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Serving Soup...
It’s lovely on a Sunday night in
winter to light the fire get into
your onesie and snuggle in
front of the telly.
However, for some people
this is not the reality. Some people
do not have homes,
they are looking for
‘We have
sharing all
our stories
and enjoying
each other’s
company
somewhere to settle
down where it is
relatively safe and
warm and rely on the
goodwill of others
to give them warm
clothes, sleeping
bags, blankets and
some warm food.
On Sunday nights
I join other volunteers in running
a soup kitchen in the city centre,
giving soup, sarnies, hot dogs,
warm drinks and donated items
of clothing etc to people who are
homeless or hungry, lonely and
in need of someone just to chat
some brilliant
conversations
to and invariably have a laugh
with. We have some brilliant
conversations sharing all our
stories and enjoying each other’s
company.
The soup kitchens run throughout
the week with volunteers
from different churches
and when people say
“you are good, doing that
for people”, I say “the
pleasure’s all mine”. I feel
it a privilege having the
opportunity to spend a
’
short time in the company
of some interesting,
humorous, warm and
compassionate people
including the volunteers.
So this Christmas, think what
you might be able to give, do or
offer people less fortunate than
yourselves and think about the
reward you will in return receive.
Anne Broomhead
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA
Tel: (0114) 274 5086
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email: office@stchads.org
website: www.stchads.org