On the third weekend of each month, we hold a Food Collection. The weekend prior to the collection (2nd weekend of the month), paper bags are distributed after Mass. Parishioners are asked to purchase groceries and bring the bags with their donations to our Gathering Space the following weekend, no later than Sunday by 11:30 pm.  

The Interfaith Food Pantry (IF) is a non-denominational, non-profit organization helping Morris County families make ends meet by supplementing their monthly groceries in times of need.

Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Church was a founding member of the IFP, along with Assumption Church, St. Margaret’s Church, and the First Baptist Church, all of Morristown. In 1994, Notre Dame parishioner Marilyn DiPrimo and a group of volunteers combined the four church pantries into one centralized organization to assist the many local families, especially senior citizens, who needed assistance in securing food and for longer periods of time than was currently available.

• Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive: Two weekends prior to Thanksgiving, we hold our Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive, when we ask our parishioners to bring their frozen turkeys to our parking lot, before any of the weekend Masses. Two to three ministry volunteers collect the frozen turkeys and bring them to the pantry on the Sunday of the collection, around 12:30pm.

• Annual Easter Ham Drive: In a similar fashion as with the turky drive, two weekends prior to Easter, we hold our Easter Ham Drive. Parishioners bring hams to the parking lot which are collected and delivered to the pantry by two to three loving ministry members.

• ​Direct Support by our parish families: Many of our parish families support the IFP directly by giving monetary donations, offering their time sorting food or helping with general pantry operations, or participating in their home delivery program (volunteer shops at the pantry on behalf of an assigned homebound client and delivers the groceries to that client).