Do you ever wake up early in the morning on a Sunday with nothing to do? If you answer yes, then this is the ministry for you. Seven times a year (from October through April) we arrive at 6 am at SOME (So Others Might Eat) the second Sunday of these months to prepare breakfast for the homeless. This consists of cracking and scrambling 90 dozen eggs, cooking bacon, heating biscuits, and fixing grits. Our chore is over between 7:30 and 8 am . Among the parishioners who have volunteered are Tucker and Jane Battle, Charlie Johnson; Joe White, Candy Fowler, Elizabeth, Laura and Bob Brookheiser, MaryAnn Griffin, Michelle Green and Andrew and Vanessa Quick.
One nice thing about this ministry is that you can come just one Sunday, or as many Sundays as you would like. Also, if you have a student who needs community service credits, this is one way to fulfill that requirement.
If this interests you, contact Ed Quick (301.229.4172; quickly@erols.com) or Carolyn Donnelly (202.244.4704; cdindc@starpower.net).
CAROLYN DONNELLY
SOME CASSEROLES
SOME Casseroles is surely our most anonymous outreach ministry. Most of the folks who cook them are known only to themselves and to God. Casserole pans are available on the table under the rack of name tags in the hall leading to the nave. Those unknown saints cook something to fill the pan, then drop by any time during the month and put them in the SOME freezer (just opposite the nursery, in the church basement; Cleveland or Francisco can help you find it). We deliver to the SOME kitchen in the unit block of O St. , NW. the Monday before the third Tuesday of every month.
Everybody in town knows Mavis, head of the SOME kitchen. To St. Patrick's breakfast crews she is a cheery good morning. To high school students doing community service she is a taskmaster. She knows what she wants. To her "casserole" is too narrow a definition. A summer "casserole" could consist of tuna, pickles and macaroni, something she can defrost, mix with her own mayonnaise and serve cold. Just plain meat, as long as it is protected from freezer burn, is fine any time. Rice and beans, nutritious and filling, remind many of their clients of home.
GRAHAM SEIBERT
