Saturday Soup Bowl
Begun in December 2003, the Saturday Soup Bowl is an outreach ministry to hungry men and women of the city, many of whom live on the streets or in shelters. Every Saturday morning from 7 to 9:30 a.m. we serve soup and bread to the hungry and we greet them as brothers and sisters. Saturday mornings are a joyful time as we reach out to our friends in need and learn from them.
We can always use volunteers to help make soup, to serve it, set up, clean up, or just be on hand to greet guests. Volunteers may always come along at any time on Saturday mornings between 7 and 9 a.m., but it's very helpful to have people sign-up in advance using the sign-up sheet in the Parish Hall.
SOUP SCHEDULE
January
7 Corn and Chicken Chowder
14 Hearty Beef and Veggie
21 Sausage Tortellini
28 Dad's Chicken Soup
February
4 Beef and Bean Chili
11 Corn and Chicken Chowder
18 Hearty Beef and Veggie
25 Sausage Tortellini
March
3 Dad's Chicken Soup
10 Beef and Bean Chili
17 Corn and Chicken Chowder
24 Hearty Beef and Veggie
31 Sausage Tortellini
April
7 Dad's Chicken Soup
14 Beef and Bean Chili
21 Corn and Chicken Chowder
28 Hearty Beef and Veggie
May
5 Sausage Tortellini
12 Dad's Chicken Soup
19 Beef and Bean Chili
26 Corn and Chicken Chowder
June
2 Hearty Beef and Veggie
9 Sausage Tortellini
16 Dad's Chicken Soup
23 Beef and Bean Chili
30 Corn and Chicken Chowder
July
7 Hearty Beef and Veggie
14 Sausage Tortellini
21 Dad's Chicken Soup
28 Beef and Bean Chili
For ease of use, we have provided a Saint Mark's Saturday Soup Bowl cookbook.
Become a Volunteer
This ministry depends entirley on active particiapation of volunteers who make the soup (using shared recipes), collect the bread, set-up tables, serve the meal, greet our guests and clean-up. Soup can be delivered to the church on Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. Bread is donated by the Metropolitan Bakery. More volunteers arrive at 7 a.m. to set up tables, make coffee and heat up the soup, which is served in the Parish Hall from 7:15 a.m. to 9 a.m. It is not unusual to serve more than 100 guests in that time on a Saturday morning.
For more information on becoming a volunteer, contact Saint Mark's Church.
We rejoice that Saturday mornings have become a time of great fellowship in the parish. Some of us have gotten to know our regular guests well. The Parish Hall is often full of lively conversation, laughter and music during the meal.