Now more than ever in these uncertain times, we need to come together as a church community to help others. Please prayerfully consider these opportunities:
HELP NEEDED
Next Our Daily Bread collection is Friday, May 21
Our Daily Bread in Baltimore City is still very much in need of our casseroles and sandwiches. Our next Our Daily Bread collection is Friday, May 21 (9:30 to 11AM) in the outdoor pavilion at Our Lady of the Fields. Please remember to wear your mask and practice social distancing.
We will gratefully accept peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or meat and cheese sandwiches (please NO MAYONNAISE!)
General guidelines if you’re preparing casseroles for Catholic Charities.
Please:
• Do not make any changes to the recipes. The casseroles from many sources are all mixed together at service time and it’s important that they be uniform.
• Freeze the casserole until it’s hard before delivering it to the drop-off point. We stack the casseroles. If they are not all frozen completely, they ooze out of the pans, can’t be used, and ruin others.
• Use safe food handling techniques when you prepare the casserole. Wash your hands with soap and warm water for 30 seconds before beginning and while cooking if you touch your face or hair or leave the kitchen before completing the casserole.
• Do not make any changes to the recipes. The casseroles from many sources are all mixed together at service time and it’s important that they be uniform.
• Freeze the casserole until it’s hard before delivering it to the drop-off point. We stack the casseroles. If they are not all frozen completely, they ooze out of the pans, can’t be used, and ruin others.
• Use safe food handling techniques when you prepare the casserole. Wash your hands with soap and warm water for 30 seconds before beginning and while cooking if you touch your face or hair or leave the kitchen before completing the casserole.
In a hurry? Large, family-sized trays of frozen macaroni and cheese are always welcome!
Chicken and Broccoli Casserole Recipe: Serves 8 – 10
Ingredients needed:
• 8 oz. wide egg noodles, cooked and drained
• 2 packages frozen broccoli, cooked and drained
• 6 slices yellow cheese
• 2 cans cream of chicken soup, undiluted
• 4 chicken breasts, cooked
Ingredients needed:
• 8 oz. wide egg noodles, cooked and drained
• 2 packages frozen broccoli, cooked and drained
• 6 slices yellow cheese
• 2 cans cream of chicken soup, undiluted
• 4 chicken breasts, cooked
Cover aluminum pan bottom with cooked noodles. Arrange broccoli on top of noodles. Cut chicken into pieces and place over broccoli. Pour cream of chicken soup over chicken and top with cheese slices. Cook at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool completely, cover with aluminum foil. Label with casserole name and date. Freeze.
Breaking Bread with the Hungry has resumed.
UPDATED JUNE 4, 2021 – TOILETRY ITEMS NEEDED!
We will be distributing toiletry bags and deodorant to our guests. Deodorant is a hard-to-get item so it will be greatly appreciated by our guests. If you are able to donate a few sticks of deodorant (available for $1 each at the Dollar Tree), please leave them in the kitchen at Our Lady of the Fields or bring them to St. Vincent’s between 4:30 and 5 p.m. any Friday. If you can’t get deodorant before this Friday, don’t worry — we will be happy to distribute any that you can provide on another Friday!
Dear Friends,
For a few months now, we have been providing special bags of groceries each week to the food pantry at St. Vincent de Paul. These bags are distributed by the outreach staff at St. Vincent’s to people living unsheltered who come to the church seeking food. The food we provide is shelf-stable and has pull-tab tops for ease of use. The feedback we have received so far has been very positive. We currently find ourselves in need of a few food items for this project. Specifically, we need canned meals with pull-tab tops, such as beef stew/chili/soup/or Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee, and individual size boxes or cups of cereal. If you, or any of your friends or neighbors, can provide some of the needed food items or a monthly cash donation to cover the purchase of the food items, please sign up using this Sign-Up Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44A9AF28ABFD0-food2
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DONATING TO BREAKING BREAD WITH THE HUNGRY, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ELLEN DRAPER: ellengdraper@hotmail.com
Thank you for your continued kindness, generosity, and your continued support. Suffering is widespread in this difficult time, particularly among the poor and unsheltered. If you are able, please continue to support our efforts to reach out to those in need and keep praying every day.
Collections will take place at Our Lady of the Fields, 1070 Cecil Avenue South, Millersville, MD 21108
If you would like to financially donate to one of the charities, please visit their websites:
- Our Daily Bread (through Catholic Charities) https://www.catholiccharities-md.org/services/our-daily-bread-hot-meal-program/#
- Breaking Bread with the Hungry (through the Franciscan Center in Baltimore): https://www.fcbmore.org/
You can also send a check, payable to “Our Lady of the Fields” and note in the memo line which ministry (Breaking Bread with the Hungry OR Our Daily Bread)
Drop off at the Parish Office in the GREEN MAILBOX with the flag up. Or you can mail your check to:
Our Lady of the Fields Church
Attention: Vince Grauso
1070 Cecil Avenue South
Millersville, MD 21108