Advent Mitten Tree and Haiti Children’s Tree
Each Advent, Gesu "plants" a Christmas tree near the east altars and
invites parishioners to trim this Advent Mitten Tree. The first Sunday
of Advent marks the start of our
annual-sharing project for the home with gifts of warmth: new
mittens, caps, scarves and gloves for homeless children and adults of
several shelters for Milwaukee’s homeless and victims of
domestic
violence. Since 2002, we have also planted a Haiti Children’s
Tree, which parishioners decorate with bars of soap, toothpaste and
brushes, underwear, shoes and socks, and hair clips
and ribbons for the
children of St. Jude, our twin parish in Haiti.
Food Sharing
Parishioners share non-perishable food items and disposable diapers
which are collected each Sunday in baskets in the Upper Church. These
donated items are brought to
Frieden's Community
Ministries food pantry
about every three weeks.
