One hour, once a month, around 20 volunteers will gather at Good Shepherd of the Hills Episcopal Church in Cave Creek to make 400 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
"It's a way for us to give back and to do a hands-on project where it's not just writing a check," said Patti Worthington, who helped start the church’s “sandwich ministry.”
Two sandwiches, along with cookies, apple sauce, a water bottle and a prayer card, fill one of 200 brown bags stuffed by volunteers. The bags are handed over to the Phoenix Rescue Mission where each one is distributed to a homeless person on the street.
Father Nordon Winger tells ABC15 the ministry aligns perfectly with his church’s teachings and he was excited when Worthington came to him with the idea a year ago.
“I love it,” he said.
The sandwich ministry meets the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the church.
If you want to help, the church is located at 6502 E Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek, AZ, 85331.
