Our founding pastor, Father Frank Herron, was enough of a visionary to lead the way. Herron was pleased to guide the new church in its way of outreach committment - service to the community at large as well as service to our own members. This emphasis was so strong that there was no attempt at all to begin with a building. For the subsequent twelve years, we rented the auditorium of St. Mark's High School. Herron developed the community, communication, spirit within the parish was to offer coffee and donuts after the Masses.
Volunteers pick up and serve the donuts, coffee, tea, milk, orange juice and apple juice.
As often as practical, the Donut Counter is served by Pastoral Council members as a way to meet and communicate with other parishioners. He never expected the parish never to have a building, in fact he envisioned a place that might even have a swimming pool and a pool table where people could unwind and unburden themselves in a relaxed atmosphere.