Each year Steve Turner, who runs Trinity Church's Food Pantry, has a note card made from a parishioner's photograph to benefit the pantry, which has been serving the CWE for over 30 years. It was timely, and as it turns out quite touching, that Steve asked textile artist Marjorie Hoeltzel, who volunteered at the Food Pantry on Wednesdays, to create a quilt block for this year's card, above. Ninety-year-old Marjorie passed away in January.
Trinity Church's Food Ministry served 8,134 people in 2011, up from 1,312 in 2010, and 2,300 more than 2008. The food pantry is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Clients register with the pantry and then visit once a month to collect fresh produce (cabbage, oranges, & onions purchased by volunteers), rice, margarine, butter, and 4 cans of food per person in the family (meat product, vegetables & soup). Trinity Church also offers a hot lunch every Sunday at 2 p.m.
In addition to feeding their clients, a registered nurse from the Parish Nurse Fellowship visits on Wednesdays and is available to assist with health needs and offer advice about healthy living. She is so popular that people come to see her even if they are not scheduled to pick up food on that particular day.
The 5 x 7" cards are blank inside and are sold in packages of 10 with envelopes for $15. They can be ordered individually as well ($1.50). To order contact Steve Turner at (314) 651-6927 or [email protected]. After you place your order, bring a check to Trinity's office which is located off the parking lot just north of the Church at 600 N. Euclid. The office is open from 8 to 4:30 Tuesday through Friday. Shipping is available for an extra $2.50.
Thank you to Steve Turner for asking Marjorie for this gift and to the Food Pantry's many wonderful volunteers for their work serving the community. I understand that the pantry can also use clothing for their clients. Drop offs can be made during the hours the pantry is open (see hours above).
P.S. – A further note on Marjorie's talent and contribution to Trinity Church: At the service for this beloved artist in late January the ladies who served as ushers wore handsome vests Marjorie made out of her signature men's ties (see earlier post here). One of Marjorie's relatives wore her stunning black & white quilted vest that could have been shown on a New York runway. Just an amazing talent and inspiration!