A St. Margaret’s outreach tradition – the Giving Tree – has returned to its place of honor in the parish house just in time for Advent.

 This year’s tree is adorned with angels ready to fly to Lewiston with your comfort and support for bereaved families struggling to cope this Holiday Season without a loved one they lost in the Oct. 25 mass shooting tragedy. For a donation of $10 you may choose an angel card ornament that can then become your own greeting for someone on your Christmas list to hang on their tree. Funds raised will go promptly to the Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund established by the Maine Community Foundation, and to a separate fund set up by Lewiston Public Schools to support affected students.

 The Outreach Committee is hoping that together we’ll send off dozens of angels during Advent. You may put either checks made out to St. Margaret’s, with “Lewiston angel” written on the memo line, or cash in the donation box by the Giving Tree. Then select an angel for each donation and spread Christmas love even farther.