Catholic Charities

“As Catholics we respond to the Biblical call to welcome the stranger – it is an act of love and hope. We have decades of experience in settling thousands of families fleeing persecution in their native country. These people have made a rich contribution to the life and culture of western North Carolina. I join with my brother bishops in the effort to work vigorously to ensure that refugees are humanely welcomed without sacrificing our security or our core values as Americans.” – Bishop Peter Jugis

Catholic Charities Homemakers of Mercy

Saint Mark partners with Catholic Charities to support the Homemakers of Mercy, which provides furniture and houseware items for families in need. We thank the many parishioners and volunteers who have helped with the donation and collection of furniture and household items.

We are incredibly grateful to all of you for doing corporal works of mercy and providing much needed support to those in greater need. Through your generosity and spirit of community outreach St. Mark Parishioners have delivered numerous essential items to families in need and extended a helping hand to our neighbors. 

Catholic Charities and Homemakers of Mercy are collecting housewares and furniture to prepare apartments for families in great need to move in (transitioning from homelessness, Roof Above, abusive situations). 

Our next collection drive is scheduled for June 13, 2026.  On the Housewares and Furniture Collection Drive date, please bring houseware donations to the St. Mark parking lot between 9:30 - 12 pm. Volunteers will receive the donations and load them into cars for delivery.

Please do not bring furniture donations to the parking lot.

If you would like to make a donation of housewares or furniture, please email CatholicCharitiesOALead@stmarknc.org,   

• If you are donating furniture, you MUST email at least one week before collection date to have a pickup appointment confirmed, so that we can be sure there is room in the truck.

• If you are donating housewares, please tell us the houseware items you plan to donate so we can determine how many vehicles will be needed to deliver all donations.
  

Furniture donations may be picked up from donor’s residence (driveway/garage/outside preferred) between 8:15-11:15 am on June 13. On collection drive dates, furniture donations may be picked up from locations in the area. Confirmed pickup appointments are needed. Please contact us one week before the collection date to set pickup appointments. Donations which cannot be picked up on the collection date can be included in the next collection date or by separate available appointment.

If you would like to help with this collection, please contact our Catholic Charities leader Bob Langbo: at CatholicCharitiesOALead@stmarknc.org

Thank you for helping do corporal works of mercy!

Small Housewares We Can Collect  (new or gently used)

Microwaves

Pots and pans

Lamps

Kitchen utensils (silverware, mixing bowls, gadgets)

Bath towel sets

Household cleaning products

Laundry and dishwasher soaps

Queen or Twin sheets/blankets/comforters/pillows *new only please* 

Furniture Donations We Can Arrange to Pick Up

Sofas (no sleeper sofas or futons)

Upholstered chairs

Kitchen tables and chairs (tables 6ft or smaller)

Coffee, End, and Bedside tables

Dressers

TVs

Small Desks

We cannot accept

TV cabinets/large armoires/entertainment centers/tall bookcases

Mattresses

Headboards/footboards/bed frames

Office equipment

File cabinets