St. James Community Supper

St. James Episcopal Church St. James

Community Supper

St. James
Community Supper

3207 Montana Avenue

Cincinnati, Ohio 45211
(513)661.1154

5-6:30 p.m. every 4th Thursday of the month
(3rd Thursday in November and December)

2012 dates:

Jan. 26
Feb. 23

March 22

April 26
May 24

June 28

July 26

Aug. 23

Sept. 27

Oct. 25

Nov. 15

Dec. 20

We still have some donations needed and a lot of volunteer positions open for this month's Community Supper. The date for the supper is THIS THURSDAY, December 15. Can you help us out?

Donations needed

We still need the following donations:

2 dozen ready to eat rolls

3 holiday pies (cherry, pecan, pumpkin, etc.)

3 8-oz. packages of shredded cheddar cheese

1 10-lb. can of green beans

1 16-oz. carton of sour cream

4 cans of frozen lemonade

6 cans of frozen apple juice

Please email Julie Murray ASAP if you can donate any of these items.

Please bring your donation to church before noon on Thursday.

If you can't donate any of the above items, please consider making a cash donation to cover the cost of the meat and undonated items. Thanks!

Volunteers needed

We are still in need of people to fill the following positions:

Food preparation: need 2 at 3 p.m.
Drink server: need 1 for 5:45 to 6:30

Dessert set-up: need 1 at 4:30

Dessert attendant: need 1 for both shifts
Kitchen server: need 2 for 5 to 5:45; need 3 for 5:45 to 6:30

Dining room attendants: Need 2 for both shifts

Dishes: need 1 for 6:15 to finish

Clean-up crew: need 3 at 6:30

Jobs and their responsibilites are listed below. Please consider filling one of these positions. Please email Julie as soon as possible if you can help out.

What would I need to do?

If you've never volunteered before, there are lots of jobs with varying ability levels. Here's a brief description of each:

Set-up: move tables to proper positions, set tables with placemats.
Food preparation: arrive at 3 pm to prepare the food that has been donated following the recipes provided.
Greeter: greet the guests and have them sign in so we can get a head count.
Kid's activities: play with the kids!

Drink set-up: Arrive early to prepare juice, lemonade and coffee.
Drink servers: Assist guests with their drinks and make more drinks as needed.

Kitchen servers: take orders at kitchen door, prepare plates for guests. Obtain items in kitchen for workers in the dining area.

Dessert set-up: Prepare desserts into portions and set out on table on small plates

Dessert servers: Help guests make dessert selections. Make sure to refill desserts as needed.

Dining room attendants: Clean up dining area as needed throughout the dinner. Replace placemats and silverware, wipe tables, clean up spills. Make conversation with our guests.
Dishes: wash dishes, silverware and pots/pans as they become available for cleaning.
Cleanup crew: wipe down tables, sweep floor, take out trash, make sure kitchen and parish hall are tidy and back in order.

Home delivery

We are offering home delivery to shut-ins and other parishioners who are under the weather. If you would be willing to help out as a driver, please contact Julie.

If you know someone who would like a home delivery, please contact Julie by Wednesday, Dec. 14 so we can arrange a driver. Thanks!

Thank you!

Please take a moment and consider what you can do to help out. And remember, even if you are not able to help with a donation or as a worker, join us for dinner! YOU are an important part of our community!

Contact Us

If you have any further questions about the Community Friendship Supper, please contact one of the organizers:

Anne Griffiths gygrif@fuse.net

Jane Mattes janemattes@fuse.net

Julie Murray jmurray@diosohio.org