There are people
in the world so hungry,
that God cannot
appear to them
except in
the form
of bread.
Mahatma Gandhi
Emmaus Ministries
A commitment to the forgotten and the faceless of society – a Christian presence and outreach in Erie, Pennsylvania since 1974.
Soup Kitchen
Food Pantry
The Companion Newsletter
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June 2020
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Mission
Contact Information
Emmaus Ministries, Inc.
345 East 9th Street
Erie, PA 16503
Phone: 814-459-8349
Fax: 814-459-8066
Email:
Sister Mary Miller, OSB
Margaret Kloecker
Rita Scrimenti
Breanna Mekuly
Valerie Luckey
Emmaus Soup Kitchen
218 East 11th Street
Erie PA 16503
Sister Gus' Kids Cafe
310 East 10th Street
Erie PA 16503
814-878-2922
Breaking the Bread
From the Director
Sister Mary Miller
I suppose if you asked people on the street, “What is Emmaus?” they would answer, “a place that feeds hungry people for free.” And they’d be right, to a point.
For the Record
Another Season Sprouts at Emmaus Grove
As long as the rabbits keep a social distance from the garden, the Emmaus Grove will have an abundant harvest. “We did get a little bit of a late start due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but not too late. It was more about making a decision as to how to start," Ellen DiPlacido, an Erie Master Gardener who helps coordinate each season at the Emmaus Grove, said when giving an update on the status at the garden. "Just a few of us started until Erie entered the yellow phase. We have been practicing social distancing.”
Ellen also shared that cooler crop plants such as carrots, beets, onions, and greens were planted early, and last week...
Emmaus Ministries Receives CROP Walk Grant
The CROP Hunger Walk continued its gospel outreach to feed the hungry by presenting local food organizations, including Emmaus Ministries, with grants from last year’s annual fundraising walk.
The CROP (Christian Rural Overseas Program) Walk to end hunger is held every September at Presque isle, and Emmaus is one of the groups that participates. Soup kitchen volunteers Barb Roseborough and Sheila Causgrove organize the Emmaus team along with staff member Rita Scrimenti. Rita said: “Emmaus has been taking part in the CROP Walk for many years. We are grateful for the support and participation of our volunteers, as well as the...
Emmaus Awarded $95,000 from State Grant
Emmaus Food Pantry was awarded $95,000 from the Food Recovery Infrastructure grant of Governor Wolf’s Administration aimed at supporting nonprofit food pantries to fight hunger and prevent food waste.
The funds will be used to buy the food pantry a new box truck and replace the aging walk-in freezer. “The new freezer, in particular, will enable us to accept more perishable food donations and prevent unnecessary waste of food when so many are in need,” said Margaret Kloecker, associate director. Emmaus Food Pantry serves 550 families in the City of Erie each week.
The Wolf Administration awarded over $9 million to 145 food...
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Walking Together on the Road to Emmaus
Volunteers and Donors
Emmaus depends on many volunteers and donors at the food pantry, soup kitchen and Kids Cafe.Call 814-459-8349 if you would like to volunteer. Click here to make a donation.
Joan Martter Emmaus staff member Breanna Mekuly interviewed Joan Martter about her time volunteering at Emmaus. This is what she had to say. Breanna: How long have you been serving at Emmaus? |
Soup's On: An Emmaus Journal
By Breanna Mekuly, an employee with Emmaus Ministries
Months of January and FebruaryTim is one of the friendliest guests of the soup kitchen I’ve ever met. He always smiles and enjoys joking around. The other day as I walked past he called me over and, chuckling to himself, said: “Breanna, are you a nun yet?” I laughed and told him that’s not where my life is headed. “Well, if you keep working here,” he said, “I bet they’ll get you soon!” +++ Someday are better than others. Today was hectic at the soup kitchen. The cops came looking for one of our guy guests. A woman had a bad reaction to a drug she had taken and paramedics had to be called. Then another woman came in with a nasty attitude. But our volunteers and guests, of course, took it all in stride and treated one another with goodwill. +++ |
Remember Emmaus with a Memorial
We are grateful to family members who ask that memorials be made to Emmaus on the death of loved ones. Visit our secure site to offer a memorial.
+ Joseph V. Martone
+ Joseph J. Desser
+ Ronald N. "Ronnie" Sitter
+ Barbara A. Cunic Esper (vol)
+ Agnes S. (Kaliszewski) Kinem
+ Theresa C, Czupkowski Snyder
+ Rosemary (McCabe) Kaveney (vol)
+ Marie E. (Lubelski) Kuzmin
+ Cynthia Hauser Manna
+ "Connie" Bruno Ratajczak (vol)
+ Joseph Nies
Fulfill the Emmaus Wish List
You can always help us stock our shelves at the soup kitchen with ground coffee, instant tea and instant lemonade, jelly/jam, peanut butter, maple syrup, mayonnaise/miracle whip, soup, and canned fruit. We ALWAYS appreciate diapers (all sizes) and baby formula.
The Kids Cafe Store is in need of the following items:
School supplies
hand sanitizer,
Kleenex,
hair supplies (shampoo and conditioner, hair ties, brushes, picks, head bands, etc.)
Deodorant
Socks
Attention Bakers!!! We welcome homemade treats for our guests. If you're a baker, know that our Emmaus guests appreciate cookies, cakes, pies…sweets of any kind.
Call 814-459-8349 for more information or to schedule your donation.
Pray with Emmaus
Please join with the Emmaus community in reciting this prayer daily.
Prayer of St. Vincent DePaul
You will find that charity
is a heavy burden to carry,
heavier than the kettle of soup
and the basket of bread.
But you must your gentleness
and your smile keep.
Giving soup and bread
isn’t all that you can do.
The poor are your masters-
terribly sensitive and exacting
as you will see.
But the more demanding they seem
the more unjust and bitter
the more you must give them your love.