For nearly 10 years, the Sisters in general prayer and service ministry at Providence Heights have volunteered their time by making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Dr. Jim Withers’ Operation Safety Net—a program that provides medical treatment to the homeless in Pittsburgh.

On the third Tuesday of every month, Sisters gather in an “assembly line” and make and individually bag the sandwiches. The bread is donated by a local grocery store chain and the peanut butter and jelly are donated from local parishes and food drives.

The sandwiches are delivered to Pittsburgh, where they are offered to the homeless while receiving medical care by the health care providers of Operation Safety Net.
Sister Betty Sundry, Director of Social Concerns, started this direct service ministry. Currently, Sister Mary Kriley serves as the ministry’s coordinator.