Saturday December 18, 2010

Edgemont Methodist Church changed things up a bit and served sausage, grits, biscuits, gravy, eggs and pancakes to our 49 guests.

Friday December 17, 2010

Magnolia Church of Christ made a holiday meal of chicken and dressing, green beans, sweet potato casserole, cranberry sauce, rolls, gravy and pumpkin pie. We had 42 guests.

Saturday December 11, 2010

First Baptist prepared white beans and ham, cole slaw, cornbread and numerous cakes for our 58 guests. They also made gift bags of fruit and hot chocolate packets that were distributed.

Friday December 10, 2010

First United Methodist served chicken and rice casserole, creamy broccoli soup, rolls and dessert to 61 guests. This church is also preparing a Christmas Take-Out Meal for our guests since The Shoals Community Soup Kitchen will be closed on Christmas Weekend.

Saturday December 4, 2010

Trinity Episcopal was back again today with a nourishing Santa Fe soup, sandwiches, salad and cupcakes. This was served to our 56 guests.

Friday December 3, 2010

Trinity Episcopal Church prepared a warm meal of white beans and ham, slaw, cornbread and fruit cocktail. We had a modest crowd of 43 guests.

Saturday November 20, 2010

Biggest crowd yet...82 guests! Edgemont Methodist prepared baked chicken, green beans, corn and jambalaya. First Presbyterian made a congealed salad and Temple Bnai Israel cooked the dessert. But with this size group food was supplemented with a quick run to KFC and the grocery store.

Friday November 19, 2010

Magnolia Church of Christ cooked a Mexican casserole and served tortilla chips, salad and chocolate pudding to our 53 guests.

Special Holiday Announcement

The Shoals Community Soup Kitchen will be closed Friday, November 26 and Saturday November 27. First United Methodist Church is preparing a Thanksgiving Meal and our guests will be welcomed there.

Saturday November 13, 2010

First Baptist cooked lasagna and served it with a tossed salad, garlic bread and an assortment of desserts. We had 64 guests. A special thanks to the volunteers from Stateline Church and UNA.

Friday November 12, 2010

First United Methodist prepared hamburgers and baked beans. This was served with chips and cake to our 70 guests. We are thankful that the FUMC volunteer who recently underwent surgery is doing so well.

Saturday November 6, 2010

Trinity Episcopal was back again today with barbecue, beans and slaw. Fifty-nine guests enjoyed this meal.

Friday November 5, 2010

Trinity Episcopal made vegetable soup and served it with slaw, cornbread muffins and candy. Number of guests was down this day to 45.

Saturday October 30, 2010

So glad Calvary Fellowship is still participating with the SCSK. They prepared homemade chili and served it with hot dogs, french fries, tortilla chips, peaches and brownies. We had 67 guests.

Friday October 29, 2010

First Presbyterian served a large crowd of 75 guests chicken casserole, rice, pears, bread and ice cream sandwiches. Thanks to the last minute cooks and volunteers; we needed extra hands.

Saturday October 23, 2010

Cross Point Church of Christ joined our community of churches preparing meals. They served taco soup, chips and cookies to 76 guests. Thank you Cross Point.

Friday October 22, 2010

Wow, 89 guests. We speculate that the Renaissance Fair in Wilson Park may have brought in a few extra mouths to feed. Westminster Presbyterian did a great job. They served lasagna, garlic bread, pear salad, deviled eggs and dessert.

Saturday October 16, 2010

Edgemont Methodist grilled chicken and served it with green beans, fruit cocktail, bread and dessert (dessert was cooked by The Temple). We had 65 guests.

Friday October 15, 2010

Sixty-seven guests were served a great meal of white beans and ham, mexican cornbread and cake. Thank you Magnolia Church of Christ for this meal.

Saturday October 10, 2010

Another big day with 64 guests and extra volunteers from Stateline Church and Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority from UNA. First Baptist cooked chicken stew and served this with sandwiches, cornbread, crackers and cake.

Friday October 9, 2010

We had a big crowd today of 63. First United Methodist baked chicken breasts and served green beans, slaw, rolls, mixed fruit and cake.

Saturday October 2, 2010

Woodmont Baptist cooked for us today. They served pork roast, creamed potatoes with gravy, green beans, corn, rolls and cake to our 44 guests. So glad to have Woodmont join the Soup Kitchen Community.

Friday October 1, 2010

Trinity Episcopal prepared their delicious chicken and dumplings. They served this with cornbread, slaw, corn and cupcakes to our 49 guests.

Saturday September 25, 2010

We had a record number of guests today... 76. First United Methodist did a great job preparing and serving hamburgers, baked beans, baked potatoes, chips, pie and cookies.

Friday September 24, 2010

Wow! First Presbyterian Church is in the process of painting and cleaning the kitchen and it looks great. Thanks to the participating churches this week for putting up with the process. Westminster Presbyterian in anticipation of the 'mess' prepared ham sandwiches, potato salad, chips, dessert and fruit. We had 63 guests.

Saturday September 18, 2010

Edgemont Methodist wins the most volunteer award...their congregation likes to be involved. They served the 62 guests vegetable soup and cheese toast. Dessert was prepared by The Temple.

Friday September 17, 2010

Magnolia Church of Christ won the 'clean plate award' because all 54 guests cleaned their plates. The menu was Italian chicken, vegetable casserole, mixed fruit and cookies, a roll, love and smiles.

Saturday September 11, 2010

The men from First Baptist were so great in the kitchen. They cooked so much food, messed up so many pots and pans and then cleaned them all. What a joy! They prepared biscuits, bacon, sausage, eggs, and grits. We served 59 guests.

Friday September 10, 2010

The menu today included chicken breasts, baked potatoes with the trimmings, green beans, rolls and dessert. All this was prepared by First United Methodist Church and there were 58 guests.

Saturday September 4, 2010

Trinity Episcopal was back today with delicious barbecue sandwiches, slaw, baked beans and dessert. Fifty-two guests enjoyed this meal.

Friday September 3, 2010

Trinity Episcopal only had 39 guests but they were served a great meal of pork loin, green beans and potatoes, cole slaw, rolls and cupcakes.

Saturday August 28, 2010

Great minds must think alike as First United Methodist also make turkey and ham sub sandwiches. These were served with broccoli salad, chips, fruit and apple pie. We had a large group of 63 guests with one person being a 'special' guest from Athens.

Friday August 27, 2010

Westminster Presbyterian made turkey and ham sandwiches and macaroni salad. They paired this with pickle spears, chips and ice cream sandwiches. Great way to wind down our summer. We had 57 guests.

Saturday August 21, 2010

Edgemont Methodist has joined our group of participating churches. They grilled hamburgers for our 40 guests and served them with baked beans and potato salad. Dessert was provided by The Temple. Thanks!

Friday August 20, 2010

Wow, Magnolia Church of Christ made a Mexican casserole that had the kitchen smelling great! They served this to our 62 guests along with a salad, chips and chocolate pudding.

Social Security Department

A big thanks to the Department of Social Security for their food drive. The Soup Kitchen received boxes of canned goods that will be used by the participating churches in their meal preparations.

Saturday August 14, 2010

First Baptist prepared ham and cheese sandwiches and served them with cole slaw, potato salad, fruit salad and dessert. Great meal for a hot summer day and our 47 guests.

Friday Auguest 13, 2010

Although this was Friday the 13th good food was prepared by First United Methodist for our 42 guests. The menu included chicken, vegetables, bread and dessert.

Saturday August 7, 2010

The men from Trinity Episcopal grilled hamburgers today for our 56 guests. Baked beans and cupcakes were also served.

Friday August 6, 2010

Our menu today was macaroni and cheese, ham, slaw, rolls and cupcakes. Trinity Episcopal prepared this meal for our 47 guests.

Saturday July 31, 2010

We are so glad that Calvary Fellowship cooks for us on the fifth Saturday of the month when they occur. They prepared spaghetti, green beans, corn, peach cobbler and ice cream. Forty guests braved the extreme heat to eat with us.

Friday July 30, 2010

We are always so glad to have Life Wise participate in the Soup Kitchen. They prepared hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans and served cookies and ice cream for dessert. We had 46 guests.

Saturday July 24, 2010

First United Methodist prepared chicken fingers for the 42 guests. Veggies and dessert rounded out the meal.

Friday July 23, 2010

Westminster Presbyterian cooked up a big pot of chili for our 56 guests. Pear salad and cookies were also served.

Saturday July 17, 2010

Forty-six guests were served chicken and rice, green beans, corn muffins and biscuits and an assortment of desserts. Thanks to First Presbyterian for the meal and The Temple for desserts.

Friday July 16, 2010

Magnolia Church of Christ prepared seasoned chicken breasts, sweet potatoes, salad, biscuits for our 55 guests. This was topped off with pound cake and peaches....yum!

Saturday July 10, 2010

First Baptist brought in Rick's Barbecue and made delicious sandwiches. They also served baked beans, chips and dessert. We had extra hands to volunteer as Edgemont Methodist youth group helped with serving beverages and with clean up. We had 57 guests.

Friday July 9, 2010

The spaghetti casserole, salad, bread and dessert was a huge hit with our 43 guests. They were still talking about it the next day. Thanks First United Methodist Church.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Trinity Episcopal was back again with a good summer time meal of hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad and cupcakes. We served approximately 50 guests.

Friday, July 2, 2010

The menu from Trinity Episcopal was ham, potato salad, tossed salad, rolls and cupcake. We served 52 guests.

Saturday June 26, 2010

First United Methodist grilled hamburgers and hot dogs for our 36 guests. The works...lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions... were also provided along with chips, baked beans and cake.

Friday June 25, 2010

Pasta salad was a great idea for this summer time heat. Westminster Presbyterian prepared the salad, corn bread and brownies for our 57 guests.

Saturday June 19, 2010

Still low number of guests... only 31 braved the heat. First Presbyterian served a great meal of chicken stew, pimento cheese sandwiches, slaw (thanks to a wonderful contribution of cabbage from a local farmer), crackers and dessert.

Friday June 18, 2010

Wow, the heat must have put a damper on our guests as we only served 32 guests. What a shame because Magnolia Church of Christ prepared breaded Italian chicken, green beans, salad, rolls and brownies. We all hope the heat abates soon.

Saturday June 12, 2010

First Baptist made our 50 guests a great dish of chicken stew served with cornbread muffins and a nice selection of desserts.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Another large crowd of 63 guests. First United Methodist Church prepared a turkey and rice casserole, sweet green peas, homemade peach cobbler and fresh bananas.

Saturday June 5, 2010

Trinity Episcopal prepared a hearty meal of meatloaf, potatoes, veggies and dessert for our 48 guests. Thanks to the volunteers from Christian Faith Church located on Cloverdale Road.

Friday June 4, 2010

Chicken and dumplings, green beans, slaw, and cupcakes were prepared by Trinity Episcopal and enjoyed by our 62 guests. Thanks to Trinity and the great volunteers from Christian Faith Church.

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Calvary Fellowship has joined in and will be preparing the meals for our fifth Saturdays. Wow, did they have the surprise with a large crowd of 53 guests. But what fun we had serving baked chicken breasts, baked beans, potato salad, rolls, dessert and hot dogs to the children. Thank you for being a part of the SCSK!

Friday May 28, 2010

OH MY! We served 73 guests today. Westminster Presbyterian did a great job preparing the meal of barbecued chicken sandwiches, slaw and dessert. We are concerned that there is such a great need in our community but how wonderful that the churches have united together for such a good cause.

Saturday May 22, 2010

First United Methodist Church prepared ham, green beans, salad, rolls and dessert. We had 50 guests and again lots of second helpings.

Friday May 21, 2010

Our menus are reflecting the warm weather. Magnolia Church of Christ prepared barbecued chicken, green beans, salad, rolls and cake. We had 58 guests and lots of refills.

Saturday May 15, 2010

This was a first for us. The fellowship hall at FPC was reserved for an in-house function so the Soup Kitchen moved to the courtyard. The weather was a little muggy but no rain. FPC grilled hot dogs and served them with cookies prepared by the Temple. What a fun event.

Friday May 14, 2010

Wow! Grilled chicken, baked potatoes, lima beans, rolls and dessert. First United Methodist Church prepared this wonderful meal that served 44 guests.

Saturday May 8, 2010

We had 39 guests that enjoyed the ham and cheese sandwiches, potato salad, cole slaw, fruit salad and cake prepared by the women of First Baptist Church.

Friday, May 7 2010

Trinity Episcopal used the food donated by the Boy Scouts and prepared a great meal of chicken over rice, vegetables, bread and dessert. Forty-three guests were served. Thank you Trinity and the Boy Scouts.

Saturday May 1, 2010

Trinity Episcopal served our 44 guests beans with ham, cornbread, slaw and cupcakes.

Friday, April 30 2010

Lifewise prepared a wonderful chicken noodle casserole, peas, slaw, rolls and served brownies with ice cream. We had 52 guests.

Saturday April 24, 2010

First United Methodist Church prepared sub sandwiches with bread that had been baked that morning. Fresh fruit, applesauce and dessert rounded out the meal to the approximately 40 or so guests. Thanks to the Zeta sorority for all their help this spring. Also a BIG THANKS to the Nennon group for their generous donation to the Soup Kitchen.

Friday April 23, 2010

Westminster had a hit with honey baked ham, green rice, sweet potato casserole, bread and dessert. Fifty-three guests were served and 19 went back for seconds.

Saturday April 17, 2010

First Presbyterian served 39 guests a wonderful meal of chicken stew. Thanks to our donor for the stew. Also thank you to Temple Bnai Israel for providing our desserts. We had another great crew of Zeta volunteers to help.

Friday April 16, 2010

Magnolia Church of Christ served a great meal of spaghetti, bread and dessert to a good group of 44 guests. Thank you Magnolia for your continued support.

Saturday April 10, 2010

Today was full of firsts! This was First Baptist of Florence first time preparing our meal. They prepared and served brunch which was also a first. Our 45 guests enjoyed sausage and egg casserole, hash brown casserole, a wonderful assortment of fresh fruit, muffins and orange juice. Alpha Mu Lambda Fraternity supplied 6 hard-working volunteers; this was the first time a fraternity has helped. It was a great day.

Friday April 9, 2010

The turkey and rice casserole prepared by First United Methodist was a huge hit with our 50 guests. Green beans, rolls, pear salad and dessert was also served. Thanks to FUMC for being such good stewards of our donated food supply. A big thanks to the great volunteers from the UNA girls soccer team.

Saturday April 3, 2010

Trinity Episcopal was back again this day serving grilled chicken (it smell heavenly), slaw, baked beans, rolls and cup cakes. We had 30 guests and another beautiful spring day.

Friday April 2, 2010

What a great spring day to serve 39 guests! Trinity Episcopal prepared chicken stew, slaw, cornbread muffins and cupcakes.

Saturday March 27, 2010

First United Methodist Church cooked spaghetti and meatballs, and prepared salad, garlic toast and dessert which was served to our 40 guests.

Friday March 26, 2010

Our 51 guests were served baked spaghetti, slaw, garlic toast and dessert. Thanks to Westminster Presbyterian Church for preparing this meal.

Saturday, March 20 2010

First Presbyterian served spaghetti and meatballs (sauce donated by First Christian), salad, rolls and dessert (donated by the Temple) to 24 guests.

Friday, March 19 2010

Magnolia Church of Christ prepared hot dogs with chili, chips and spice cake for our 51 guests.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Chick-fil-A provided us with several trays of chicken nuggets that were enjoyed by our 37 guests. First Presbyterian Church added baked beans, roasted red potatoes and carrots, corn, rolls, an assortment of cakes and ice cream. A big thanks to the UNA Zeta ladies who volunteered their help and beautiful smiles!

Friday, March 12, 2010

First United Methodist Church prepared for our 47 guests a hearty meal of ham, rice, green beans, salad, rolls and an assortment of desserts. FUMC will also join our team helping on Saturdays.

Saturday March 6, 2010

This was our first Saturday serving a noon meal and we were pleased to see 30 guests including 7 children. The men from Trinity Episcopal prepared and served BBQ sandwiches with slaw, hot dogs, baked beans, chips, and an assortment of desserts. Thank you Trinity and FPC volunteers.

Friday March 5, 2010

Trinity Episcopal served 39 guests a southwestern soup over macaroni, slaw, cornbread muffins and cookies. It was a sunny day with the hope of Spring in the air.

Friday, February 26, 2010

The kitchen smelled great with the turkey tetrazinni cooking prepared by Westminster Presbyterian. The menu also included green beans, spiced apple rings, rolls, and pie. Thirty-six guests were served.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Magnolia Church of Christ served 48 guests a meal of beef stew, cheese and crackers, and cake. We had beautiful weather and many smiles.

Friday, February 12, 2010

We served 32 guests today but it felt like more because we had so many volunteers mainly from First United Methodist, but also from First Presbyterian, UNA and Florence HS. It was a great day! Taco soup with corn chips and shredded cheese was the main course. Dessert was an assortment of cake, brownies and cookies. Guests were also treated to fresh apples and oranges.

Friday, February 5, 2010

Trinity Episcopal served pulled pork with BBQ sauce, black-eyed peas, slaw, cornbread muffins and cupcakes decorated for Valentine's Day to our 48 guests. Thanks to Trinity and to the UNA volunteers.

January 29, 2010

The weather was not very inviting with sleet falling but still 15 guests came to the SCSK. A big thanks to the cook from Lifewise for her delicious southwestern taco soup and to the volunteers who braved the bad elements to participate.

Times Daily Article

There is an article featuring the SCSK in the Times Daily today (Saturday January 23, 2010). It is a wonderfully written article and it captures the spirit of all the community effort and goodwill that has gone into this project. Thanks to all the volunteers who allowed themselves to be quoted and photographed. Thanks to First Presbyterian Church for its commitment to hosting this mission. If you or your church/organization would like to help please leave contact information with the office at First Presbyterian or you may leave your contact information under the comment section.

Friday, January 22, 2010

We are still seeing large number of guests...48 today. Thanks to Westminster Presbyterian for taco soup, crackers, congealed salad and cookies. Watch for an article about the Soup Kitchen in this Saturday's Times Daily.

Friday January 15, 2010

Thank you Magnolia Church of Christ for the meal of chili, toppings, crackers and cake. Thanks also to all the volunteers. We served 45 guests.

Friday, January 8. 2010

We are so happy that First United Methodist Church volunteers will be participating with us this year. On this extremely cold day, they served 15 bean soup, cheese toast, fresh fruit and cookies to the 25 guests that managed to brave the weather. Thanks for the hot meal!

Friday, January 1, 2010

Trinity Episcopal started the new year off with collard greens, black-eyed peas, pork shoulder, macaroni and cheese, cornbread muffins and dessert. Wow! We only had 21 guests but lots of laughter and goodwill.