Dear Families of St. Thomas’s and St. Nicholas,

Monday, October 21, 2024, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room. Hope Dining Room where we serve “a midday hot meal with dignity, to those in need in the Greater Newark Delaware area.”

Guests at Hope are “dining in”, so we have 2 different short shifts for which you can volunteer. The setup and cooking shift goes from 10 – 11:45 a.m. The serving and cleanup shift goes from 11:45 – 1:30 p.m.

If you’d like to help, please bring a ball cap and an apron. We would LOVE to see you! All of this takes place at Kingswood Methodist Church kitchen on Marrows Road in Brookside Park. It is a team effort, lots of fun and it makes you feel so good to feed people who really appreciate it.

Please volunteer for the things we need for the meal and to volunteer. If you are donating one of those items, THANK YOU! You can bring it to St. Thomas’s, Monday – Thursday from 9 – noon, OR when you come to church on Sunday! Please put it in the kitchen and mark it for “HOPE DINING ROOM”.  If that doesn’t fit into your schedule, give me a call, text or email and I will pick it up at your house.

MANY Blessings to you ALL,
Madeline Johnson
mad1240@comcast.net

Hello St. Thomas’s! I received word today that the Empowerment Center is out of “Go Bags”. A “Go Bag” is a dinner-in-a-bag that they hand out at noon, so their homeless guests will  have a dinner at night.

Contents of a “Go Bag”    (In a gallon zip lock bag):
A shelf-stable entree  (stew in a can, mac & cheese, etc.)
Package of crackers
Fruit cup
Package of cookies
Bottle of water or pouch drink
Napkin with a plastic spoon or fork

There is a big box outside Cana’s office for the bags and I will take them over to the Empowerment Center as they come in. If you belong to a group (bridge players, musicians, etc.), it’s a wonderful and much-needed service project. If you prefer to take them over yourself, the Empowerment Center is on the second floor of the Methodist Church on Main St. (Use back parking lot) – only open from 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. and you have to ring the bell and be buzzed in.

If you have questions, feel free to contact me.

Bless you all,
Madeline Johnson

St. Thomas’s will host Code Orange on the following Saturdays between 1:00-5:00 p.m.: July 20, August 3, and August 24, 2024.

What is Code Orange?

Last year, Friendship House found it challenging to predict the feels like temperature during the summer months. Because of this, we are offering Code Orange every Saturday July and August afternoon in Newark. This would provide heat relief for people unhoused in Newark every day, assuming they can visit a faith community on Sundays. 

How can I help?

We need three to five people to host our friends.  We will provide cold water, a place to sit, and an opportunity to use the bathroom. Light snacks would also be wonderful to offer and Friendship House can offer go-bags if we are not able to provide snacks. We hope to offer packaged snacks, ice water, lemonade and popsicles to cool our guests.

Please sign up to help. You may bring your items to St. Thomas’s between Monday – Thursday from 9 – noon OR when you come to church on Sundays.  PLEASE mark them “Summer Hospitality” and leave them in the  kitchen. If you bring ice or popsicles, please put them in the freezer, which is out on the porch, next to the kitchen.

Please let us know if you have any questions.  We look forward to helping our friends in town this summer!  Thank you for your consideration.

Dear Families of St. Thomas’s and St. Nicholas,

Monday, July 15, 2024, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room. Hope Dining Room where we serve “a midday hot meal with dignity, to those in need in the Greater Newark Delaware area.”

Guests at Hope are “dining in”, so we have 2 different short shifts for which you can volunteer. The setup and cooking shift goes from 10 – 11:45 a.m. The serving and cleanup shift goes from 11:45 – 1:30 p.m.

If you’d like to help, please bring a ball cap and an apron. We would LOVE to see you! All of this takes place at Kingswood Methodist Church kitchen on Marrows Road in Brookside Park. It is a team effort, lots of fun and it makes you feel so good to feed people who really appreciate it.

Please volunteer for the things we need for the meal and to volunteer. If you are donating one of those items, THANK YOU! You can bring it to St. Thomas’s, Monday – Thursday from 9 – noon, OR when you come to church on Sunday! Please put it in the kitchen and mark it for “HOPE DINING ROOM”.  If that doesn’t fit into your schedule, give me a call, text or email and I will pick it up at your house.

MANY Blessings to you ALL,
Madeline Johnson
mad1240@comcast.net

St. Thomas’s will host Code Orange on the following Saturdays between 1:00-5:00 p.m.: July 20, August 3, and August 24, 2024. The exact times are still to be determined. Madeline and Amy will both be out of town on July 20, 2024, so we will need additional help that Saturday.

What is Code Orange?

Last year, Friendship House found it challenging to predict the feels like temperature during the summer months. Because of this, we are offering Code Orange every Saturday July and August afternoon in Newark. This would provide heat relief for people unhoused in Newark every day, assuming they can visit a faith community on Sundays. 

How can I help?

We need three to five people to host our friends.  We will provide cold water, a place to sit, and an opportunity to use the bathroom. Light snacks would also be wonderful to offer and Friendship House can offer go-bags if we are not able to provide snacks. We hope to offer packaged snacks, ice water, lemonade and popsicles to cool our guests.

Please sign up to help. You may bring your items to St. Thomas’s between Monday – Thursday from 9 – noon OR when you come to church on Sundays.  PLEASE mark them “Summer Hospitality” and leave them in the  kitchen. If you bring ice or popsicles, please put them in the freezer, which is out on the porch, next to the kitchen.

Training is available via Zoom on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. and again on Friday, June 21, 2024 at 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.  Please let Madeline or Amy know if you are interested in attending a training session so we can send you the link.

Please let us know if you have any questions.  We look forward to helping our friends in town this summer!  Thank you for your consideration.

Dear Families of St. Thomas’s and St. Nicholas,

Next Monday, June 17, 2024, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room. Hope Dining Room where we serve “a midday hot meal with dignity, to those in need in the Greater Newark Delaware area.”

Guests at Hope are “dining in”, so we have 2 different short shifts for which you can volunteer. The setup and cooking shift goes from 10 – 11:45 a.m. The serving and cleanup shift goes from 11:45 – 1:30 p.m.

If you’d like to help, please bring a ball cap and an apron. We would LOVE to see you! All of this takes place at Kingswood Methodist Church kitchen on Marrows Road in Brookside Park. It is a team effort, lots of fun and it makes you feel so good to feed people who really appreciate it.

Please volunteer for the things we need for the meal and to volunteer. If you are donating one of those items, THANK YOU! You can bring it to St. Thomas’s, Monday – Thursday from 9 – noon, OR when you come to church on Sunday! Please put it in the kitchen and mark it for “HOPE DINING ROOM”.  If that doesn’t fit into your schedule, give me a call, text or email and I will pick it up at your house.

MANY Blessings to you ALL,
Madeline Johnson
mad1240@comcast.net

Dear Families of St. Thomas’s and St. Nicholas,

Next Monday, April 15, 2024, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room. Hope Dining Room where we serve “a midday hot meal with dignity, to those in need in the Greater Newark Delaware area.”

Guests at Hope are “dining in”, so we have 2 different short shifts for which you can volunteer. The setup and cooking shift goes from 10 – 11:45 a.m. The serving and cleanup shift goes from 11:45 – 1:30 p.m.

If you’d like to help, please bring a ball cap and an apron. We would LOVE to see you! All of this takes place at Kingswood Methodist Church kitchen on Marrows Road in Brookside Park. It is a team effort, lots of fun and it makes you feel so good to feed people who really appreciate it.

Please volunteer for the things we need for the meal and to volunteer.

If you are donating one of those items, THANK YOU! You can bring it to St. Thomas’s, Monday – Thursday from 9 – noon, OR when you come to church on Sunday! Please put it in the kitchen and mark it for “HOPE DINING ROOM”.  If that doesn’t fit into your schedule, give me a call, text or email and I will pick it up at your house.

MANY Blessings to you ALL,
Madeline Johnson
mad1240@comcast.net