“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me” Matthew 25:35
The first summer of providing dinners once/month (in conjunction with other Arlington Heights area churches) was hosted by the St. Edna Community Table Team in 2014. For the summer seasons since 2015, we hosted dinners twice/month on the first and third Sunday evenings. We warmly welcomed other St. Edna parish ministry groups to sponsor the dinners. This is a wonderful way for our parish community to reach out in service to those who are less fortunate.
The summer of 2022 was our ninth season, but because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, it continued to be very different. Many PADS clients were still in hotels over the summer, so St Edna provided meals for some of them. We also served meals to clients in ToGo style. With many restrictions lifted, we offered indoor seating for 4 of our 10 dinners. Very few chose to eat indoors, but those who did seemed to enjoy themselves. I am happy to report that the PADS sites are re-opening in October for their regular season, but for a number of reasons many of the homeless clients are still being housed in local hotels. We will continue to help with providing meals to those hotel guests.
Many thanks to the individuals and ministries who helped at our dinners or provided baked potatoes, sack lunches, salad fixings, or desserts. Here is a recap of our ‘Summer’ Season.
We ask for continued prayers for this ministry in these uncertain times. If you would like to help financially, the alms received on the third Sunday of most months benefit St. Edna Community Table or you can send donations directly to the office and indicate that the donation is for SECT. Outside of the summer season, we have continued to prepare meals for clients staying in local hotels about 2 Sundays a month. We have set up a web page using SignUp.com to allow interested parishioners to sign up to contribute key items, like baked potatoes, sack lunches, etc. for our dinners.
Here's how it works in 3 easy steps:
1) Enter this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: https://signup.com/go/bDdNkgb
2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.
3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com
Upcoming Events
Jan 29 - preparing meals for clients in hotels
Feb 5 & 19 - preparing meals for clients in hotels
If you are interested in becoming more involved in St. Edna Community Table, our ministry meets in the Hurley Center rooms A & B at 7:00pm the 1st Monday of each month between March and October. For more information contact:
Parish Office
847-398-3362
office@stedna.org
Core Team