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Can You Help With Weekend Meals Deliveries?
- 40 of our friends, neighbors or relatives in Hadley benefit from receiving meals
from the MHR program.- It's a corporal act of mercy. In this Year of Mercy, delivering meals is one way that you can reach out to help others in a very real—and meaningful—way.
- You don't need to make a long-term commitment. You can volunteer for one Sunday—or more. Meals are prepared and delivered on the 2nd Sunday of each month.
- It takes less than 1 hour. Each driver delivers only 5 to 10 meals.
- It's convenient. You can pick up meals at the parish hall at 11:30—right after 10:30 Mass.
- It's a great family activity. Ask your son or daughter to go with you to deliver meals.
- You can help keep this program going. We currently have only 4 regular drivers and we need more help.
►Sign up is easy.- Click on this link
- Find the date(s) you want to sign up for and click on the white Sign Up box for each.
- Go to the bottom of the screen and click on "Submit and Sign Up." Follow the instructions there. Note: Your name will not be visible to the public.
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SIGNED UP TO BE DRIVERS!
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP WITH NEXT MONTH? CLICK TO SIGN UP!
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A Monthly Meal For Those In Need
In 2007, Fr. Shaun O'Connor brought the Take and Eat program to Hadley and to Most Holy Redeemer. He invited Deacon Frank and Kathleen Ryan to speak at our weekend Masses, explain the program and invite parishioners to take part in this Work of Mercy. They then gathered interested parishioners at several meetings to learn in detail what was involved, and 6 weeks later, the program was up and running!
Fr. Shaun then asked the Pastor of the First Congregational Church if they might consider the program for their faith community. When Deacon Frank spoke at their Sunday service they also enthusiastically took up the program. (They prepare and deliver a meal on the first Saturday of each month.)
What is the Weekend Meals program?
Once a month, a team of 4 or 5 people meets, on the Sunday following the first Saturday, to prepare a delicious meal and dessert for folks in Hadley who might be homebound, just home from hospital, sick or just in need of a break from preparing their Sunday meal. Drivers them deliver to folks along their assigned route. Our program averages 35 to 40 meals each month.
Our groups are made up of parishioners or friends of the parish who enjoy the opportunity to help their neighbors. Individual parishioners have formed a team, our Scouts have a team, and local charitable groups or businesses have all decided to pitch in to this worthy cause.Some organizations not only prepare and package the meal, they also cover that month's costs. Otherwise, each group is reimbursed by the program for its expenses. We have managed to keep our meal costs under $2.50 per meal over the years. We receive donations of fresh food from gardens and fields all around Hadley!
Would you like to learn more about helping?
Perhaps you'd like to organize a team to cook a meal one month ...
Maybe you'd like to be a driver to deliver meals ...
To learn more, you can always talk to our Weekend Meals coordinator, Donna, with an email to:
[email protected]
If you think you'd like to sign up as a driver, you can use the link in the left column to find a time that works for you, either for just one month, or for more.
Thanks for your interest in this program of mercy, we'd love to have your prayers, too!