Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Scranton provided holiday cheer for families in the Carbondale area Tuesday. Through the “Gifts for Kids” program, families of 284 pre-registered children selected gifts for their kids ahead of Christmas at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Carbondale. Winter essentials such as coats, hats, gloves and scarves, as well as stocking stuffers, were available.
Catholic Social Services volunteer Christina Hoffman and April Bezdziecki, supervisor of the truancy intervention program for Lackawanna County, put out items for the gift distribution at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Carbondale Tuesday, December 9, 2205. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Childrens’ clothes are put out during the gift distribution at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Carbondale Tuesday, December 9, 2205. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Dorothy O’Connor, adminstrative assistant for Catholic Social Services, puts out items during the gift distribution at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Carbondale Tuesday, December 9, 2205. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
Volunteer with Catholic Social Services Trish Smith puts out more items for the gift distribution at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Carbondale Tuesday, December 9, 2025. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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Catholic Social Services volunteer Christina Hoffman and April Bezdziecki, supervisor of the truancy intervention program for Lackawanna County, put out items for the gift distribution at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Carbondale Tuesday, December 9, 2205. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)