Paving the Way to Feed The Hungry
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Newsletter Date
April 2018
This is a graphic representation of the St. Francis Prayer Garden
Paving the Way to Feed The Hungry
Inside this issue
The Franciscan Kitchen is excited to announce that we are establishing
a new Paver Capital Campaign, “Paving the Way to Feed the Hungry.” Special Intentions .................... 2
We are creating a St. Francis Prayer Garden area that will be located
Donation Form ........................ 2
near the rear entrance of the Kitchen. What a wonderful opportunity
to commemorate the memory of a loved one or your family in the St. Same Kind of Different ............ 3
Francis Prayer Garden, while supporting the Franciscan Kitchen with our Photos...................................... 4
mission of feeding the hungry. Our goal is to complete the sale of pav-
St. Patrick’s Day ....................... 5
ers by the end of 2018, and then begin construction of the prayer gar-
den in 2019. Can we count on your continued support, by making a Photos...................................... 6
donation to our capital campaign? Our campaign launches May 2018. Big Band Dance Fundraiser...... 7
Same Kind of Different As Me Volunteers .............................. 7
Since I seldom watch tv, movies or involve myself with social media, I
don’t typically make any suggestions regarding these types of entertain-
ment, but today I am going to make an exception My husband recently
sent me a movie trailer he thought I would like called “Same Kind of
Different as Me”. Considering my job, the scenes instantly drew me in
and I knew then, I would definitely have to see it.
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Special Intentions
Special Intentions
Name Type Honoree
Mr. & Mrs. Charles J. French memory Bill & Martha Fields
Mr. & Mrs. David Meyer memory Jim & Lu Meyer
Mr. John E. Metzler memory John Metzler
Mr. & Mrs. Martin A. Storch III memory Suzanne
Thomas E. Mattingly memory Charlotte Mattingly
Diana M. O' Bryan memory Madonna Barnoski
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Laemmle memory Joseph Lee & Anna
Mary Margaret Mulvihill honor "Red"
Rita Schueler memory Bro. Ambrose, Bro. Larry & Tony Stewart
Steve C. Devarenne memory Margaret Devarenne
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Steinhauer memory Jason Childers & Bertha Leona Cross
Betty Mitchell memory Donald Mitchell
Doris J. Miller-Hicks memory John Randall, James Hicks III & Andrew Hicks
Patricia Mattingly memory Mike "Chip" Mattingly
Beverly Chaney Metzler memory John E. Metzler
Nancy Odell memory Robert Leroy Crum
Buechel Woman's Club honor Jack McGuire & Ralph Nordhoff
Donna Oberhausen Memory Bro. Larry Eberhardt
Norma Karibo honor Sharon Lamb & Ed Garber
Your Financial Support Is Needed
Name
Acknowledge Git To:
Address
City, State Zip
My Name (Donor)
Address
City, State Zip
Amount
In Honor or Memory?
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Did You Know?
On top of the generous
donations from Kentucky
Harvest & Dare to Care,
The Franciscan Kitchen
received approximately
$87,574 in donated food
& necessities from other
various donors & organi-
zations in 2017. With the
generosity of others, we
can help improve the
I was hungry and you gave me to eat lives of those we serve.
Same Kind of Different As Me
Continued from Page 1 Did you know we have
It was about a man named Ron and his wife Debbie whose marriage monthly operating ex-
had grown apart. In an effort to grow closer to each other, she asked penses of over $25,000.
him to join her in her efforts to give back to the community. She took All of which is generated
him to the local soup kitchen that she had been volunteering, so that
by a few grants, our trivia
he could see what the world looked like away from their wealthy, high
society life. night fundraiser and gen-
erous individuals such as
From this point on, it changed both of their lives completely. Debbie
was immediately drawn to a man named Denver, that she had seen in yourself. Monetary dona-
a dream. Because of Denver’s upbringing, he was uneducated and tions are always needed.
homeless most of his life. He had been mistreated and misunder-
Without the assistance of
stood. As a result, he was angry, guarded and didn’t trust others. Only
once in his young life did he ever have a true friend, yet that was government funding, we
stripped from him too because of his color. After that, he never al- are reliant on the help of
lowed anyone, especially “white folks” to speak with him. Yet, Debbie our local community and
kept trying and she gently encourages Ron to come out of his comfort
the grace of God to con-
zone too and become more involved with Denver. She knew from her
dreams that there was such a depth to his life story and anger. In tinue our mission.
time, she and her husband broke down the walls that Denver had
built. By doing so, he graced them with his trust and his simple yet
beautiful understanding of God.
“Whether we are rich or poor, we are all homeless. Just trying to find
our way back home to God” -Denver.
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Our Volunteers are the Best!
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Same Kind of Different As Me Did You Know?
Continued from Page 2
Did you know that our
Such a simple man of needs had such an impact on a wealthy family average LG&E bill is
who, outside of the wife, had lost their way. This movie breaks down
the walls of status, color, family dynamics and so much more. It $1700 a month?
demonstrates how people make assumptions, hence the nicknames Would you believe our
they gave each homeless person. It shows how we as God’s people
water bill is $600 every 2
should go the extra step to see others as individuals and not label
them for any other reason than being one of God’s children. It graces months?
us with the idea of how humility and compassion can change humani-
Every year we purchase
ty one person at a time. But mostly, it shows why we should express
empathy to those who are homeless and teaches us that until you over $800 in milk.
have walked in someone else’s shoes, you can never understand and
We spend over $500 a
should certainly not judge. There is so much more to this movie and a
unique and surprising ending, but I don’t want to spoil it. I highly sug- week in groceries, above
gest you watch this movie and take to heart the impact you can have the generous amount of
on others. Whether it is at home, at your place of work or giving back food that is donated.
to your community, you too can make a difference no matter what
your age, finances or faith. We all have a responsibility to God to The cost of our gas to
make his world a better place... start by watching this and see if it in- pick up donated food
spires you too!
each year is at a mini-
By: Heather Benjamin, Franciscan Kitchen Business Manager mum of $2000.
Our existing walk-in re-
St. Patrick’s Day frigerator needs to be
Once again, we want to replaced at a cost of
thank the Ancient Order $7000
of Hibernians for cook-
ing, serving and provid-
ing the traditional corn
beef and cabbage meal
for St. Patrick’s Day. It
has been a long standing
tradition with the Hiber-
nians that we look for-
ward to every year! It is
always a wonderful day
full of Blarney and lots of
fun. The guest we serve
truly enjoy this celebra-
tion!
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Our Volunteers are the Best!
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Did You Know?
Did you know we have
approximately 175 volun-
teers, but are always in
need of more. If you have
some extra time between
the hours of 6am-1pm &
would like to help cook,
serve or prep food, please
call 502-589-0140 and ask
for our Executive Direc-
tor, Chuck Mattingly.
The Franciscan Kitchen
has served over 135,000
hot, well balanced meals
over the past year with
the help of so many gen-
erous donors and volun-
teers. The cost of our
utilities and food expens-
es continues to rise with
the increasing needs of
our local community.
Thanks to our Volunteers
Bellarmine Students & Staff Sam Aguiar Law Firm
St. Anthony Youth Humana Employees
Semonin Realtors Incarnation Women’s Club
Mt. Zion Baptist Long John Silver Employees
St. Agnes Parishioners U of L Students
Providence Students Sacred Heart Students
St. X Students Mercy Students
Trinity Students Youth Build
Immaculate Conception Bethlehem High School
Hibernians North Central Church of Christ
Deacons of Louisville St. Louis Bertrand 7
Volunteers of America St. Margaret Mary Parishioners & Youth
The Franciscan Kitchen Mission
The Franciscan Kitchen Staff
In the tradition of St. Francis,
Chuck Mattingly Executive Director
which recognizes we are all brothers
and sisters, Heather Benjamin Business Manager
we are dedicated to providing
Debbie Clark Accountant
for the nourishment of God's family.
We will maintain an environment of Richard Thomas Maintenance
trust and fellowship to build mutual Eric Calloway Maintenance
respect and beneficial relationships
with our guests, co-workers, suppli-
ers and community. The Franciscan Kitchen Board
These efforts will strengthen our
organization Fr. Fred Pasche, OFM Conv. Jeff Blain Alan Kissel
and enable us to provide
Fr. Pius Poff, OFM Conv. Larry Cissell Mary Carol Kelly
a much needed service to our com-
munity. Fr. Charles McCarthy, OFM Conv. Steve Gettelfinger Mack McNeley
Deacon Dave Dalton Janice Kaelin Chuck Priddy
The Franciscan Kitchen NON-PROFIT ORG.
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748 South Preston Street JEFFERSONVILLE, IN
Louisville, KY 40203 PERMIT #92
Phone: 502-589-0140
E-mail: franciscankitchen@gmail.com
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