The Sacred Heart Food Pantry
is located at 53 Oak Street
Middleboro MA 02346
Phone: 508-947-1717
We are the local Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference in Middleboro Massachusetts, serving the towns of Middleboro, Lakeville, Rochester and Carver.
Event Notice: Volunteers needed!
Thanksgiving meal preparation on November 16th and 17th. Sign up here: Thanksgiving meal prep volunteer sign-up
Event Notice: 2026 Giving Tree Program
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Begins: Oct. 14, 2026
Ends: Nov. 21, 2026
Giving Tree 2026
The Sacred Heart Food Pantry has been taking gift requests for several weeks and will continue to do so until November 21st. Businesses and individuals in our coverage area have been extremely generous over the years in helping the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Middleboro with these efforts. Those wishing to make contributions or take gift tags for Christmas gifts for the more than 400 children that we expect to register may contact the Giving Tree line at 508-658 0114. Tags will be available at Masses at all three churches of St. Isadore Parish on the weekends of November 14/15 and November 21/22. All gifts must be returned by December 1.
Please help us in our gift processing by:
• Not wrapping the gifts.
• Including the gift receipt with all items.
• Making sure that the gift tag is securely attached to the bag containing the gift. Please do not use boxes or holiday gift bags. (Plastic Bags are Preferred)
• If someone takes multiple tags, make sure that each gift is separate and bagged/tagged individually.
• “Extra” gifts must go in the bag with the gift requested on the tag to limit confusion on our end when processing gifts.
Parents in need, it's not too late to register.
Questions may be directed to the Giving Tree Hotline – 508-658-0144 The Pantry is located in the Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 53 Oak St, Middleboro. Operating hours are the first 4 Saturdays from 8:30 to 11:00 am and Wednesdays (1st & 3rd) 8:30 to 11:00 am or (2nd and 4th) 4:00 to 6:30 pm. Anytime there are 5 Wednesdays or Saturdays in a calendar month, the Pantry is closed.
Please do not leave gifts outside of the pantry door.
Italian Dinner Fundraiser
A HUGE THANK YOU! A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to support our Italian Dinner at Oak Point Ballroom on Saturday September 26, 2026.
The turnout was truly incredible, especially considering the weather we faced. To everyone who found themselves caught in that downpour along the way — we commend you for not giving up and turning around! Your dedication and support mean so much to us.
A very special thank you to Kathy LaNatra for presenting our Conference with a beautiful Commendation Award recognizing our dedication to serving others. We are truly grateful and honored. We also want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to Riccardi’s Italian Restaurant for providing the wonderful food and for their amazing servers who helped make the evening so enjoyable. A special thank you as well to the Bartenders of New England crew for keeping everyone’s glasses filled and helping make the evening such a success! Thank you to all the wonderful individuals who spent their time creating the beautiful baskets, and to the individuals and local businesses who generously donated items for our Silent Auction. Your generosity and support made a tremendous difference.
Most importantly, thank you to everyone who continues to support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Conference and our Sacred Heart Food Pantry. Because of your generosity, we are able to continue serving our neighbors with dignity, compassion, and love. God bless each and every one of you!
Olinda Morrison Conference President
Pictured: Kathy LaNatra (State Representative), Sullivan Padgett (Incoming Conference President), Olinda Morrison (Conference President)
Sacred Heart Food Pantry Earns an “A” Rating from the Middleboro Board of Health
The Sacred Heart Food Pantry has proudly earned an A rating from the Middleboro Board of Health, a recognition that reflects the pantry’s unwavering commitment to safety, cleanliness, and high‑quality service for the community. This achievement is the result of consistent hard work and dedication that every aspect of the pantry’s operation meets — and often exceeds — local health standards.
The Food Pantry recently received a generous donation from the North Easton Savings Bank.
Pictured from L to R are Courtney Palm from the Corporate Office, David Cunningham, Pantry Director, Olinda Morrison, President of the St Vincent de Paul Society of Middleboro and Szymon Latwinski Middleboro Branch Manager of North Easton Savings Bank.
August 2025
A new van is making the work of the Sacred Heart Food Pantry a bit easier. The previous one, purchased in 2013, had finally become beyond repair. The graphics are a shout out to 4 of our biggest local supporters. Each week, the van transports an average of 2500 pounds of donated food from the local area stores, Hannaford, Trucchi’s, Shaw’s and Cumberland Farms.
August 2025.
Our 20th Anniversary
The volunteers from the Sacred Heart Food Pantry are normally handing out food to neighbors who are struggling to make ends meet. Each week, they work hard picking up the food from Greater Boston Food Bank and local stores, stocking shelves, and assisting people with their “shopping.” On Wednesday, July 30, the tables were turned, and they were treated to an afternoon Pig Roast.
A big thanks goes out to Michael King of Wyandotte Farms of Mattapoisett for offering to donate all the food for the event. Mike and his assistant provided the group with a delicious feast of pork, chicken, corn on the cob, baked beans, corn bread and salad, all fresh from his farm. For dessert, he brought along his homemade bread pudding. Joyful Scoops also donated a couple of tubs of ice cream and the afternoon was topped off with a Sundae party.
August 2025