Dear Friends of the

DDOC:

Peace and greetings

in the Lord!

For those of you who are

new to the Center, my

name is Br. Gabriel M.

Amato, T.O.R. I am re-

turning as Director of the

DDOC. Previously I

worked here as Director

from January 2003 to

June 2012. At that time I

was asked to work in the

Formation Program of our

Community which I am

still involved in. I will

resume being at the

Center with Mrs. Mary

Adams who was named as

Ass is tant Director .

Together with our

wonderful volunteer staff

and SFU students, we will

continue the good deeds

done by Brother Martin

Zatsick, T.O.R., to ensure

continued assistance to

our brothers and sisters

who may be experiencing

financial difficulties. I am

excited to be back as this

affords me the opportuni-

ty to reconnect with all of

you who have been so

kind and generous in

supporting the Center.

Your time, gifts and dona-

tions enable us to fulfill

the mission of the DDOC.

As our patron Dorothy

Day wrote, “We live from

day to day, and by the

little miracles God

performs in His bounty.

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LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR

SAINT

FRANCIS

UNIVERSIT

Summer 2016

Index

Letter from the Director

1

Letter from the Director

cont.

2

DDOC New Operating

Hours

2

DDOC New Operating

Hours

3

Letter Carriers Drive 4

Trivia Night 4

Summer TAG Sale 4

Shamus Bike Ride 5

Shamus Shuffle 5

Saint Anthony’s Bread 6

A Special Thank You 6

Gallitzin American

Legion Helps

6

Highmark Donation 7

Farewell to Br. Marty 7

Saint Francis University

DOROTHY DAY OUTREACH CENTER NEWSLETTER

If we ask our Father for bread,

will He give us a stone? But ours

is happiness, ours is joy, for

Christ comes to us each day, not

only Christmas, but each time

we look into the face of our

brother who is poor.”

Know that all of you are being

kept in our prayers and we ask

the Lord to bless you and your fami-

lies and intentions. We sincerely

thank you for all the good ways you

assist us.

In Christ and Saint Francis,

Brother Gabriel M. Amato T.O.R.

LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR (cont.)

DDOC NEW OPERATING HOURS

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To better serve our clients we have

decided to adjust the hours of oper-

ation at the DDOC.

Mondays are dedicated to adminis-

trative responsibilities so it will be

closed to clients.. Paperwork, re-

ports, answering phone messages,

preparing for events, fundraisers,

cleaning, etc. will be the schedule

of that day.

We now distribute our food on

Tuesday mornings and Thursday

afternoons only. An opportunity

has arisen enabling us to give out

fresh breads, vegetables, and fruits

to our clients but they need to be

distributed immediately to prevent

spoilage. As a result we decided to

funnel the clients to specific days

and times. This allow us to be

able to give them more food and

without waste.

On Wednesdays and Fridays

clients can shop for clothing

throughout our regular working

day.

Financial assistance, which oper-

ates from October 1 through April

1 is by appointment only.

The furniture requests are given

by appointment and availability

only.

Our mission here is very im-

portant and by adjusting our

schedule we hope to better serve

our clients.

DOROTHY DAY OUTREACH CENTER NEW HOURS OF OPERATION

EFFECTIVE – JULY 1, 2016

Monday – Closed all day

Food Pantry

Tuesday – 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

To schedule call 472-2878 and leave a message on Monday that you will be

coming on your scheduled day.

Thursday – 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

To schedule call 472-2878 and leave a message on Wednesday that you will

be coming on your scheduled day.

Clothing Pantry

Wednesday -9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Friday - 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Weekends – Closed

Financial Assistance – By appointment only – 472-2877

Furniture – By appointment only – 472-2878

DDOC NEW OPERATING HOURS

Summer 2016 Page 3

LETTER CARRIERS FOOD DRIVE

The postal service in Johnstown

(Cambria Co.) held it’s annual

Letter Carriers Food Drive on

Saturday, May 14, 2016. Food

banks throughout the County par-

ticipated and were assigned dif-

ferent areas of the city to pick up

food left by the residents of those

areas. The DDOC’s designated

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TRIVIA NIGHT

Our annual summer

TAG sale will be held

on Saturday, July 30th

from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30

p.m.

It will again be on the

DDOC’s parking lot.

There will be a lot of

treasures for every-

one. Come one Come

all!!!

area was the Westmont district.

Students went door-to-door collect-

ing food. This year was not as

successful as last year due to

changes in the program. Rumor

has it this may our last.

The DDOC held it’s first

Trivia Night fundraiser

on Saturday, April 16th

at Frankies. This event

was held for the

students as a thank you

for their help at the

DDOC. The fee was

$1.00 which included a

drink and a walking

taco. Each student

playin received a

prize. We were

informed it was the

largest response for a

Trivia Night. Fun was

had by all! We raised

$34.00.

SUMMER TAG SALE

BROTHER SHAMUS BIKE RIDE

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Workers St. Joseph

House in lower

Manhattan. He hopes

to finish in Sarasota,

Florida approximately

November 2. It is at

least 1500 miles from

the start. The goal this

year is $45,000. We

all wish him well and

God Bless .

“Through the miles,

and through the sweat

and the cycling and

Our fourth annual Sha-

mus Shuffle will be held

on Saturday, August

27th. It will start at the

Memorial Field Pavilion

in Ebensburg on the

Ghost Trail. The cost

will be $20.00 (includes

a T-shirt). You can

either walk, run, or ride

your bike. Hot dogs and

beverages will be served

at the end of the trail.

Please join us for a

worthy cause benefit-

ing the Dorothy Day

Outreach Center’s

food and financial

assistance program.

SHAMUS SHUFFLE

This is the fifth year

for Brother Shamus’s

Bike Ride!! Can you

believe it? What an

amazing and inspira-

tional person he is.

This year the theme of

his ride will be

“Cycling the Atlantic

Coast for the Dorothy

Day Outreach Cen-

ter”. The cycle trip

will start September

9th from the Catholic

the pedaling, at the

end of the day I’m

doing something that

the Lord is asking me

to do and that is to

administer to those

less fortunate and

that’s what feeds me,” Brother Shamus McGrenra,

T.O.R..

GALLITZIN AMERICAN LEGION

Thank you to S & T Bank for their

donation. The employees spon-

sored a Jeans Day and raised

$224.50. Thank you so much.

God Bless you all!

THANK YOU’S

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The Gallitzin Legion held a

benefit spearheaded by Don-

ny McAnallen and Shawn

McManhon is having a food

& hygiene drive for the Dor-

othy Day Outreach Center.

It was held the entire month

of June.

Monday, June 13th was the feast day of Saint

Anthony. On this day, the DDOC distributed

blessed bread to faculty, staff, and administration

at SFU as well as the Fatima devotions held at

Mount Assisi. This bread represents gifts given

for the poor in thanksgiving to God for the bless-

ings received through Saint Anthony’s interces-

sion. The bread was placed inside bags with med-

als and holy cards. Donations received amounted

to $540 which will be used for our clients.

Saint Anthony’s Bread

We are very grateful to

them for all their efforts and

the products they collected

for our clients. We were cer-

tainly in need of these

items.

Thank you to the 2016 Confirma-

tion classes from St. Nicholas, St.

Aloysius, St. Francis Xavier, St.

Benedict, St. Demetrius, St. Ber-

nard, and Queen of Peace Parishes

for their contribution of $755.00

towards our food and financial

assistance programs. Thank you so

much and God Bless you all!

Highmark Blue Cross

Blue Shield is a great

supporter of the

Dorothy Day Outreach

Center. We are so

grateful to them for

caring. This year they

donated $5,000.00 to

the Center. It will

certainly help our fi-

nancial assistance

HIGHMARK BLUE CROSS DONATION

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FAREWELL TO BROTHER MARTY

To all who knew our friend and

Director of the DDOC we want to

inform you that he has accepted

a transfer to Queen of Peace

Friary in Pittsburgh.

His last day at the DDOC was

May 13th and he started his new

position on June 1st.

Many of you had the opportunity

to say farewell but for those of

you who did not his new address

is, Br. Martin Zatsick T.O.R.,

Queen of Peace Friary, 5324

Carnegie Street, Pittsburgh PA,

15201-2513.

We wish him all the best and

thank him for his kind heart,

wonderful dinners, luncheons, and

fellowship. May the Lord bless him

in his new ministry.

Br. Martin Zatsick T.O.R.

program. We will be

able to help less

fortunate families

in need of food,

clothing, furniture,

utilities, rent, etc.

Thank you so much

and God Bless You

All.

DONATION FORM

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Dorothy Day Outreach Center Form

Name________________________________________

Address______________________________________

City_________________ Zip Code________________

Phone Number _______________________________

Email Address _____________________________________

Donation Amount:

$500 $250 $100 $50 Other

Please make checks payable to:

Dorothy Day Outreach Center

Mail this form with your check to:

PO Box 600

Loretto PA 15940

Dorothy Day Outreach Center

$1000 Other