March -- Table of Plenty

This month, March, Table of Plenty is our featured ministry opportunity. Begun in 1994, Table of Plenty is a free community kitchen whose mission is to meet the needs of a growing number of people who may be having trouble putting food on their tables. A weekly meal is served on Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall of First Parish Church. Over 100 nutritious meals are served each week to anyone who comes through the door. This is also a ministry to those who are lonely, or feel forgotten, so it’s an effort to address emotional needs, as well as physical hunger. The churches in town take turns providing meals, cooks, servers and dishwashers. Our church helps out 6-8 times a year. There are a variety of ways to help—cooks often prepare food ahead of time at home, and others help with serving and clean up on site. 

Karen Gilroy (kgilroy@maine.rr.com) is the Table of Plenty Coordinator for St. Georges. Ask her questions, check out the display and look for signup sheets to go up several weeks before our turn comes up again.