network. Any of these items will be appreciated by those we have the privilege of serving:

Cooking oils and vinegars (Canola, olive, chili, and sesame oils, rice vinegar, Mirin and any other cooking oils or vinegars).
Spices (Dried chilies of all varieties, cumin, coriander, curry, garlic, ginger, turmeric, thyme, Cajun seasoning, bay leaves, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, star anise, all spice, sage, and other spices).
Cooking Sauces (Tamari, generic soy sauce, fish sauce, tamarind paste, fermented bean pastes, chili pastes, coconut milk, oyster sauce, garlic chili sauce, Sriracha or other broths and sauces).
Proteins (Almond butter, cashew butter, Spam, tuna, sardines, smoked eel, canned chicken, smoked salmon, or any other shelf stable proteins).
Grains (Jasmine rice, basmati rice, Apple Brand sweet rice, Kokuho rice, Nishiki rice, artisan egg noodles, rice noodles, Soba noodles, corn flour, other flours such as almond flour or any other grains).