It’s that time of year again when we get up really early on
a Sunday and spread God’s love and compassion to the guests at the First United
Methodist Church in Plymouth. FUMC hosts a rotating homeless shelter through
the Cass Community Social Services.
This will be our 4th year of serving in this valuable ministry. Our high school
youth group is scheduled to prepare and serve breakfast on Sunday, November 13
to about 50 homeless people who stay at this rotating shelter. This would mean
getting up pretty darn early in the
morning, but it is a great opportunity for service. Let me know ASAP if you’d
be willing to do this. Please let me know in person, text or email me.
We meet at the church in Plymouth at 5:30 AM and prepare and
serve breakfast at 6:00. We also eat with them and fellowship with them,
showing them Christ’s love over breakfast and conversation. Sometimes we play
games like chess, or cards before they leave about 7:00 AM. Once breakfast is
over, we clean up and head back to our homes (usually by 8:00.) We will
still have Food for Thought that morning at 9:45. There IS a high school
fellowship activity for that afternoon; we'll be having lunch, watching a movie, relaxing and getting comfortable in the youth room during our regular fellowship time after the 11:00 service.
Instead of our traditional egg casseroles, this year I
thought we’d try to cook pancakes and scrambled eggs. I need some extra electric
griddles to cook the pancakes that morning. Let me know if you have a griddle
we can use. We will pre-make as many pancakes as we can and keep them warm. We will also be preparing fruit, juice and
sausage to go with our meal that morning.
If you have volunteered for this ministry in the past you
know how much joy you can bring to others less fortunate and you know how much
joy you also receive from serving. I encourage you to sign up, you won’t regret
it! Adults are more than welcome to stay, help prepare, and fellowship with the
guests.
Looking forward to serving alongside of you,
Nancy
