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Coffee Hour

Worcester Fellowship
Together In Community

 
 

Worcester Fellowship is dedicated to ending isolation through spiritual care and community.

 

 

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Making Lunch:
Lunch is not the purpose of our ministry, but it matters a great deal to our congregation! The food is the first connection that most make to Worcester Fellowship, and is the bond that holds our community together. In addition, many housed congregations find that making lunch at coffee hour binds THEM to each other, and to this ministry, as well.

As worship ends we re-create an image of Jesus feeding 5000 (plus women and children!) Whatever we can do to create the feeling of plenty in a world that is often not enough is greatly appreciated!

Won't you consider helping out?

 

 

How Many Come?

The number of sandwiches is an estimate. In good weather we serve 30-40 people at worship, and another 30 or more as we walk up main street.

In the rain, in spring, summer, and fall we serve 15-20 during worship, and another 10-20 on the streets.

Winter worship with the sun shining brings out 15-20 during worship, while a cold and wet day may mean 8-10. Of course the cold also makes people hungrier, so having a third sandwich is a treat.

At worship it is nice for people to have the option of 2 sandwiches.

GUIDELINES

Warm, Dry Weather: We need at least 60 sandwiches
and 30-40 juice boxes.

Warm, Wet Weather: We need at least 40 sandwiches
and 20-30 juice boxes.

Cold, Dry Weather: We need at least 40 sandwiches
and 20 juice boxes.

Cold, Wet Weather: We need about 30 sandwiches
and 20 juice boxes.

WHERE AND WHEN?

Deliver lunch Sunday afternoon by 12:45 to the plaza behind city hall on Front Street in Worcester. (Park on Franklin Street.)
While we don't eat until about 1:45 it really helps your group if we can tell you about set-up at 12:45. And it helps us get organized!

We hope that some members of your group can stay and join us for worship and lunch. If you are bringing a large group, make extra sandwiches. It feels best if we are eating lunch together.

OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL ITEMS

Perishable Snacks: Homemade cookies, brownies, and other perishable snacks are a treasure. These are not required, but are widely appreciated! Bring no more than one for each sandwich made.

Fruit: Fruit is very popular. Bananas, peaches, pears, berries, oranges, tangerines, etc. Also containers of applesauce or fruit compote... don't forget spoons! Apples are difficult to eat. Bring about 1 fruit item for every 2 sandwhiches.

Hard-Boiled Eggs: Soft and nutritous, these are very popular. Decorated, they make every Sunday about resurrection! Just a dozen eggs expands lunch beautifully, but we can use as much as 1 egg for every sandwich.

Unperishable Snacks: Chips, nutri-grain bars, store bought cookies packages of crackers & peanut butter or assorted crackers can be inexpensively bought in bulk packages at BJs, Sam, etc., and are especially handy because we save extras for a week when we are short on sandwiches. In general choose items that are soft and chewy; many of our congregation do not have good teeth.

Socks: There seems to be no limit to the number of socks we can use. It would be great to have at least 60 pair every week. White, new, men's and women's sport socks. Crew are great in the summer, longer ones in the winter.

Hats, Gloves, Scarves: These are popular items all winter long. Tight knit and dark colors seem to be the preference. Leather work gloves are popular as well. No children's sizes needed, and very limited women's sizes.

Underwear: We hand out single pairs of mens and women's underwear if it is requested. Please bring these separately from socks; we have a volunteer who organizes sizes and bags these items for a future week.

Miscellaneous Larger Items: Hand Cleaner: we need a large container for worship every quarter or so.
Powdered fruit punch mix: we make 2 gallons each Sunday. Powdered Hot Chocolate Mix: 2 gallons per winter Sunday.
Cups: we use 40-50 per week, cold in summer, hot cups in winter. Pizza: for about 10 people on second sundays at 4pm.
Old Umbrellas! We leave them out when it looks like it might rain.

Other Individual Items to hand out: Gifts for holidays: we've given out red scarves for pentecost, colored eggs for easter, candy bars for Christmas. Creative ideas welcome!
Dunkin Donuts cards or McDonald's Gift Certificates in the summer give access to the bathroom while the library is closed.
Bus tokens are often requested.
Hand sanitizer is very popular.

 

 
 

Rev. Elizabeth M. Magill
pastorliz (at) verizon (dot) net
508-450-0431

Mary Jane Eaton
Mary_jane_eaton (at) hotmail (dot) com
617-216-3250
 
 

Worcester Fellowship
PO Box 3510 Worcester MA 01613-3510
www.worcesterfellowship.org