Cathedral Cares

"Christ has no body now but yours; no hands, no feet on earth but yours; yours are the eyes with which he looks compassion on this world."  –St. Teresa of Ávila

About Cathedral Cares

Cathedral Cares is our hub for bringing compassion to our neighbors and those most in need. Working with our network of partners, we offer several opportunities throughout the year for the Cathedral community to come together to deliver God’s love to a hurting world.

We invite you to open your heart and extend your hands in service. As we say every Sunday, “Walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God.”

Get Involved

2024 Season of Giving

The Cathedral community is joining our partners once again to support families in the local community who need a helping hand to enjoy this holiday season.

How to Help

Season of Giving focuses on two waves of support: first providing Thanksgiving meals for families, and later providing Christmas gifts and gift cards for children and teens. Our goal is to ensure that 1,000 area families can enjoy a Thanksgiving meal, and hundreds of area youth will have a special Christmas gift.

You can help in the lead-up to and throughout the holiday season by purchasing food and assembling thanksgiving meals, purchasing toys and gift cards for youth, or by donating directly.

thank you to our 2024 season of giving partners

Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys • Cathedral Scholars • Community of Hope • Covenant Baptist/UCC Church • Episcopal Church of the Atonement • First Baptist Church—Randolph 

Guide to Giving

Ready to help? Learn more below about what to purchase and when and where to deliver food and gifts.

Please purchase the complete list of food below and assemble it at home in one or more sturdy shopping bags.

  • 2 Cut Green Beans, 14.5 oz cans or equivalent
  • 2 Whole Kernel Corn, 15.25 oz cans or equivalent
  • 2 Cranberry Sauce (Whole or Jellied), 14 oz cans or equivalent
  • 1 Sweet Potatoes/Candied Yams, 40 oz can or equivalent
  • 2 Instant Mashed Potatoes, 13.7 boxes or equivalent
  • 2 Stuffing Mix for Turkey, 6 oz boxes or equivalent
  • 2 Turkey Gravy, 10.5 oz cans or equivalent
  • 2 Macaroni & Cheese, 7.25 oz boxes or equivalent
  • 1 Cake Mix, 15.25 oz box or equivalent
  • 1 Icing, 16 oz can or equivalent

Please deliver food assembled in one or more sturdy grocery bags.

Drop-off in the back of the nave at Sunday Holy Eucharist on:

  • Sunday, Nov 10
  • Sunday, Nov 17
  • Sunday, Nov 24

Drop-off at the Cathedral Library (located on South Road) on:

  • Friday, Nov 15, 10am-3pm
  • Sunday, Nov 17, 9am – 11am
  • Saturday, Nov 16, 10am – 2pm
  • Friday, Nov 22, 10am-3 pm
  • Sunday, Nov 24, 9am – 11am

All food will be delivered to our community partners by November 26.

Interested in Volunteering?

Cathedral volunteers are needed to receive food baskets in the Library several days between November 10 and November 24. Also, in partnership with Covenant Baptist UCC, Cathedral volunteers will gather at Covenant on Saturday, November 23 to assemble food baskets with ingredients purchased with donated funds. If you would like to join the team, please sign up here.

Our partners request both actual gifts for young children, as well as gift cards that young adults and parents will use to select gifts.

If you wish to donate a specific gift—such as educational toys, books, games, sports item, or a gift card for a specific community partner—visit the Giving Tree located in the back of the nave and:

  • Select a gift tag from for Covenant Baptist/UCC for a boy or girl age pre-kindergarten through grade 5
  • Select a tag for a gift card for Cathedral Scholars or Community of Hope

All gifts must be new and unwrapped. Gift cards should also be unwrapped. Please attach the gift tag to your gift to ensure that it is delivered to the specific partner.

Gifts can be dropped off in the back of the nave at Sunday Holy Eucharist between 10:30 am and 1:15 pm on:

  • Sunday, Nov 17
  • Sunday, Nov 24
  • Sunday, Dec 1
  • Sunday, Dec 8

Gifts can be dropped off at the Cathedral Library from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm on:

  • Monday, Dec 9
  • Tuesday, Dec 10
  • Wednesday, Dec 11

All gifts must be received no later than December 11 for delivery to our community partners.

Donate Directly

Can’t purchase and deliver yourself? Donate directly to Cathedral Cares using the form below. Any amount is welcome! Thank you for your support.


The Cathedral segregates and tracks all funds gifted for a specific purpose for that restricted purpose. They are spent and released in accordance with the lower of the amount budgeted in the associated annual operation or capital budgets, or actual expenses incurred for the restricted purpose.