Advent Giving Tree & Christmas Re-Gift Box

During Advent and Christmas seasons share the joy of gifts.

St. Francis Parish Annual Advent Season GIVING TREE Gifts.  This is our gift donating tradition of care for those vulnerable, at-risk families, struggling economically. 

2025:  Gift-tags are hanging on our tree in church and on our “virtual-tree here.” This sign-up form is the way to enroll (request access to the gift list spreadsheet) via a two-step process to access, view and select the gift-tags and participate as a gift shopper/donor.

Sign-up and enroll here to see the gift-tag list for our Giving Tree … Click HERE!  

After you sign-up / enroll you will get an email with the link to the spreadsheet list of gifts AND your unique Donor Number.  There in the spreadsheet you will Read More

Gifts are due by Dec 17th.   It’s best to drop off during office hours or at Mass by the tree.   Gifts may be wrapped or not, either way is fine.  Read More

• by U.S. Mail to: St. Francis Giving Tree, ATTENTION: CODE #, 2150 Frieze Ave, Ann Arbor MI 48104; or, 
• at the Parish office (open weekdays 9-5); or,
• after Mass on weekends and most weekdays, (the gifts that are placed by the giving tree in the church – near the Holy Family statue – will be moved promptly to the parish office); or, 
• at Mass in the Sunday donation basket by the Altar.

Volunteer as a helper on our team that makes this amazing program possible. Please see our Giving Tree Volunteer Sign-Up.  

Benefiting ORGANIZATIONS

1. Arbor Woman (AW)
2. Catholic Charities (CCWC) of Washtenaw County requests Read More
   gift cards to Walmart, Kroger, or Meijer. Please Post Mail them directly to: Catholic Charities, 4925 Packard Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48108.
3. Guadalupanos en Michigan (GEM) is an organization under Read More
   the financial auspices of St Francis of Assisi Parish, that serves the Latino families in need in the local community. Gift cards to Walmart, Aldi, Target, Meijers and Kroger can be mailed, to St Francis of Assisi Parish, 2150 Frieze Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, Attn: Guadalupanos en Michigan.
   
   
4. HOPE Clinic:  (HOPE) See the giving portal here  https://thehopeclinic.org/hope-for-the-holidays
5. St. Louis Center (SLC)
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Benefiting ORGANIZATIONS (To Participate Sign-up Here)

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 For more information contact Scott Wright, Director of Parish Outreach Ministry Office, at swright@stfrancisa2.org or 734-821-2121.

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Christmas Re-Gift Box

This is NOT scheduled this year 2020-2021.

Did you receive nice new gifts, especially new clothes or new toys, which you won’t use?  Donate them!

A Re-Gift box is NOT scheduled (Dec 2020 or Dec 2021) at St. Francis Church main entrance after Christmas to collect all Re-Gift items and see that they get good homes at a local organization.   (Gift wrapping is not wanted.)

Since December 2009 this Re-Gift Box has annually collected 400 – 500 gift items.   We are especially grateful for the clothing and housewares, new toys, games and dolls.  Your gifts are redistributed to those in need by Foundations Preschool of Ann Arbor; the Project OutReach Team “PORT” for persons who are homeless with a mental illness; as well as, St. Louis Center in Chelsea, for children and adults with developmental disabilities.    A special thanks to Mary Hayden & Sharon Harrington both who has served as our volunteer coordinator.   For more information contact Scott Wright, Director of Parish Outreach Ministry Office, at swright@stfrancisa2.org or 734-821-2121.