Youth Work In Atlanta
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The Open Door is an intentional Christian community committed
to serving the homeless, prison ministry and acting as advocates for peace and justice. The event provided a unique opportunity
to participate in ministry beyond the local parish.
The St. Francis group joined about fifty other volunteers
in serving a traditional holiday meal to nearly 500 guests who would have otherwise gone hungry. Although the work is usually
divided into two “shifts”, the team from St. Francis worked both. When they were no longer needed in the serving
line, they moved to the basement of the community house to prepare sandwiches for the coming week (The Open Door distributes
about two thousand sandwiches each week).
After the work was completed the volunteers sat down to
a well deserved meal of burgers, beans, chips, slaw, tea and watermelon (the same menu that was served to the guests). It
was a wonderful time to connect. People from all walks of life, young and old, high school drop-outs and college professors,
wealthy and poor, Protestants (of various flavors), Catholics, non-religious and even a few rowdy Episcopalians gathered around
the tables to share good food and fellowship.
