As many of you now know, a major change is coming for the Manhattan Common Table community meals currently being served at various churches in Manhattan. It is expected that in early January these nightly dinners will be relocated across the street from us to the former 9th grade building, now known as the Lincoln Center. This means that our First Suppers ministry here at First Lutheran will be ending, with this month marking the 10-year anniversary of the first of our First Suppers.
Our reflections on these 10 years include the 520 meals served - never letting Covid shut us down, just adapting. The joy of new friendships formed - in the kitchen, or at the tables with our guests. The teamwork, the problems solved, the thousands of plates steaming through the dishwasher, up to our elbows washing pots in the sinks, the compliments for 'the best food in town.' The privilege of watching God using our fellowship hall to serve our neighbors, and the things we were taught along the way. Blessings were everywhere. Our gratitude extends in so many different directions.
If you have never joined us and would like to now, it's not too late. We still welcome more hands, and will get you on the schedule. – Karen Jerabek