The parish supports meal distribution at soup kitchens sponsored by Interfaith Action of Evanston.

Friday Evening/ Monday Afternoon Soup Kitchen
(St. Nicholas/ Second Baptist)

• Meets the second Friday of each month at 5:30 pm in the Oldershaw Hall cafeteria to prepare food
• Food donations appreciated (eg. leafy greens for salads, granola bars, chips, and more!)
• Meal delivery is at Second Baptist Church at noon the following Monday (the third Monday of each month)
• Volunteers are needed both Friday evening and Monday at noon
• Organized by St. John XXIII Youth Ministry
• For more information, contact Alex Roman (alroman@archchicago.org) or Faith LaVoie (flavoie@archchiago.org)

Thursday Evening Soup Kitchen
(First United Methodist Church)

• Scheduled approximately eight times a year, on Thursdays
• Food preparation begins at 5:00 pm, and dinner begins at 6:00 pm
• Volunteers are needed to both prepare and serve
• Food donations are needed (for example, desserts, soft fruits, hard boiled eggs, rolls)
• Monetary donations are appreciated to cover ingredients and supplies that aren’t donated
• For more information, or to be added to an e-mail list to be notified of the next scheduled date, please contact Katherine Heid at stmarysoup@gmail.com