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In the July of 2005 I was charged to become the Rector of St. Jude “the church with out walls”. I was charged to care for the Hilltop area of Columbus and the poor and homeless. What a Challenge and how could I accomplish so much without a building.
I had one thing, a lot of bread that was being donated and no where to put it to use. Then after a large flea market I was given everything that was left over. Ok, a bunch of bread and bunch of stuff! What was I going to do?
A friend had a building that was in bad shape, but was not being used and it was free! St. Jude’s Thrift shop was born and I had a place to sell the gently used items. Ok, a little money and a lot of bread, now what. I called around and found a place to buy meat for sandwiches at a reasonable per pound cost and to purchase bottled water.
We started out making sandwiches in the dining room of Pater Noster House and then taking the sandwiches and water out to feed the homeless and the poor. We were only making a couple of hundred sandwiches per week, but St. Jude, St. Sebastian and Pater Noster House was reaching out to the community to “Feed the Sheep”.
Sadly the Thrift Shop had to be closed, the building had deteriorated to the point it was no longer safe. We had to take a hard look at continuing, no income to continue, but people had come to count on us. Sometimes we provided the only meal they would get on any given day and clean safe drinking water was critical to the health of those we served. We did not break stride, but moved forward to continue our mission, helping those in need.
With the addition of St. Luke’s parish this spring in Columbus, we now have 4 groups working together and on occasion Peace Lutheran Church joins us to accomplish our mission. We provide snacks, sweets, sandwiches, water and in cold weather hot meals and hot drinks. Our group recently joined a protestant church, St. John’s to provide a meal once a month at their church. We serve all regardless of religion/denomination; we do not discriminate for any reason, we do not make them hear a homily/sermon in order to receive our gifts.
We serve weekly:
Monthly 1. The Largest Table in conjunction with St. John’s up to 300 people.
In addition to meals we provide clothing, toiletries and in the winter time we hand out gloves, hats and insulated underwear as donations make this possible.
I would like to recognize the vendors who have worked with us in this endeavor, GFS, Wonder Bread, Panera Bread, RDS and the Food Bank.
We accept donations whether monetary, clothing and items from our wish list.
My thanks to all who have made this possible with donations of time, clothing and money. As I talk with those who volunteer to go out with us to feed on Sunday they all say it changes their lives. When a child or adult looks at you and says “thank you for caring” it will change you forever.
+David Frazee RSJ
If you would like to make a monetary or donate non-perishable food items (jelly, ,peanut butter, canned fruit) please contact Fr. David Frazee @ (614) 266.4949.
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