Thanks to an amazing team working in our CTR kitchen, we have the opportunity to share really good meals at table together; a unique thing in these fast-paced days and not to be taken for granted. 
The Hospitality Team is a ministry to those it serves, but by God’s beautiful design it also ministers to those who are in it. It takes many people working together to get the delicious job done and they end up knowing one another better and learning from each other too.
The Hospitality Ministry Team needs new volunteers as we work to serve meals after the 11 a.m. service during the school year. We have lost a few folks who have moved away, or had babies, and we need to replenish our ranks. A core group of volunteers cover three different types of duties. We try to schedule people every 4-6 weeks so no one is constantly on call. That allows us to work around travel schedules and other obligations. We have a lot of fun in the kitchen. It is a warm fellowship where there is room for fun and support. Maybe God is calling you to serve in the kitchen.
We have three kinds of teams. One is the cooking team (usually 2 people) who plan and execute a meal once a month. Usually this involves shopping on Friday, prep on Saturday as well as cooking on Sunday. The second team works on prep and serving (usually 2 people). This team assists the cooking team on Sunday morning and during the meal. The third team is clean up. Their job starts shortly after 1pm and they work for about 1 1/2 hours till things in the kitchen are clean (usually 4-5 people).
There are also other ways to help. We need folks to volunteer to bring sandwiches on the first Sunday of the month. Sometimes we have a soup Sunday when we ask folks to make a pot of soup (recipe provided). And we’d really like the Home Groups to volunteer sometimes to sponsor a meal. Two groups have done this each of the past 3 years, but we’d love to have 2 or 3 more Home Groups sign up for this service opportunity.
To get involved in this lively ministry, please contact Allegra Smick [email protected]
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