Two hours before the members of
St. Francis Lutheran Church
in San Francisco prayed for their own daily bread, they fed 140 adults
and 16 children a casserole, green beans, fruit and dessert. Each week,
members and volunteers from the neighborhood sort through excess food
donated by Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. Some of the food is made into a
meal, while the rest is shared with food programs hosted by other
Lutheran groups or given away as pantry items.
“Keep eating, it’s the only meal we’re going to be able to have
today,” a mother told her oldest of four children under 8 that early
Sunday morning. The mother was right; food programs in San Francisco are
closed on Sunday afternoons and evenings so the volunteers can go to
church. There were no other options for free food that day.
Read the rest at
Living Lutheran.
