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FOOD OF FAITH BEGAN SERVING ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4TH. IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS WE HAVE SERVED ABOUT 80 MEALS EACH WEEK. WE WILL SERVE TAKE OUT MEALS TO ALL OUR GUESTS FROM 2:30 TO 3:30 AND THERE WILL BE NO INDOOR SEATING.
NEW Food of Faith serving procedures during our Pandemic - 2020
We all have a sincere desire to serve God and the ministry of Food of Faith, but we also have a need to keep ourselves and those we serve safe. In order to return to our ministry and serve those in need we will institute these new, temporary procedures.
We will place a table at the bottom of the steps or ramp and as a guest walks up, ask how many people they are getting meals for, bag up that many meals and set them on the table for the guest to take. If the weather is bad we can lock open the parking lot door and put the table in the opening and have our guests walk up the ramp to get their meals and walk down the steps. We can adjust this as needed. No guests will be allowed in the building for any reason.
I have been helping at the Salvation Army and they ask each person how many people they are getting meals for and give them that amount. Example: If a parent is picking up a meal for themselves and their children they wouldn’t necessarily bring those children with them, or someone will pick up meals for themselves and their neighbor. We all know who our regulars are and we can question them if the amount seems unreasonable. The Salvation Army is serving around 300-400 meals 6 days a week and we will be the only location serving on Sunday so I expect our numbers to grow as people find out about us. This is very different from how we serve normally, but without our guests being able to eat at Trinity it doesn’t make sense for each person to have to show up. I also talked to Judy Miller, who heads up the West Side Food of Faith, and they give the number of meals each person asks for. We will do the same. I hope this does not deter you from participating in our ministry. You can always call me if you want to discuss this further. 892-5949 or 535-5497. . You can have your church/group prepare any part of the meal off site and either deliver it to Trinity on Sunday or to one of your team members. Each week the board member on duty will call Beth with the menu and number of meals served and she will give the next church that information. This will be the most challenging part of our ministry. I am sure we are up for the challenge.
# of people in Trinity: We should be able to prepare, package, and distribute our meals with no more than 6 people. 6 people to prepare, then move 1 to the table to distribute the meals and 1 person to deliver meals to serving table at serving time. If you can manage with less, please do that.
Our kitchen is large enough to allow for good social distancing with these numbers. Everyone must wear a mask and gloves until further notice.
Meals: You can choose any meal you wish. You will have to provide your own containers.
We all have a sincere desire to serve God and the ministry of Food of Faith, but we also have a need to keep ourselves and those we serve safe. In order to return to our ministry and serve those in need we will institute these new, temporary procedures.
- Number of volunteers allowed each week: 4-6 plus 1 board member
- Let Beth know what time you need the building open when she calls you. We can open any time you need us there. If you get to Trinity and the building is not open call Pat at 892-5949 or 525-5497.
- Everyone will be required to fill out a short questionnaire, have their temperature taken, and give a telephone number for contact tracing (all a requirement of the Health Department). This will be available on the table by the back sliding door.
- Gloves and masks must be worn
- No guests allowed inside Trinity
- We will serve from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
We will place a table at the bottom of the steps or ramp and as a guest walks up, ask how many people they are getting meals for, bag up that many meals and set them on the table for the guest to take. If the weather is bad we can lock open the parking lot door and put the table in the opening and have our guests walk up the ramp to get their meals and walk down the steps. We can adjust this as needed. No guests will be allowed in the building for any reason.
I have been helping at the Salvation Army and they ask each person how many people they are getting meals for and give them that amount. Example: If a parent is picking up a meal for themselves and their children they wouldn’t necessarily bring those children with them, or someone will pick up meals for themselves and their neighbor. We all know who our regulars are and we can question them if the amount seems unreasonable. The Salvation Army is serving around 300-400 meals 6 days a week and we will be the only location serving on Sunday so I expect our numbers to grow as people find out about us. This is very different from how we serve normally, but without our guests being able to eat at Trinity it doesn’t make sense for each person to have to show up. I also talked to Judy Miller, who heads up the West Side Food of Faith, and they give the number of meals each person asks for. We will do the same. I hope this does not deter you from participating in our ministry. You can always call me if you want to discuss this further. 892-5949 or 535-5497. . You can have your church/group prepare any part of the meal off site and either deliver it to Trinity on Sunday or to one of your team members. Each week the board member on duty will call Beth with the menu and number of meals served and she will give the next church that information. This will be the most challenging part of our ministry. I am sure we are up for the challenge.
# of people in Trinity: We should be able to prepare, package, and distribute our meals with no more than 6 people. 6 people to prepare, then move 1 to the table to distribute the meals and 1 person to deliver meals to serving table at serving time. If you can manage with less, please do that.
Our kitchen is large enough to allow for good social distancing with these numbers. Everyone must wear a mask and gloves until further notice.
Meals: You can choose any meal you wish. You will have to provide your own containers.
- If you serve anything that needs a condiment you will need to, pre dress the item, use individual serving packets, or the little cups and lids.
- If it fits your budget please include an individual serving drink
- Use styro/cardboard containers, snack bags, individual serving cups w/lids, soup cups, etc. However you choose to assemble your meals is fine. I will have some things already at Trinity to get us started.
- We will not include napkins or silverware unless our guest requests it
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FOOD OF FAITH – A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FEEDING THE HUNGRY
“the problems in Bay City and indeed the world, won’t go away with a few hot meals-but it helps”. F. Davenport
Located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 815 N. Grant St., Bay City, MI 48708 – Telephone: 989-892-5813
OUR PARTNER CHURHES/GROUPS
All Saints/St. James, Bay City Civitan, Grace United Methodist Church East, Grace United Methodist Church West, Dore Family, Essexville Baptist, Faith Lutheran, First Presbyterian, Grace Lutheran/Auburn, Immanuel Lutheran, Marine Corps. Group, Our Lady of Czestochowa/St Stan's, Our Lady of Czestochowa/St. Hyacinth, Our lady of Peace, Prince of Peace/Kawkawlin, Trinity St. James/Munger, St. Jude Thaddeus, St. Luke's, and Trinity Episcopal Church.
FOOD OF FAITH – A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FEEDING THE HUNGRY
“the problems in Bay City and indeed the world, won’t go away with a few hot meals-but it helps”. F. Davenport
Located at Trinity Episcopal Church, 815 N. Grant St., Bay City, MI 48708 – Telephone: 989-892-5813
OUR PARTNER CHURHES/GROUPS
All Saints/St. James, Bay City Civitan, Grace United Methodist Church East, Grace United Methodist Church West, Dore Family, Essexville Baptist, Faith Lutheran, First Presbyterian, Grace Lutheran/Auburn, Immanuel Lutheran, Marine Corps. Group, Our Lady of Czestochowa/St Stan's, Our Lady of Czestochowa/St. Hyacinth, Our lady of Peace, Prince of Peace/Kawkawlin, Trinity St. James/Munger, St. Jude Thaddeus, St. Luke's, and Trinity Episcopal Church.
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Become a Food of Faith Partner
If you have questions about Food of Faith or would like to talk about becoming one of our member churches/groups you can contact Pat Maxim, at 989-892-5949 or send an email to pjmaxim@yahoo.com (include Food of Faith in the Subject line so you don't go to the trash folder).
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The ministry of Food of Faith
Food of Faith is an interdenominational faith-based outreach program that provides meals to anyone in need, and has been in existence for over 20 years. Our philosophy is simply to reach out to the community in need and provide a warm, pleasant dining experience in a safe and welcoming environment. We are the only facility providing a Sunday meal on Bay City's east side. We serve anyone in need, without requiring proof of need or any personal information. Typically, we serve Bay City, Essexville, and Bangor Township, but it is not unusual to have visitors from other areas.
Food of Faith began in the mid 1990's when we noticed an increasing population of poor, hungry, and homeless people in and around Bay City. Churches and groups were invited to become partners in serving a Sunday afternoon meal. In 2004 the Vestry adopted it as an official Trinity ministry. Food of Faith has thrived in its ministry in the community. It is not unusual to have 10-20 volunteers in the kitchen and dining room preparing the meal, setting up, serving, visiting with our guests, and cleaning up.
The people of Food of Faith
The people of Food of Faith come in all shapes, sizes, and circumstances to share a meal and companionship in the warm and welcoming environment of Trinity. Over the past 10 years, Food of Faith has averaged over 6,800 meals per year (in the past 5 years that number is over 7,000). As you can imagine our kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, common areas, and entrances are well-used, especially in the wintertime, when people come early and stay longer to enjoy hot coffee and companionship in the warmth and safety of our building.
Food of Faith leadership
The Director of Food of Faith manages the day to day oversight of the program, which includes finances, shopping, organizing the leadership team, conducting the annual meeting, supporting our churches/groups and coordinating all the details to keep this program running smoothly, and being the liaison between Trinity, the churches/groups, the community, and the guests of Food of Faith. The director is assisted by a seven member leadership team that provides support every Sunday for the church that is serving by being at Trinity, answering questions, pitching in to help with the dining room, visiting with guests, and doing whatever is needed to have a successful serving day.
Funding for Food of Faith
Food of Faith is sustained entirely by donations from Trinity’s parish and other individuals and groups. These donations pay for things like napkins, placemats, juice mix, condiments, coffee, tea, sugar, creamer, packaging containers, paper cups, salad bowls, dessert bowls/plates, spices, cooking utensils, and whatever else we can, as well as the food we purchase on Trinity’s serving Sundays. The church or group that is serving provides the basic meal and Trinity provides everything else. Donations to Food of Faith were $1,295.53 in 2014, $2,451.00 in 2015, and $1,540.00 in 2016. Food of Faith expenses in 2016 were $2,439.12.
Annual Meetings
At our annual meeting each October, all the churches/groups come together and pick out our Sundays for the upcoming serving year. Without exception, everyone remains flexible with the Sundays they desire and the Sundays they actually end up with. We discuss the successes of the past year and suggest changes for the upcoming year.
The Food of Faith churches/groups sign up to serve a specific number of Sundays throughout the year and they are responsible for providing all the food that will be served, volunteers (usually around 10) to set up, cook, serve, and clean up after the meal. Trinity provides the facility, coffee, juice, paper products, custodial services, and everything else to accomplish a successful serving.
In 2006 Frank Davenport, the Director of Food of Faith, received the Dick Hardy award for the program. In 2016 Pat Maxim, current director, was an honorable mention for the same award.
The ministry of Food of Faith
Food of Faith is an interdenominational faith-based outreach program that provides meals to anyone in need, and has been in existence for over 20 years. Our philosophy is simply to reach out to the community in need and provide a warm, pleasant dining experience in a safe and welcoming environment. We are the only facility providing a Sunday meal on Bay City's east side. We serve anyone in need, without requiring proof of need or any personal information. Typically, we serve Bay City, Essexville, and Bangor Township, but it is not unusual to have visitors from other areas.
Food of Faith began in the mid 1990's when we noticed an increasing population of poor, hungry, and homeless people in and around Bay City. Churches and groups were invited to become partners in serving a Sunday afternoon meal. In 2004 the Vestry adopted it as an official Trinity ministry. Food of Faith has thrived in its ministry in the community. It is not unusual to have 10-20 volunteers in the kitchen and dining room preparing the meal, setting up, serving, visiting with our guests, and cleaning up.
The people of Food of Faith
The people of Food of Faith come in all shapes, sizes, and circumstances to share a meal and companionship in the warm and welcoming environment of Trinity. Over the past 10 years, Food of Faith has averaged over 6,800 meals per year (in the past 5 years that number is over 7,000). As you can imagine our kitchen, dining room, bathrooms, common areas, and entrances are well-used, especially in the wintertime, when people come early and stay longer to enjoy hot coffee and companionship in the warmth and safety of our building.
Food of Faith leadership
The Director of Food of Faith manages the day to day oversight of the program, which includes finances, shopping, organizing the leadership team, conducting the annual meeting, supporting our churches/groups and coordinating all the details to keep this program running smoothly, and being the liaison between Trinity, the churches/groups, the community, and the guests of Food of Faith. The director is assisted by a seven member leadership team that provides support every Sunday for the church that is serving by being at Trinity, answering questions, pitching in to help with the dining room, visiting with guests, and doing whatever is needed to have a successful serving day.
Funding for Food of Faith
Food of Faith is sustained entirely by donations from Trinity’s parish and other individuals and groups. These donations pay for things like napkins, placemats, juice mix, condiments, coffee, tea, sugar, creamer, packaging containers, paper cups, salad bowls, dessert bowls/plates, spices, cooking utensils, and whatever else we can, as well as the food we purchase on Trinity’s serving Sundays. The church or group that is serving provides the basic meal and Trinity provides everything else. Donations to Food of Faith were $1,295.53 in 2014, $2,451.00 in 2015, and $1,540.00 in 2016. Food of Faith expenses in 2016 were $2,439.12.
Annual Meetings
At our annual meeting each October, all the churches/groups come together and pick out our Sundays for the upcoming serving year. Without exception, everyone remains flexible with the Sundays they desire and the Sundays they actually end up with. We discuss the successes of the past year and suggest changes for the upcoming year.
The Food of Faith churches/groups sign up to serve a specific number of Sundays throughout the year and they are responsible for providing all the food that will be served, volunteers (usually around 10) to set up, cook, serve, and clean up after the meal. Trinity provides the facility, coffee, juice, paper products, custodial services, and everything else to accomplish a successful serving.
In 2006 Frank Davenport, the Director of Food of Faith, received the Dick Hardy award for the program. In 2016 Pat Maxim, current director, was an honorable mention for the same award.
Students from the Bay Arenac ISD Career Center created and produced a public service message focusing on childhood hunger in America. The video was filmed at Trinity during a Sunday meal service. Great Job Students, your message is powerful.