Sharing and Caring Hands

10/23/2025

Happy *83rd* Birthday to Mary Jo, our Founder and Director! 🥳 We are so grateful for the gift of her 40 years of love and service to the poor, homeless, and those in need. 🙏🏻 She is still here every Monday-Thursday, leading us in being a compassionate response to the needs of our community. If you would like, please leave her a birthday message (or a fond memory) below, and we will share them with her! 💙

10/08/2024

In response to the online rumors, Mary Jo is alive and well!
10/08/2024 :
“I am on top of the world and still climbing! I promised God that He could count on me to take care of His poor and finish His work until He calls me home… But that time is not now!” 🙏🏻💙
-Mary Jo Copeland (Founder and Director)

01/04/2023

We hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and wish you all a Happy New Year! Because of your generous donations, we were able to bless hundreds of Mary's Place children with amazing Christmas gifts and toys. The gratitude and joy these children had was truly beautiful and special. We were also able to bless countless others in need with your food/clothing/hygiene/household donations, coats/hats/gloves/scarves/socks donations, gift card donations, etc. Thank you for making the holidays brighter for those in need. We look forward to another new year of giving and serving!

11/26/2022

"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever." (1 Chronicles 16:34) 🙏 We were blessed to serve hundreds at our big, annual Thanksgiving meal, many of which were children. We are always grateful for the opportunity to feed the hungry. A special thanks to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton (Hastings, MN) and St. Mary Of The Lake (Plymouth, MN) for providing and serving the food and to Damian Moran of Twin Cities Wedding DJs for playing festive holiday music. Much joy was brought to many this day. We would also like to say how thankful we are for each and every one of you for your support - thank you to all of our donors and volunteers for being a compassionate response to the needs of the poor and for making a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. 💛🧡

09/30/2022

DID YOU SEE? The Catholic Spirit, the official publication of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, featured Mary Jo Copeland and her work being done at Sharing and Caring Hands as their cover story. In case you missed it, click below!

Mary Jo Copeland, Unity Catholic High School, Pregnancy centers alert, Sacred music series, How to talk about abortion, Blessed John Paul II, Priests retirements, Discerning life after work