First UMC Community Dinner
Thursday Night Dinners are going strong! Over the last several months, the Niagara Falls Thursday Community Dinners have seen a marked increase in the number of dinners handed out each week. We have gone from around 80-90 dinners to about 130-140 on average! God has been using this ministry to help the hurting, the unemployed, the homeless, and the hungry, for whatever reason, to get a good meal. We also have been handing out coats and other outerwear to keep them warm during these recent cold months. Pastors and laypeople are always on hand to lend an ear, pray with, and offer Communion to the folks as they receive their meals. What a blessing!
It takes a lot of resources to produce these dinners, and that's where we need you! If anyone would like to donate items, we always need ground beef, boneless chicken (breast or thighs), cake mixes, brownie mixes, and cooking spray. We also accept financial contributions to cover those "last minute" or "final" detail items to complete the meals.
Fellow servants are also encouraged to come out and join in the preparation and serving of the dinners - we're always looking for new folks to be a part of the fun! Let me know if interested!
God is definitely on the move in this community, meeting the needs of our neighbors! If anyone has any other questions about the dinners, please let me know.
-DJ Mahar
August
We are so blessed to have the support and prayers of so many in our efforts to reach the folks in the Niagara Falls community with our meal! We are usually serving well over 200 per week - and not just giving them a delicious meal - we offer fellowship, prayer, and communion to those joining us every week. God is there, moving in the hearts and minds of those receiving, but also in the lives of the givers! We truly enjoy wonderful fellowship in the kitchen as we prepare a meal for our guests, and we often wonder who is receiving the greater blessing!
To continue our mission, we want to invite you to prayerfully consider donating to this worthy weekly event! We are currently looking for hot dogs, eggs, mayonnaise, yellow and chocolate cake mixes, cooking spray, and brownie mix. These are some items we use all the time and constantly need. The hot dogs will help us celebrate the Labor Day observation (I’m NOT going to say anything about the end of summer), and the guests love a good hot dog dinner! Please bring them in by August 30.
Financial support is also very important to continue serving to purchase all the other items, such as takeout containers, bags, and special ingredients, to complete the process. Your support is greatly appreciated!
And, as always, please come out and join us to help cook, serve or just pick up a dinner any Thursday at First Church in Niagara Falls, located at 8210 Buffalo Ave between 5:00-6:00 PM! Any questions? Please contact DJ Mahar!
Garden Bounty!
Thank you to our garden growers who are blessing us with fresh produce from your backyards to make some side dishes for the Thursday Night Dinners! We will still accept anything you may have, such as tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, or anything that may be coming in season! We’ll find a use for it and share it with some folks in the Niagara Falls area during our meal! Contact DJ Mahar if you have something you’d like to donate!
