St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “At the end of our lives, we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made or how many great things we have done. We will be judged by ‘I was hungry and you gave me to eat. I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless and you took me in.’” With this in mind, St. Ambrose Parish is committed to feeding the hungry, clothing the naked, and sheltering the homeless. 

Donations of non-perishable food items are welcome and may be left in the box under the picture of St. Mother Teresa.  Over the past several years, gift card drives have been held in November in the wees leading up to Thanksgiving and then again during Lent.  All gift cards collected have been donated to the Outreach Ministry at St. John the Baptist in Pawtucket, Rhode Island to aid our brothers and sisters in need who are serviced through that Ministry.

The society under the patronage of Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta willingly responds with faith and charity to all those in need.  

If interested in helping the Mother Theresa Society with your time, talent or treasure, please contact the Rectory.

The Human Life Guild, an organization that Bishop Thomas J. Tobin founded in the Diocese of Providence in fall of 2005. The purpose of the organization is to encourage membership of those who are willing to accept the invitation to be “People of Life,” to have an unconditional commitment to human life and to be willing to promote and defend human life at every stage, in every condition, through thought, word, deed and prayer. There are four major areas of the Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities, under which the Human Life Guild is implemented, as instituted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: Education, Pastoral Care, Public Policy, and Prayer.

Contact: Lisa Cooley
Coordinator, Office of Life and Family Ministry
401-278-2518
lcooleydioceseofprovidence.org

At the home of a North Providence family on October 31, 2005, The Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, kicked-off the “Keep the Heat On” challenge as home heating costs reached record highs. In announcing this heating assistance campaign, The Bishop presented the family with a $2,700 check made payable to New England Gas to restore their utility service. The service was disconnected in May when the couple had fallen behind in their payments, both for the past heating season and in making payments for a prior balance.

In its first year, Keep the Heat On raised $110,736.38 thanks to the generosity of over 520 donors. Combined matching grants form the Catholic Charity Fund, more than $185,000 was made available to assist over 380 Rhode Island households with no place left to turn with their oil and gas heating needs during that first year.

Today
To-date, since it was established in 2005, Keep the Heat On has provided more than $4.4 Million in heating assistance to more than 17,750 Rhode Island households through grants from the Catholic diocese and private contributions.  While energy prices have subsided since those 2005 highs, the economic downturn has created new challenges for struggling families in Rhode Island.  As long as there are Rhode Islanders in need of heating assistance, Keep the Heat On will continue to provide for their needs.