Community Outreach

Ladies of Charity Children’s Clothing Center located at 4th (now Vel Phillips Avenue) and Brown, will continue to outfit school aged children (K4-12th grade) in each of the city's MPS, private, and charter systems. Sponsored by the Ladies of Charity, age appropriate new and gently used clothing may be dropped at the Works of Mercy Donation Area near the lower level entrance in the bins labeled Ladies of Charity.

Lumen Christi Parish Contact: 
Marguerite Dargiewicz  |  414-379-2280  |  margdarg@gmail.com

Family Promise/Portlight Shelter Immediate Needs
Family Promise is now using an Amazon Wish List to identify the current needs at Family Promise and their Portlight Shelter. This list is updated regularly and includes items needed at the shelter and for families and individuals living in the community to which they provide case management services. 

Click here for Amazon Wish List

We are a Family Sharing drop off site for Ozaukee County families in need. Parishioners can drop off food at the Works of Mercy Donation Area near the lower level entrance in the bins labeled "Family Sharing." Thank you for your generous donation of non-perishable items!

Current requests:

• canned tomatoes
• oatmeal
• pasta sauce
• cereal
• bar soap
• toilet paper

Lumen Christi Parish Contacts: 
Steve Pollock |  pollock.stever@gmail.com 
Kathy Saiia  | 262-939-6119  | s67tr4a@aol.com

St Hyacinth’s Emergency Food Pantry is now the Jim Luther New Hope Center

Some history first: the current St Hyacinth Pantry schoolhouse facility is physically too small and has dangerously small and steep steps. These stairs provide significant challenges in moving the 30,000+ pounds of food per month that are received, stored, stocked and distributed. Therefore, the operation of the food pantry is targeted to physically move to another, yet to be determined, neighborhood location.

The mission of the Pantry has also expanded to the point that it is beyond what St Hyacinth’s congregation can manage. As reported before, the Pantry Board has recommended, and the St. Hyacinth congregation has concurred that the Jim Luther New Hope Center should now be responsible for all operations of this growing mission. The mission of the Pantry/Co-op organization has not changed but has simply evolved to include additional ministries.

The Pantry and Co-op separation from the St Hyacinth congregation and the Milwaukee Archdiocese is an amicable separation and has now been finalized (effective March 31, 2023). All participating parties have long agreed that this is best for the continuing success of the mission. This separation is accepted and also blessed by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. To that end, all future correspondences and donations should now be addressed to:

Jim Luther New Hope Center | Post Office Box 4794, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204
jLutherNHC@gmail.com | 414-909-9223

Parishioners can drop off food at the Works of Mercy Donation Area near the lower level entrance in the bins labeled "Jim Luther New Hope Center." The greatest needs for the Pantry at this time are:

• cereal
• rice
• kleenex (80-120 count)
• adult toothbrushes
• girl pull-up diapers (4-5T)
• toilet paper
• deodorant
• shampoo (12-15 oz.)
• bars of soap
• feminine hygiene products (maxi pads)
• used suitcases with rollers

Monetary donations are also accepted. Checks can be written to the Jim Luther New Hope Center (formerly known as the St. Hyacinth Food Pantry). Volunteers are always needed! Call Kathy Saiia with any questions (262) 242-1644.

Facing an unplanned pregnancy can be scary and overwhelming. Lumen Christi is proud to support the Women's Care Center and Women's Support Center to walk with moms in need. Not only do the resource centers assist when mom's are pregnant, but they continue to care for moms with baby supplies and parenting classes.

Some general suggested items for donation include: 

• Diapers (newborn and size 5 preferred)
• Pull-ups diapers (especially 5T-6T)
• Baby wipes
• Baby shampoo, body wash, soap, etc.
• Clothing: size newborn - 5T including winter items
• New or used pack & plays
• New or used strollers
• NEW car seats (NOTE: cannot accept used car seats)
• NEW cribs (NOTE: cannot accept used cribs)