Today’s adventure took me to St. Mary’s Catholic Church to help feed the homeless in their Soup Kitchen. The church is a beautiful old edifice built in the 1800’s, and one of the oldest churches in the city. St. Mary's Catholic Church I think my grandmother was married
Another up and at ‘em day with Volunteer Odyssey! By 7:30 am, I found myself getting a crash course in Soup Kitchen 101 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Soup Kitchen by the kitchen manager, Ron, his assistant, Martin, and a volunteer, Lynn. Lynn is a champion sandwich maker. This experience
I am making cheese sandwiches. Yum! St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen is such a humbling experience. When I arrived I met Martin, Ron, and Becky. There was truly a sense of God’s presence with Christian music playing in the background and watching the other volunteers' faces show just how
Epilogue from Sarah Beth Jarnagin I encountered a lot of different types of people and situations during my Volunteer Odyssey Week. I was blessed by a young Ethiopian boy’s grateful heart after I helped him with his geology homework; and a woman whose heart has gone out to families divided
A long line of bundled up men and women stand behind the tall gates of St. Mary’s Catholic Church soup kitchen waiting to be served a meal. St. Mary’s Catholic Church serves food six days a week to anyone who is hungry. The volunteers and workers at St. Mary’s find
My day at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Soup Kitchen started early. The rain and my post-biking body aches made it difficult to get out of bed, but my “struggles” were really put into perspective for me once I got downtown and started preparing food for homeless Memphians. St. Mary’s has
If money were not an issue and I had unlimited financial resources, I would commit to helping the poor and powerless each day. This was the thought that was at the forefront of my mind when I started my day volunteering at St. Mary’s Soup Kitchen. While my heart was