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Christmas for Mary Mac's

A special Christmas celebration will be held for guests of Mary Mac's Place on December 19, at St John the Baptist Hall, Woy Woy, featuring Christmas carols led by members of the Gosford Philharmonia.

Mary Mac's Place is a project of St John the Baptist Parish, supported by Centacare Broken Bay and St Vincent de Paul Society.

It provides freshly cooked, nutritious, mid-day meals, Monday to Friday to homeless and disadvantaged families and individuals in the community.

Project officer Ms Robyn Schacht said the menu would include a traditional Christmas dinner of turkey, ham, plum pudding, bon-bons, lucky-door prizes and presents from Santa for all the guests and their children.

Father John Hill will officiate, and Mary Mac's Place Steering Committee members, Member for Peats Ms Marie Andrews and Cr Chris Holstein are also expected to attend.

Last year, over 6000 meals were served by the 50 Mary Mac's volunteers from the kitchen above St Vincent de Paul, Woy Woy.

Major sponsors of this year's Christmas Party are the Everglades Country Club and Woy Woy & District Rugby League Football Club.

Contributions from The Body Shop, Erina, Woy Woy Bowling Club, Lion's Club, Rotary, St John the Baptist parishioners and Craft Group, St Vincent de Paul, Terrigal, St Joseph's College, Gosford, Ms Andrews. and others have paid for the community event.

Franklins, Deepwater Plaza, is also hosting a Hamper Collection.

Support for the project has also been received from Central Coast Community Chest, Coast Shelter, Meals on Wheels, Woy Woy, B & M Butchers and South St Fruit Market, Umina; Peter's Meats, Quick Serve Fruit & Veg, Donut King and Michel's Patisserie, Deepwater Plaza; Brumby's, Woolworths and Michel's Patisserie, Peninsular Plaza.

"Mary Mac's could not continue their important service to the community without the support of these groups," Ms Schacht said.

The event will take place at St John the Baptist Hall, Woy Woy, at 11.30am on December 19.

For more information contact Project Officer Ms Robyn Schacht on 4341 0584.

Press release, December 1 Mary Macs