How you and your church can help Mary's Meals
Mary’s Meals is named after Mary, the mother of Jesus, who brought up her own child in poverty. Mary’s Meals grew out of the Christian Catholic faith of our founder, and the values and ethos we hold reflect this.
We consist of, respect, and reach out to people of all faiths and none.
The roots of our mission are to be found in Medjugorje, a small village in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where it is claimed the Virgin Mary has been appearing since 1981.
There are lots of differnt ways people of faith can help Mary's Meals, read below to find out more.
Pray for the work of Mary's Meals
One way you can support our work is by saying the Mary's Meals prayer.
Our Father, give us this day our daily bread and forgive us for the times when we take more than our share of the bread that belongs to all.
Let us help You fill the starving with good things, not with scraps from our table.
Teach us how to share what is not ours to keep. Clothe us with Your love that we may complete each good work You created us to do.
Place in our hearts Your compassion for each starving child and use our little acts of love so that they starve no more.
Amen.
You can download our prayer card to print out and share.
Invite a Mary's Meals speaker to give a church talk
Your church can help us grow our mission by hosting a volunteer speaker. Across the UK, we have wonderful volunteers who love to share the Mary’s Meals story in community – and especially in churches.
Please get in touch to request a talk, either virtually or in person, or if you would like to volunteer to give these talks.
Pray In May 2026
Join our Pray In May campaign, an annual opportunity for us to pause and remember the hungry children around the world who rely on Mary’s Meals at school.
We have a range of free resources to help you support us through prayer, and you can choose to get involved in a way that suits you.
Raise funds in your church to feed hungry children
There are lots of ways you and your church can raise funds for Mary’s Meals. You could choose to Feed A School, donate left over holiday money as a group or host a bake sale.
It costs just £19.15 to feed a child for a whole school year with Mary’s Meals, so you and your community can make a huge difference to hungry children around the world.
Feed A School
Donate foreign currency
