ServiceFeeding the Homeless at KARM
KARM (Knox Area Rescue Ministries)
Once every seven weeks, volunteers from Messiah plan, acquire, prepare and serve lunch for 200 to 225 residents of KARM and area homeless at Knox Area Rescue Ministries.
Serving dates in 2008 are:
February 2
March 22
May 10
June 28
August 16
October 4
November 22
Six to eight cooks/servers are needed for each date. Cooks should arrive at KARM to unload groceries and start cooking no later than 10:30. The first person there signs in at the front desk. Servers need to be there by 11:00 am. KARM residents are served first at 11:45. The homeless are fed after the residents have cleared the facility. The staff wants us out no later than 1:00 PM. We do not clean up after serving.
If you would like to help in this ministry, a sign up chart is posted in the Narthex about two Sundays prior to the serving date. You may sign up to contribute food, help serve, or both.
Donations of food must be delivered to the church kitchen by the Wednesday prior to serving. A container marked KARM is placed in the refrigerator to collect meat donations. An inventory of the food contributions is taken on Wednesday evening in order to determine additional needs.
If you are interested in serving in this ministry, please call Ann Rita Ditmore or the church office for more information.
You can share the blessings of the Thanksgiving season
Help us feed our friends at KARM on Saturday, Nov. 22. We will once again serve our famous spaghetti the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Come catch the contagious fun by joining the crew at KARM. We can use monetary donations, food donations, and your cooking and serving talents! The sign-up sheet will be in the Narthex.
Food donations needed are:
Ground beef (5 lb. packages)
Spaghettit sauce (cans to feed 20)
Salad (2 or 3 lb. pkg)
Rolls (2 dozen)
Desserts (pie, cake or 2 doz. cookies)
Please have your food donations marked KARM and in the church kitchen by Wednesday, Nov. 19.
Give thanks with gravy!
KARM has requested that Messiah once again support their Thanksgiving feast with 100 packets of gravy mix (preferably turkey or chicken flavor.) Please have your donation turned in by Sunday, Nov. 9. Put your donation in the kitchen marked for KARM. Thank you again for your support of KARM!
