The Parish of St. Theresa is known throughout Little Egg Harbor as a warm, giving parish, with a popular no-questions-asked food pantry, a holiday toy drive, and acts of service by good stewards throughout the year. All the benevolence fostered inside the church is worn on the outside, too, because the parishioners are committed to keeping the building and grounds looking beautiful.

Currently, the interior is all dressed up in the color purple in honor of Advent, the four-week season dedicated to the…