Beginning on Friday, February 17 and continuing through Easter Sunday, April 9, parishioners shopping at Big Deal Supermarket, located at 1018 Morris Park Avenue, can contribute to the fundraiser by dropping their sales receipts into the big wooden box located in the front of the store, after they have checked out.

A percentage of all sales during this period will be donated to the church.

Rev. Salvatore DeStefano, Pastor of the Church of St. Clare of Assisi-St. Francis Xavier Parish and Holy Name Society Spiritual Director, noted that the Lenten Fundraiser is an annual tradition that not only raises funds for needed church repairs, church programs, and other projects without having to ask parishioners for monetary donations but serves to unite the community during Lent. Shoppers gladly contribute to the fundraiser as they fill their shopping carts at Big Deal with delicious and nutritious foods, desserts, and fresh fruits from the supermarket’s gourmet produce department.