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Community Life Wednesday Suppers at MHR Coordinators : Ron Pacheco Email : suppers@mhr.org Kathleen Purcell Phone : (415) 863-6259 x26 Members : The Wednesday Suppers volunteers are made up of parishioners, friends, neighbors, and people who just want to help in our mission. Volunteers set up tables, make bag lunches, shop for food, cook, serve and clean up. It takes around 25-30 volunteers each Wednesday and we are always looking for new people to volunteer. Description : Wednesday Suppers is a charitable outreach program of Most Holy Redeemer Church under the leadership of the Pastor who is assisted by the Wednesday Suppers Program Advisory Team. The Wednesday Suppers focus on fellowship, not food. Their purpose is to cultivate relationships with our homeless neighbors in the Castro, to affirm community with them and understand their needs, with a special emphasis on homeless youth. Meetings : 2:00 pm onwards, Wednesday Evening Activities : Every Wednesday evening, up to 100 of the neighborhood homeless and near-homeless are invited into Ellard Hall and offered a three-course family style meal, a lunch to take away, donated toiletries, clothing, haircut, consultation with a medical provider, and a movie or other program. Other activities are during those Wednesdays are flu shots, legal clinic, garden barbecue, baby showers, an exhibition of their guests' artwork, baptisms, and even funerals. The Wednesday Suppers started in 2001. They are a founding member of the Castro Youth Housing Initiative, and work closely with other community organizations and local police. They have been recognized by Catholic San Francisco, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in a video, St. Anthony's Messenger, and the San Francisco Interfaith Council. The Wednesday Suppers are funded entirely by donations. They have no paid staff and receive no funds from the parish's operating budget. Write to them To donate to the Wednesday Suppers, you can make checks payable to: MHR Youth Programs |
