Saint Mother Teresa Outreach

​​​​​​We can do no great things; only small things with great love.”

~Saint Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa cradling an armless baby orphan at her order’s
orphanage in Calcutta, India, 1978

Mission Statement

We embrace Saint Mother Teresa’s compassion and commitment to help the needy by organizing and promoting various charitable events that provide material and financial assistance for the underprivileged.

History

The Saint Mother Teresa Outreach Apostolate is an organization founded by the parishioners of St. Veronica under the patronage of Saint Mother Teresa.  Her life began as Gonxha (Agnes) Bojaxhiu in Skopje, Yugoslavia on August 26, 1910.  At the age of 18 she left home to join an Irish order, The Loreto Sisters of Dublin, who were missionaries.  In 1950 after receiving a call from God to live and work among the poor, Sister Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India.  She was known for her great faith, compassion and commitment in providing aid to the poor, sick, orphaned and dying.  Today we embrace her same compassion to help those in our community who are in need.  We assist anyone regardless of their race, creed or color.

Outreach Events

  • School Backpack and Supply Drive

    The annual school supply drive benefits students living in rural poverty in Madison County, Virginia.

  • Bagged Lunch Preparation for the Homeless

    SMTOA volunteers make bagged lunches for the residents and drop-in clients at the Embry Rucker Community Shelter in Reston, VA.

  • Christmas Giving Tree

    The annual Christmas Giving Tree benefits those living in poverty in rural Madison County, VA and the senior and disabled residents of Coppermine Apartments.

Meetings

​Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month in room P207 from 7:00 pm-8:00 pm. Bagged lunch preparations are held the second Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall kitchen.  All are welcome to attend.

Volunteer

Volunteers are always welcome and appreciated. Children, youth, and teens may assist with events (age limits may apply for some events and youth under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  Youth helpers can receive service hours for assisting.

Give

Thank you for your continued support of the Saint Mother Teresa Outreach Apostolate.

The SMTOA Ministry is set up to help those in need in our local community and within our Diocese and surrounding areas. The funds for the ministry come from donations to the Poor Box (the black safe in the north vestibule), designated donations through Faith Direct, the Thanksgiving Day Offertory and other donations designated to Saint Mother Teresa Outreach. In addition, the Parish donates 1% of the Sunday offertory each month to the Spiritual & Corporal Works of Mercy Ministry and to Saint Mother Teresa Outreach Apostolate.

The total amount donated each month is distributed to the following charities on a rotating basis:

25% to Western Fairfax Christian Ministry each month and designated to help “stock food pantry”

25% to Cornerstone each month designated for “shelter & food aid”

The remaining balance rotates out to 2 of the following charities per month

  • Poor Clares – Alexandria VA
  • Little Sisters of the Poor – Washington DC
  • Dominican Sisters – Linden, Va
  • Christ House – Alexandria, Va
  • Divine Mercy Care – Fairfax, VA
  • A Woman’s Choice – Falls Church, VA
  • Our Lady of the Blue Ridge – Madison, VA
  • Catholic Distance University – Hamilton, VA
  • Missionaries of Charities – Washington, DC​