Coffee Hour
Equal Exchange coffee is now being served during Coffee Hour at
All Saints’ Church. Equal Exchange is a worker-owned co-op of small farmers
in Latin America, Africa and Asia. By avoiding expensive creditors, brokers,
distributors, retailers and other middlemen, these small farming communities
retain more of the financial resources they need to provide for their families.
Each week a family or individual in the Parish hosts Coffee Hour.
A comprehensive hosting procedure and map of kitchen supply layout is available below or
on the Parish Hall Kitchen bulletin board. We invite you to signing up to host
a Coffee Hour after the 10:00 AM (9:00 AM in the summer), Sunday service. The
schedule for the entire year is on the bulletin board. Reminder: snacks are completely
optional; all supplies, including animal crackers for the kids, are
consistently stocked in the kitchen.
If you have questions, please contact our
Coffee
Hour Coordinator.
Procedures for Hosting Coffee Hour
Before You Come to Church
Making snacks for the grown-ups is completely optional! If you would like to make/bring something,
you should plan on 50-70 small servings. All other supplies (including animal crackers for the kiddies)
are provided by Fellowship Hour donations and will be in the church kitchen.
Before the 10:00 AM (9:00 AM in the Summer), Sunday Service
Note: You'll want to consult the
Kitchen
layout for guidance on what goes where.
- Use Wall-Mounted Water Purifier to fill percolators to appropriate water fill line.
Then install coffee baskets and dump Regular Coffee or Decaf Coffee into baskets.
Pre-measured, clearly-labeled zip-lock bags are stored in the freezer, with the corresponding
amount of water written on each bag. Push the coffee cart into the church hall & plug the
percolators into outlet on the floor. Coffee takes about 1 hour to brew. There will also be
cans of frozen apple juice in the freezer for the children. Use two per Sunday.
- Other supplies needed are the donation basket or dish, paper cups, sugar, sweeteners,
and stirrers. Leave the cream in the refrigerator until Fellowship Hour starts.
These can be placed on the table nearest to the coffee cart.
- Set up 2 tables with plastic table covers end-to-end lengthwise in the middle of the
room and perpendicular to the coffee cart. Set out 1 or 2 trash cans lined with trash bags
near the doors leading into the kitchen.
- Thaw 2 cans of apple juice concentrate during church service, and mix with water immediately
after the service. Pre-fill kid’s juice cups and set out on the children’s table with
animal crackers. Don’t leave empty kid’s cups on the table, as the cups make handy scoops
for the animal crackers which will disappear quickly!
- If you brought snacks for the grown-ups, set these out on the tables in the middle of the
room but not until the adults come downstairs. Otherwise the little munchkins will make off
with a large portion of the food before anyone else has the chance to get some.
During Coffee Hour
- Maintain a supply of kids’ cups filled with juice, until interest wanes.
- Set out cream near the sugar and stirrers and keep the pitcher full.
- Smile and enjoy the great company & warm thanks!
- Before the end of the hour, after people have gotten their coffee and snacks,
take the money from the donation basket to the counting team in the church office
so they can include it with the offering money.
After Coffee Hour
- Wash out percolators. Coffee grounds should be disposed of in the trash cans.
- Wipe off table covers & put back in cabinet if not torn or stained.
- Wash out cream server and any other serving dishes and utensils and put away leftover supplies.
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