Box of Joy Christmas Project

We are excited to announce the 2026 Box of Joy Christmas outreach! Box of Joy is a Christmas shoebox gift ministry organized by local Catholic schools, parishes and groups nationwide. We will bless children suffering from extreme poverty by filling boxes with toys and other gifts, sharing the joy of Christmas, and planting seeds of hope through the Gospel. We encourage every parishioner to pack a Box of Joy!

Box of Joy will kick off on the weekend of October 10 and 11. Materials will be passed out after every Mass. The deadline for returning boxes is Friday, October 23. Please drop off your packed boxes at the Box of Joy table in the narthex.

Donations to cover the cost of shipping the gifts to developing countries can be made online at https://crosscatholic.org/box-of-joy/online/#shipping, by scanning the QR code, or by mail using the donation envelope attached to the Box of Joy brochure. 

For more info, contact Project Leader, Anna Wilkinson at frassatigroupva@gmail.com