We hope your Thanksgiving celebration was enjoyable and not too stressful.  Perhaps the day or two thereafter was a bit more relaxing with feasting on leftovers and reaping the benefits of all that hard work.  

• WINTER SHELTER -- Over the last 13 years, our TASTE community has gradually become part of the larger communities of St. Mary's of the Mills & Pallotti HS.  As such, we have been invited to partner with both as they continue a 27 year old tradition of providing shelter & meals to the homeless of Laurel during the week of Christmas.  What a true sacrifice to Our Lord, in the disguise of the poor, to serve during this very busy week. 
• OUR SUPPORT -- We would like to support this much needed ministry by providing a lunch and dinner on 28 December for about 30 homeless people.  One of our members (Karen Schroeder) has graciously offered to coordinate with her local girl scout troop to provide lunch.  Thank you Karen!!  So at this point, we are focusing on soliciting support for the dinner to be served on 28 December.   We plan to provide Pulled Pork BBQ, Rolls, Cole Slaw, Green Beans, Drinks, and Cookies/Brownies and would greatly appreciated your contributions.  Additionally, if 3 of our members could stay from 6:00-9:00 pm to serve food and socialize with the homeless guests, that would be very helpful.  Please use the SIGN UP GENIUS if you can.  If you have any questions or need help with the sign-up, please contact Beverly Simmons — 301-776-3351, SIMBJ@AOL.COM.  Alternatively, if you prefer to offer financial support for this event, you can put a donation in an envelope labelled "Winter Shelter" in the weekly collection.