The first week of October is a busy week for providing dinners to several of our congregants. The folks who regularly sign up are already signed up or out of town or just plain busy. So I am looking for new people to provide dinners. If you would like to be on the list to be notified about preparing meals or want more information, please contact Babs Sullivan.

Babs Sullivan is the MealTrain coordinator at FCC. Thank you, Babs!

MealTrain ministry provides meals to congregants who need some TLC. It might be because of surgery, illness, bereavement, or a family going through a rough spell. If a family is in need, they contact the church office, who in turn lets our MealTrain coordinator know of the request.

The coordinator then makes contact with the family to find out important details, such as allergies, food likes and dislikes; the length needed for receiving meals; how many people are in the home; etc. MealTrain providers are good at preparing meals that have special requests!

The coordinator sets up the MealTrain, which is a very handy system that works through email. The providers on the list get an email when a new request for meals is made and then sign up for the day that they can provide a meal.

We have about 10 dedicated meal providers who tend to sign up each time. We would like to add more folks to this list so when we get several requests, we have enough folks to cover them. You can sign up in the Connections notebooks on the welcoming table in the lobby or by calling the church office.

To recap: there are two ways to be involved in FCC MealTrains. If your family needs help, please let the church know. If you are able to fix a meal, please sign up. This is a great ministry that is very much appreciated by the recipients and a wonderful, positive way to offer a tangible gift to church family facing challenging times.