HOULTON — This month, St. Mary of the Visitation Parish in Houlton and St. Brendan the Navigator Parish in Camden are holding baby bottle drives to provide practical help and support for women and men served at local pregnancy care centers.
At St. Mary of the Visitation Parish, parishioners and community members are invited to come to the church, located on 112 Military Street in Houlton, and take a baby bottle or bottles home to fill with change, bills, or checks over the course of the next few weeks. Participants will then bring the baby bottles back to the church by Sunday, March 6.
All of the proceeds will be given to the Pregnancy Care Center of Aroostook, founded in 1985 to offer life affirming ministry in service of people with pregnancy-related concerns. With sites in Houlton, Presque Isle, and Fort Kent, the PCC provides emotional, spiritual, and material support to clients and their families. For more information about the center’s work, visit www.pcc-hope.org or call 207-532-6380.
Meanwhile, St. Brendan the Navigator Parish will be holding an online fundraiser for Zoe, A Women’s Center, which is located on 1056 Commercial Street in Rockport. The annual fundraiser is traditionally held similar to the initiative in Houlton but due to the pandemic, it has shifted virtual this year. The center holistically supports women and men facing unplanned pregnancies with practical help and hope and meets their emotional, educational, and material needs in an atmosphere where they can feel respected and confident in their inherent worth.
To participate, donate online by Feb. 27 at www.zoeawomenscenter.org/baby-bottles or call the parish at 207-236-4785. To learn more about the work of Zoe, A Women’s Center, call 207-594-1616 or visit www.zoeawomenscenter.org.