Thanksgiving Take-Out Dinner at St. Paul’s: A Labor of Love
Some of the volunteers, at St.Paul's Church, who helped to put together the Thanksgiving feast that served 220 people. (Photo by Audrey Johnson)
OXFORD - The Church Women United (CWU) of Oxford have been sponsoring the annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner (formerly held at St. Joseph's Church) for thirty-six years. This year, with the pandemic, the dinner was prepared and distributed as a take-out only, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Parish House. It provided a larger kitchen and parking area (and still cars were parked around the block). Many volunteers, as always, lent a hand to make the dinner a great success; and those people deserve thanks for this labor of love, and this year, an anonymous card gave some love back.
One of the diners wrote a very touching card that the Church Women wanted to share. "Just a note to Thank-you for the wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner you provided for so very many of us today. Thank-you for thinking of the Community when so many have been struggling. It brought joy to our hearts. And we sat to eat - each [meal] prepared with love. Truly this puts into practice the meaning of being a Christian. So many of us Seniors spend holidays alone. Your meal gave some connectedness and told us that someone cares. God bless you!"
The CWU are very thankful for all the wonderful volunteers who filled-in where-ever they were needed, and all others who helped. The home-made dinner, with all the trimmings, was served to 220 diners (130 take-outs and 90 home deliveries); up from 165 last year.
The Church Women United (CWU) of Oxford are representatives from four Oxford churches: St. Joseph's, St. Paul's, Foundation (United Methodist), and the United Church of Oxford. For further CWU information, contact: Audrey Johnson (607) 843-6249; or visit the CWU web page on the Common Cents Thrift Shop website provided by Woollybear Web - http://commoncents.chenango.org/
One of the diners wrote a very touching card that the Church Women wanted to share. "Just a note to Thank-you for the wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner you provided for so very many of us today. Thank-you for thinking of the Community when so many have been struggling. It brought joy to our hearts. And we sat to eat - each [meal] prepared with love. Truly this puts into practice the meaning of being a Christian. So many of us Seniors spend holidays alone. Your meal gave some connectedness and told us that someone cares. God bless you!"
The CWU are very thankful for all the wonderful volunteers who filled-in where-ever they were needed, and all others who helped. The home-made dinner, with all the trimmings, was served to 220 diners (130 take-outs and 90 home deliveries); up from 165 last year.
The Church Women United (CWU) of Oxford are representatives from four Oxford churches: St. Joseph's, St. Paul's, Foundation (United Methodist), and the United Church of Oxford. For further CWU information, contact: Audrey Johnson (607) 843-6249; or visit the CWU web page on the Common Cents Thrift Shop website provided by Woollybear Web - http://commoncents.chenango.org/
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