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Good Shepherd Dining Room

The Good Shepherd Dining Room is run by the Saint Vincent De Paul Society and housed in Saint Teresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church in Bridgeton. The St.Vincent De Paul Society is a lay organization started by a college student, Fred Ozinam, who saw the need to help the poor. Their Good Shepherd Meal Program has been serving meals to the less fortunate in this area since 1980. With the help of Green Thumb workers and volunteers, 20,000 – 21,000 meals are served each year.

In addition to our local mission support, our congregation’s youth group supports the Society by participating every year in the Souper Bowl Sunday event. Donations collected from this event are sent to the Good Shepherd Meal Program.

The youth group also sends part of the money collected from the congregation through the 2-cents per meal program. The rest goes to the Presbytery of West Jersey for hunger programs through the Presbyterian Church.

Meals are served Monday thru Friday from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. Food, time and/or monetary donations are graciously accepted. New members are also welcome.