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St. Mary's collaborates with other agencies in the area to help people take advantage of services provided in the community when in need of short-term financial assistance.
Each year our Charity and Justice Committee publishes a long list of local helping agencies: Helping Hands. This list is distributed to parishioners with the new year's calendar so families have a ready index of Helping Hands whenever needed. You can view the entire list here.
The agencies we regularly work with and support include the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, ND Right to Life, Ministry on the Margins, AID Inc., Catholic Indian Mission, and BECEP (Bismarck Early Childhood Education Program).
St. Mary's takes special collections and holds special events to support our financial assistance programs. The Thanksgiving Day and Holy Thursday collections along with ¼ of the Rice Bowl program in Lent provide funds.