Our Daily Bread Wish List

Food Club Needs
Canned Hot Dogs & Beans
Canned Fruits & Veggies
Canned Tuna 
Beef Stew
Instant Stuffing
Instant Gravy Mix
Spaghetti Sauce
Pasta 
Rice

Bulk Items 
Coffee- drip grind
Tea Bags/Iced Tea Mix
Salt & Pepper
Hot Chocolate
Pancake Mix/Syrup
Oatmeal/Cold Cereal
PB&J
Salad Dressing
Mayonnaise
Mustard/Ketchup

Paper Goods
Paper Towels/Napkins
Toilet Paper
Salt & Pepper Shakers
Paper Cups

Cleaning Supplies
Green Rubber Gloves
Disposable Gloves
Dish Soap
Bleach
Laundry Detergent
AA Batteries

For Babies & Children
Baby Food
Disposable Diapers 
Children's Books (new or gently used)
Candy/snacks in baggies

High Demand Items
Sugar
Plastic Sandwich Bags
Brown Lunch Bags

This ministry is for everyone! There are no meetings, and a few minutes of your time once a month can make a difference to our hungry brothers and sisters. We need new volunteers to make casseroles and/or help us serve at Our Daily Bread - please make the time to join us once a month! Click here for casserole recipe.

We need volunteers!
On the first Tuesday of the month, the Cathedral is responsible for making and serving lunch at Our Daily Bread. 

Volunteers are needed to make an easy, no-bake casserole once a month. The pans and recipe can be found at the entrances to the Cathedral the week before we serve.

The casserole does not require cooking, making it easy for children to help prepare, and it must be frozen, so it's a great Sunday evening family activity.  

If your schedule permits, you are also invited to carpool from the Cathedral to Our Daily Bread, at  Franklin & Cathedral Streets downtown. Volunteers meet at the upper side lot, close to the front of the Church, just after 9:00am. At ODB, you will serve lunch from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM to 750 of our hungry brothers and sisters. Free garage parking and lunch is provided. Volunteers arrive back at CMOQ about 1:15pm.What a wonderful way to start the month!  

Where to drop off casseroles:
Early morning: 103 Taplow Road, in Homeland
8:30-9:00am: upper side lot, up near the front of the Church, 

More about Our Daily Bread:
ODB is committed to serving the needs of our most vulnerable sisters and brothers. It is through the generous giving of volunteers that hospitality, friendship and two meals a day are provided, nourishing both body and spirit. 

ODB serves an average of 770 guests, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Guests include men, women, and children of all ages. Welfare cuts and a declining economy have increased the numbers of people seeking meals.

Between 30 and 35 volunteers help serve the meal every day. Volunteers range in age from 13 to 95, and represent all religions and races. Some volunteers are regulars, volunteering once a week or once a month. Most helpers are sporadic, scheduling a day to volunteer when possible. 

Our Daily Bread Mission:
Our Daily Bread is a place where all are welcomed, where people whose lives are burdened by the hardships of the human condition are served with dignity and reverence.  Volunteers serve with a passion and love for our brothers and sisters, and meet their needs for food, resources, direction and the building up of the human spirit. 

Our Daily Bread Volunteer Requirements:
Volunteers are always welcome to serve at Our Daily Bread. To serve at Our Daily Bread without adult supervision, youth must be 15 or older; 13 and 14 year old  volunteers require adult supervision. Many volunteer servers are seniors who find their work very rewarding. If you volunteer at Our Daily Bread, wear jeans or pants, and a t-shirt or sweatshirt. Please do not wear shorts.   

Other Volunteer Needs at Our Daily Bread:
Pick-Up and Delivery
Often, due to a lack of vehicle and driver, ODB can not take advantage of donations of breads and desserts offered by many local stores. Drivers in Baltimore and the vicinity are always needed. Deliveries are accepted between the hours of 8am and 3pm, every day. 

Decorations
Seasonal decorations for the dining room are always welcome. This is a great project for children who are too young to volunteer. 

Special Events
There are several events during the year that require additional volunteers.

To volunteer for these activities, please e-mail Doris. 

Please call the Parish Office
(410) 464-4000
or contact us online.