St. Michael Parish is excited to participate once again in Cross Catholic's Box of Joy initiative offered through the Knights of Columbus!
 

 

After You Pick Up Your Box of Joy 

 

• Fill out the label on the box.
  • Choose between Boy/Girl and Age of Child.

 

• Have fun shopping to personally select items you feel your a special boy or girl would like to receive.
  • Use the brochure to help you decide what to include and what not to include in the Box of Joy.
  • We encourage you to write a personal note or handmade Christmas card and share a photo of yourself or family.

 

• Include a $9 check (no cash please) in the provided envelope. 
  • Place the envelope on top of the gifts in the box.

 

• Secure the lid with a rubber band (no tape please) and drop off your filled Box of Joy in the Commons.

Box of Joy - Gift Ideas
 

 

Creative Ideas for Your Box of Joy
 

• Set a goal for your ministry or local community group.  Challenge everyone to take a box or two.

• Encourage your entire family to shop together for the gifts.  It is truly a blessing to bless others with kindness.

• Consider filling a Box of Joy in honor or in memory of a loved one or someone special.

• Make something unique with a group to add to your box.

• Youth work as a team to send these off as an outreach project.

 

Box of Joy is an annual gift ministry organized by local Catholic schools, parishes, and groups across the United States and facilitated by Cross Catholic Outreach. By packing Boxes of Joy with toys and other gifts, participants bless children suffering from extreme poverty by sharing the joy of Christmas and planting seeds of hope.