Meal service is from 4-5 pm each Saturday and Sunday at First Baptist Church, High Street, Morgantown (exception:   Wesley UMC serve on the 2nd weekend each month from their church building on North High St.)

 

Volunteers from the First Baptist Church congregation arrive at 3:30 pm and unlock the back door to the church from the parking lot off Spruce Street.   3:30-4:00pm time period is used for meal set up.   There is really only time to make coffee, reheat vegetables or soup and make sandwiches. NOTE: there is a set of steep narrow stairs to the fellowship hall where the meal is served.   Some of our volunteers cannot help carrying items in/out because of the steps.  

  

Items belonging to First Baptist that we use include:   Coffee maker, large (6 gal.) drink dispenser with spigot, salt/pepper shakers, trays, serving spoon/ladles/spatulas, garbage bags, clean-up supplies – dish clothes/towels, dishwashing detergent, pot holders.   (the volunteer who opens the doors takes kitchen linens home to wash)

 

Items (as needed) that we bring to serve the meal:   disposable plates/bowls, disposable spoons/forks/knives, disposable cups (cold and hot) some with lids, napkins, coffee creamers, coffee sugars, paper or plastic bags for to-go items, food wraps – Saran, foil, baggies, etc.

 

The St. Paul Lutheran Circle of Friends [CoF] typical routine (we are currently serving both Sat. & Sun. of the same weekend):

We have a dedicated group of Circle of Friends volunteers on an email group.   About 10 days before our Saturday meal, the group leader composes a menu for both days and emails the list of needed food items to the group. (The summer menus will typically have a salad – macaroni, potato, or coleslaw - rather than soup and only have cold drinks.)

 

An example of our email: (There is usually some greeting/thanks statements in the email before we get to the menu.)

 

Saturday, Dec. 26th - 60 meals    [we had coffee at both meals, but had enough donated from earlier meals]

 

Soup - Borrelli

Saltines or Oyster crackers

Sandwich rolls - need 4 doz   (we have 3 doz. already)