> December 29, 2007
Team
MBP
We had 26 people – about 20
adults and 6 kids. We had
about 20 volunteers so we
had almost more help than we
had guests…
We served Chili, Cornbread,
Salad, Green Beans/Squash,
and dessert.
We gave away about 15 family
food bags.
mbp
|
| About the Loaves and Fish
outreach program:
Started in 1993 by
parishioners of Holy Name of Mary parish in
Croton-on-Hudson, born from the Cornerstone experience, this ministry has grown to be an
ecumenical effort of friendship to the poor of Ossining.
Every Saturday night a hot dinner is prepared and served
to anyone who comes in at no cost .
This outreach project is called Loaves and Fishes, inspired
by Christ's miraculous feeding of the multitudes.
Aside from the fulfillment each of us feels by
worshiping God through service to our brothers and
sisters, it is made more wonderful in the fellowship
developed between so many of us who are from such
different backgrounds, coming together in love for the
sake of God.
An Ecumenical Ministry
Volunteers and Donations Welcomed
Meals served at Trinity Church, every Saturday
night from 5 to 6 PM.
There are cooking teams and serving teams, which
have a 6 week rotation. |
To Volunteer:
- Cooking team
- Serving team
|
|
> December 8, 2007
Team
JTobinJust a short
note on this past Saturday -
Went well and we had about 37
people. Joe Morey was a big help
in the kitchen & with the people
- good guy.
Anyway, we had a menu, which
included the homemade pea soup
(went over well), baked ham,
potato latkes, apple sauce &
baked beans. The take home was
pasta w/sauce & the chicken
tenderloins. Your friend brought
the cake, which raised some
eyebrows - it was some cake.
Everything went.
Funny thing was Chuck's
recipe for potato latkes - Mark
Lederman citing potato latkes
made by his much beloved Bubbie
Lederman many years ago
dismissed the idea that Chuck
could make good latkes. A half
hour later, Mark was a believer
swearing that Chuck's latkes
were every bit as good... not
better, but as good as Bubbie's.
Then again, Mark was a major
participant in the creation, so
maybe he's just sharing the
glory - both guys did a great
job.
Some lady said that she had
not had pea soup since her
mother died some 2 years ago, so
Chuck gave her a apple juice
container full of it... it made
her very happy.
John |
> November 17, 2007
Team
LUANN
Dinner was great - 26 guests -
ham and sweet potatoes, salad
and black bean soup. We had pies
and pound cakes to raffle off.
The CCD kids were great! Have a
great holiday and congrats on
your service award at the dinner
dance!! Hope you have a great
night. You deserve it!!
Luann |
> October 27, 2007
Team
St. Augustine
Things went well on Saturday.
Our team did a nice job. We
served baked chicken, rice and
beans, salad, bread and butter,
Halloween cookies and candy and
juice. We had 35 people, and all
but some of the rice and beans
was consumed. We sent the extra
rice and beans home in take-home
containers. I noticed a number
of new guests, and also noted
that some of the old "regulars"
were not there...
Peace,
Deacon Steven |
> October 20, 2007
Team
JTobin
We had 45 guests: 13 kids
and 11 seniors.
We served a tomato
vegetable soup, cheese
burgers, Mac&Cheese, rice
with corn & onions, and
chocolate bread.
Take home was Chicken
cutlets and the Mac & Cheese
and Rice w/ Corn and onions.
The take home table
offered Corn flakes, peanut
butter, fresh apples, chips,
crackers, canned peaches,
canned vegetables and
shampoo.
Thanks to Jane and her
daughter, three young men -
Peter (who washed dishes the
whole time), Matt and
Mike) who came to do their
community service, and to
Mike's dad, Charlie, who
BBQed the burgers.
|
> September 29, 2007
Team Fiona
Mary Beth Powers
All total we had
about 36 persons
(some signed
with children so
the list was
hard to be sure
exact number but
it was the
largest we had
ever served!)
We served
barbecued
chicken, rice
and beans, salad
and cooked
carrots and
desserts.
Andrea came and
gave clothes to
the families who
were delighted
to receive
something new
and fun to wear!
mbp
|
> September 15, 2007
Team Fiona
Fran
We had 34 guests
on Saturday. We
served pumpkin
soup, Tex-Mex
lasagna and
salad, bread &
butter, dessert.
There is a note
in the kitchen
from Trinity
asking for all
L&F supplies to
be organized and
stored
differently.
(for eg, they
want the wheeled
cart cleared
off). We did
quite a bit of
this, but it has
meant that a lot
of the plastic
cutlery, paper
goods etc. are
very high up and
practically
inaccessible.
We may need to
rethink how
everything is
stored there.
It would be
easier if a lot
of the paper
supplies and
plastic
tableware was
stored in a
closet to be
accessible.
Fiona
|
> September 2, 2007
Team Fran
We had 32 guests
including 8
children. I made
pasta/meatballs/salad/bread
+15 take-outs.
All the paper goods
are there including
take-outs.
Good luck.
Fran
|
> August 25, 2007
J Tobin
Team
We had 30 guests: 18
seniors and 12 children.
30 dinners were served
and 35 to 40 take home
meals.
Menu:
take home menu
-
Chicken cutlets
-
Pasta
with tomato sauce
|
> July 7, 2007
J Tobin
Team
This week, because of a
wedding at Trinity
Church, we were at First
Presbyterian Church on
So. Highland Ave, next
to the old Post Office.
Signs were posted at
Trinity Church, and one
of our group went there
to send people to FP.
The event went well
and First
Presbyterian is a
good backup
location. The
facilities were good
and the guests got
there OK.
The menu was as
follows:
- Baked ham in a
mustard glaze (Used
6 4-lb. hams)
- Mashed potatoes
and gravy
- Fresh carrots
- Home made corn
chowder
- Take Home was
spaghetti &
meatballs. (We
finished off the
frozen meatballs and
we used one
container of the
crushed tomatoes).
- For take home
handouts, we used
two cases of the
tootsie roll pops
and there was a
variety of Hersey-type
candies that we put
in a big bowl for
people to grab.
- We also used a
case or so of
crackers & crackers
w/peanut butter.
30 people (18
of whom were children)
were served.
We put the unused
take out containers back
in Holy Name after we
were done. We did have
a surprise volunteer,
Todd Schmidt, who goes
to Holy Name and heard
you pitch Loaves &
Fishes at mass. He
stayed and was very
helpful - good guy.
I did tell him that
he had to reach out to
you to figure out where
he could best be used,
but he would be welcome
to help on our team.
John
|
> June 29, 2007
Shea
Family
By the
way, we fed 30 last
night. Bbq'd chicKen,
corn on cob, hotdogs,
baked beans. And a
flagain cak, popsicles
and watermelon.
Also,
note said no soup
kitchen next weekend -
some church function but
I have to confess that I
forgot to warn our
diners,,,, sorry about
that - not sure if they
have another way to
alert folks or not
mbp
|
> May 5, 2007
Shea
Family
Psyched about our team.
It will be a fun group
to work with.
I wanted to let you know that we had 19 Adults, 7
Children and 3 Seniors
this past Saturday.
|
> April 28, 2007
Kelly
It went ok,
but it was funny... I just had a
feeling no one would show up to
help... and it came true! It was
Marisa and I cooking (usually we
both bring our kids, but of
course there were too many
soccer, track, baseball and
other events going on) - luckily
I arrived early and had the
water boiling and sauce made by
the time Marisa arrived; then we
did all the food prep til 4:30
and decided if we saw no helpers
we'd set up ourselves... so we
set up all the tables, set them
and then the guests started
coming.. we had about 35+
people...we managed to plate,
serve, clean up, get desserts
out and then break down the
place and clean up.. just us 2
and NO ONE else (not a single
server). Felt kinda good though.
The guests could see it was just
us 2, and we told them we'd need
their help as well... they did
pitch in clearing plates. ONE
Hispanic lady stayed and helped
us take down the tables, no MEN!
(several were quite drunk). So
anyway, it was ok because the
time flew; we worked our butts
off, and it felt good!
next time there will be 600
helpers and we'll be bored
silly! go figure!
Anyway, the guests loved the
pasta and the subway sandwiches
we gave out. A fun time was had
by all.
Kelly
|
> April 21 , 2007
Fran
Cooking Team
We cooked ham, garlic mashed
potatoes, peas/carrots/salad for
Easter dinner...had 20 guests,
surprisingly low, 5 kids and 20
take-outs, you have plenty of
plates, bowls etc.
Fran |
> April 14, 2007
Dave &
Sandra Cooking Team
Sandra and I filled in this past weekend, here is the summary...
We served Braised Chicken
Thighs with mashed potatoes,
mixed vegetables and tossed
salad. A total of 28 guests
dined with us (8 kids) and
we gave out about 15
take home dinners.
We originally brought
a sheet cake for dessert,
but were surprised to find a
few bags of dessert which
were donated to us. With so
much dessert, we decided not
to use the sheet cake (and
three trays of brownies) -
they are in the freezer at
the pantry. Please spread
the word to the next cooking
team to please use the cake,
we'd hate to see it go to
waste. Dave |
> March 28, 2007
St.
Augustine Cooking Team
Last week I made chicken cutlet
parm, using the frozen chicken
cutlets in the freezer. We also
had spaghetti, bread and butter,
corn and green beans, juice, and
freshly baked cake for dessert.
We had 30 people show up and
sent home about 70 take-home
meals. Everything went well.
Deacon Steve |
> March 17, 2007
JTobin
Cooking Team
Things went pretty well considering. We only had a turnout of 15
people, but I would have to
say that they were pretty
satisfied. It was the only
time we ever had to throw
out food, because we had too
much.
The serving team was
tremendous, showing up with
green tableclothes, Irish
soda breads, cups and a full
contingent to help. The
kids also had meals when we
had the leftovers, which was
good.
The meal consisted of the
following:
- Cabbage soup (very
popular)
- Corned beef & cabbage
(OK, but a couple of rejects
- food good, but a streach
for some)
- Pan roasted chicken
- Mashed potatoes with
gravy
- Corn w/onion medley
(very popular)
- Garlic bread
- Take Home: Spaghetti &
Meatballs
Two problems of note - we
defrosted 8 of the Jennie-O
turkey roasts during the week,
put them in the refrigerator and
on Saturday when we went to use
them - they smelled bad, so we
threw them out. There are still
some more that are frozen, but
caution is probably important.
The second issue was that we
didn't have take out
containers. There's
probably about 75 lids left,
but no metal containers. We
bought zip lock bags, but
when we tried to give out
the spaghetti in them, it
didn't go over too well.
Again, one of the serving
team ran out to a Chinese
Restaurant that they
frequent and brought back
some styrofoam containers,
which put us back in
business.
Hope all is well.
|
> March 3, 2007
Fran Cooking Team
We served
spaghetti and meatballs,
carrots, salad this week,
had 22 guests including 6
kids and did 40 take-outs.
We do have team to replace
you , thanks so much for all
you have done over the
years.
Need to bring salad bowls
over and cups
Fran
|
> February 17, 2007
Fiona Cooking Team
We had 27 guests last night,
including 4 children. We served
ham and 20-bean soup, tuna and
pasta casserole, green salad,
bread & butter and a selection
of desserts
|
> February 10, 2007
Fran Cooking Team
we
had 30 guests, 5 were children,
made hamburgers/hot dogs/french
fries/salad..gave 25 take
outs..all paper supplies you
need are at church
|
> January 27, 2007
The JTobin cooking team
and the Tuttle serving
team.
A total of 27 guests,
including 3 families, were
served a hearty and
delicious meal by
candlelight prepared by the
crackerjack “Cornerstone”
cooking team.
Dave and Bobbi Tuttle
(Fourth Saturday Serving
Captains, we took over for
the Gaffney’s) ran the able
bodied serving team of Jake
and Katie Tuttle, Sarah and
Isabelle Parkhouse and Perez
boys et al.
The menu consisted of
heaping portions of
About 25 takeouts of penne,
meatballs and sauce and
leftovers were distributed.
No one left without a take
home or two, for those who
asked for them
15 to 20 loaves of donated
sliced healthy natural bread
was served with the meal and
distributed with take homes.
Iced Tea, Water and Apple
Juice, Coffee and Tea were
the beverages of the day.
There was no ice for the
drinks.
The Cooking Team mentioned
that there was a shortage of
drinks in the pantry. We
could use some coffee, tea,
sugar and artificial
sweetener as well.
Luckily about 50 individual
pies (apple, cherry, lemon,
blueberry) were donated and
served as dessert, as there
were no drop offs from the
“bakers”. Leftover pies were
distributed in take homes.
|
|