Suggested nonperishable food donations include: canned vegetables, soup, beans, tuna, etc; pasta (mac & cheese, hamburger helper), rice, baby food, formula, cereal, peanut butter, jelly/jam or sauces.

Benedictine Sisters – Pittsburgh (North Hills)

Where:  Benedict Monastery

              4530 Perrysville Avenue * Pittsburgh, PA 15229

When:   1:00 PM on Saturday, January 29 until

              5:00 PM on Saturday, February 4,  2012

Donations Go to the North Hills Food Bank.

For more information, please contact Sister Evelyn at 412-931-2844 or edettling@yahoo.com .

Felician Sisters of North America – Coraopolis, PA

Where: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Convent

             1500 Woodcrest Avenue, Coraopolis, PA

When: Sunday, January 29^th from 1pm – 4pm

            Monday, January 30- Saturday, February 4 from 10am – 4pm.

Donations Go to Our Lady’s Pantry at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School

For more information, please call (412) 264-2890.

School Sisters of St. Francis – Pittsburgh (Bellevue)

Where: School Sisters of St. Francis at Mount Assisi Convent

             934 Forest Avenue * Pittsburgh (Bellevue), PA 15202

When:  Wednesday, February 1 - Saturday, February 4 from 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Donations Go to Prince of Peace Food Bank in the Southside, St. Paul Cathedral Food Bank, and John Paul Plaza

For more information, please contact (412) 761-6004

Sisters of Charity of Nazareth - Pittsburgh (McCandless)

Donations will be collected at the following locations:

St. Louise Convent at 8200 McKnight Road * Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Vincentian Academy 8100 McKnight Road * Pittsburgh * PA 15237

& Vincentian Collaborative System facilities:

• Marian Manor 2695 Winchester Drive * Pittsburgh, PA 15220

• Vincentian de Marillac 5300 Stanton Avenue * Pittsburgh, PA 15206

• Vincentian Home 111 Perrymont Road * Pittsburgh, PA 15237

• Vincentian Regency 9399 Babcock Blvd * Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Donations Go to North Hills Community Outreach

For more information, please contact Sister Sarah Geier at 412-364-3000 ext. 235

Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill – Greensburg, PA

Where:  Sisters’ Motherhouse, Caritas Christi

              129 DePaul Center Road Greensburg, PA

When:   Friday & Saturday, February 3-4, 2012 on 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Donations Go to Saint Vincent DePaul Food Pantry

For more information, please call 724-836-0406, ext. 613

Sisters of Divine Providence - Pittsburgh (Allison Park, PA)

In honor of World Day of Consecrated Life and in the name of the Gospel, the Social Concerns Office of the Sisters of Divine Providence and Providence Heights Alpha School invite participation in a Food Drive.

Donations from our friends in the community-at-large will be accepted:

Where: Sisters of Divine Providence Motherhouse

             9000 Babcock Boulevard in the North Hills

Note: There will be containers for donations under the portico of the motherhouse

When: Saturday, January 28 and Sunday, January 29, 2012 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m

Donations Go to North Hills Community Ministries

For more information, please call (412) 931-5241.

Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth

The Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth are participating in the collaborative food drive by collecting donations from the sisters’ convents only, to avoid competing with food drives sponsored by the various ministries where the sisters serve.

Proceeds from this internal food drive will be donated to Focus Pittsburgh in the Hills District.

Sisters of the Holy Spirit (Bloomfield)

Where: Vestibule of Immaculate Conception Church

             4712 Liberty Ave * Pittsburgh, PA 15224 (Bloomfield)

When: Saturday, January 28, from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Donations Go to St. Joseph Food Pantry in Bloomfield.

Sisters of the Humility of Mary – Villa Maria, PA

Where: Villa Maria Community Center

             Villa Maria, PA 16155

When: Monday, January 23 - Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Donations Go to the Emmanuel Community Care Center in Girard, Ohio

For more information, please contact Sr. Joanne Gardner, HM at info@humilityofmary.org

Sisters of Mercy – Pittsburgh

Where: Holy Child School

             220 Station Street, Bridgeville, PA 15017

Donations Go to the Little Sisters of the Poor

For more information, please contact Sister Barbara Ann Quinn at (412) 221-8930

Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities – Pittsburgh (Millvale)

Where: Mt. Alvernia

             146 Hawthorne Rd. * Pittsburgh, PA 15209 (Millvale)

When:   Sunday, January 29, 2012  - Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Donations Go to Millvale Food Bank

For more information, please call (412) 821-2200.

Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God – Pittsburgh (South Hills)

Where: Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God Motherhouse (Main Entrance)

             3603 McRoberts Road * Pittsburgh, PA 15234

When: Sunday, January 29 - Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 8:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Donations Go to St. Winifred’s Food Pantry in the South Hills of Pittsburgh

For more information, please call (412) 882-9911

Sisters of St. Joseph – Baden, PA

Where: Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse

             1020 State St. * Baden, PA

When:   9:00 AM - Noon on Sunday, February 5, 2012

Donations Go to The Ladle (Ambridge)

For more information, please contact (724) 869-6566

Sisters of St. Basil – Uniontown, PA

Where: Mt. St. Macrina

             500 W. Main Street * Uniontown, PA 15401

When: Tuesday, January 31 – Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 from 10:30 AM – 4:40

For more information, please contact Sister Seraphim at (724) 438-8644

Pittsburgh's St. Patrick's Day Parade -

Saturday, March 17, 2012

The Catholic Sisters of Western PA will be marching in Pittsburgh's St. Patrick's Day Parade for the 3rd year. Come join us as we celebrate this Pittsburgh tradition, reconnect with those whom we have served and inform others about who we are and the services we can provide those in need. 

For photos from parades past, please Click Here.

Sisters of Divine Providence

Sister Blogs

Justice for Life from the Sisters of Divine Providence

Caring for All Creation

Sister Lyn Szymkiewicz, director of Grounds and Eco Projects for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden, maintains several beehives on the Motherhouse grounds which provide honey for the Sisters dining room, local food banks and the gift shop. The Congregation is dedicated to caring for the environment and for all creation which lives and moves and has its being in God.

To learn more about the Earth Tones ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph, click on http://www.stjoseph-baden.org/EarthTones.asp.