Joy To The Kingstree World

Christ’s coming fills our lives with joy and His peace calms our weary world. People everywhere do their part. There is giving and receiving.

Food, Clothing, and More
Through November and December, churches, schools, community groups across the state and country collect, purchase, sort, and deliver generous items for holiday sharing. There are brand new children’s jackets, socks, underwear, candies, toys, toiletries, gift cards to local fast-food eateries etc.

Twelve full turkey dinners were prepared and delivered to local families of the Felician Center by the First Baptist Church in Kingstree. Special recognition goes out to Knights of Columbus, SC, Our Lady Star of the Sea, N. Myrtle Beach, Immaculate Conception, Goose Creek, St. Philip Benizi, Moncks Corner, Union Presbyterian Church, Order of Eastern Star, Williamsburg Academy, Girl Scouts Troop 321, Cades, SC, Eastern Carolina Foundation, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Folly Beach, SC, St. Michael, Garden City, SC, St. Andrew, Myrtle Beach, Our Lady of Sacred Heart High School (PA) and countless individual benefactors for their heartfelt generosity.

Vital Aging
The Felician Center invited senior citizens to make electric ceramic trees sponsored by Olio studios. Fifteen large shopping bags were filled with household items, towels, toiletries, throws, candy canes for the elderly.

Christmas with the Sisters
This annual event is held at the Felician Center focusing on the Nativity story. The children read, sing, play handbells, dance, dramatize and do art activities that teach and inspire the holy Christmas story.
Special gifts are given:
---sleeping bags, pillows and fluffy throws from Our Lady Star of the Sea, N Myrtle Beach
---wall crosses for the bedrooms reading, “always stop to pray“ from the wives of the state Knights of Columbus
----nativity coloring books, cards – Catholic Daughters from St. Michael, Garden City
---gift cards for lunch and local grocery store, socks – Our Lady Sacred Heart HS, Coraopolis, PA
---extra gifts of all kinds from TX, NY, IL, NJ, NC, PA and beyond

Christmas with Santa
Kingstree United Methodist and Williamsburg Presbyterian Churches sponsor this annual event for the children of Felician Center Learning Adventure Program. The youth group hosted the party with McDonald burgers, drinks etc. before Santa arrives. The children were also engaged in a Nativity craft. When Santa arrives, each child is called by name to come to sit on Santa’s lap. For some children this is the first time ever. And one could hear, “Oh, thank you Santa” over and over.

May your hearts be filled with the miracle of Christmas.