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

Monday, July 17, 2023 is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room, serves a mid-day hot meal to those in need in the Greater Newark area.

We have a full roster of helpers this month, so I don’t need to ask! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! 

We do, however, need just a few items for the meal. Please volunteer for the things we need for the meal and for volunteers we need to carry this out. If you are donating your time or an item for the meal, THANK YOU!!!   

If you are donating one of those items, you can bring it to St. Thomas’s, Monday –  Thursday from 9 – noon, OR when you come to church on Sunday? Please mark your item and leave it on the counter in the kitchen. Sally Price will be heading up the team this July 2023. 

Helpers, don’t forget your ball caps and aprons. All of this takes place at Kingswood Methodist Church 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.

MANY Blessings to you ALL,
Madeline Johnson

What is the opposite of Code Purple? It’s Code Orange. Friendship House (the agency that administers the Empowerment Center and runs Code Purple) is expecting a warmer than normal summer. In an effort to keep our homeless friends safe from the heat, they have come up with an idea: it will be called Code Orange.

IF the heat index is predicted to be 95 or above, they will call a Code Orange. It will have a permanent host church at Calvary Baptist Church, but will need volunteers from all of the churches! The duties will be light: sit in an air conditioned place and serve cool things like ice water and popsicles etc., assist the Friendship House supervisor, as needed.  Help with set up and clean up. 

The shifts will be:
M – F   10:30 – 1:30  (the Empowerment Center will be available for the guests,  after 1:30).
Saturday   10:30 – 1:30 and 1:30 – 4:30
Sunday   11:30 – 1:30 and 1:30 – 4:30

St. Thomas’s will provide volunteers for the 4th Code Orange on the 8th, 12th etc. There are 3 churches who will assist with Code Orange before we are needed. We will need 2 volunteers for each shift on whatever day we are needed. 

If you aren’t thoroughly confused yet, send me a text or an email and let me know if you’d be willing to help. Since we don’t know dates yet, if you are on the list, know that you can’t be expected to commit far ahead, just let me know if you are willing to be notified.

MANY Blessings to each of you,
Madeline Johnson

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

Monday, June 19, 202, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room. Guests at Hope, are now “dining in”, so we have 2 different short shifts for which you can volunteer. The first shift, setup and cooking, goes from 10 – 11:45 a.m.   The second shift, serving and cleanup, goes from 11:45 – 1:30 p.m. 

IF you’d like to help, please bring an apron and a ball cap. We would LOVE to see you! All of this takes place at Kingswood Methodist Church 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 for volunteers we need to carry this out.   If you are donating your time, or an item for the meal, THANK YOU!!!   

You can bring items we need for the meal to St. Thomas’s on Monday – Thursday from 9 AM – noon.   If that doesn’t fit into your schedule, give me a call or text and I will pick it up at your house.

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BLESSINGS to ALL,

       Madeline Johnson

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

Monday, May 15, 2023, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room. Guests at Hope are now “dining in” instead of grabbing a lunch and leaving, so we have 2 different short shifts for which you can volunteer. The cooking shift goes from 10 AM – 11:45 and the serving shift goes from 11:45 – 1:30.   

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 the  Kingswood Methodist Church kitchen on Marrows Road in Brookside Park, Newark. 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. IF you are donating one of those items, you can bring it to St. Thomas’s, Monday – Thursday between 9 and noon, OR when you come to church on Sunday. If this doesn’t fit into your schedule, give me a call or text and I will pick it up at your door.

IMPORTANT announcement: Hope Dining Room has been in existence for 40 years  and is having a 40th Anniversary Party (picnic) on May 19, 2023, from 4 – 7 p.m. at the home of Shelley Hastings. Anyone who loves Hope is invited.  A $10 donation at the door would be great, but not required, as a small fundraiser for Hope. IF you’d like to come, please RSVP to me at mad1240@comcast.net.

BLESSINGS to you ALL,

Madeline Johnson

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

Monday, April 17, 2023, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room. Guests at Hope are now “dining in” instead of grabbing a lunch and leaving, so we have 2 different short shifts from which to choose. The cooking shift  (10 – 11:45 a.m.) and the serving and cleanup shift  (11:45 – 1:30 p.m.).

If you’d like to help, please bring an apron and a ball cap. We would LOVE to see you! All of this takes place at the 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 sign up to donate things we need for the meal. If you are donating one of those items, you can bring it to St. Thomas, Tuesday – Thursday between  9 and noon, OR when you come to church on Sunday. If that doesn’t work for you, shoot me an 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,

Monday, March 20, 2023, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room.  Guests at Hope, are now “dining in” so we have 2 different short shifts that you can volunteer for. The 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 an apron and a ball cap. We would LOVE to see you! All of this takes place at Kingswood Methodist Church on Marrows Rd. 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 sign up to donate things we need for the meal, which may be brought to St. Thomas’s on Monday – Thursday between 9 and noon OR when you come to church on Sunday.  If that doesn’t work for you, give me a call and I will pick it up at your house.

Blessings to ALL of you,
Madeline Johnson

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

Monday, February 20, 2023, is our opportunity to serve at Hope Dining Room.  Guests at Hope, are now “dining in” so we have 2 different short shifts that you can volunteer for. The 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 an apron and a ball cap.  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 sign up to donate things we need for the meal, which may be brought to St. Thomas’s on Monday – Thursday between 9 and noon OR when you come to church on Sunday.  If that doesn’t work for you, give me a call and I will pick it up at your house.

BLESSINGS to you ALL,

Madeline Johnson