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36 Years of Breakfast

Sep 13, 2018 | Breakfast News

In August The Breakfast at St. Andrew’s celebrated 36 years of serving a free meal to anyone in need every single day. 36 years is quite a feat, our volunteers have worked in blizzards, ice, extreme heat, power outages, and so much more. This accomplishment is not possible without the dedication of every single person who has ever volunteered for or donated to this program.

This year we celebrated simply by providing mini cupcakes and birthday napkins to our guests at breakfast. Our volunteers carried on as they do any other day. In a way this simple dedication and the act of showing up is the thing that most impresses me about this program. It is made possible by ordinary people who just show up for one another.

Thank you all for your efforts this year and every year. May we continue to open our doors until the day that no one is in need.

The Holiday Season

Nov 26, 2017 | Breakfast News, Guests

As we have now entered the holiday season I would like to share a poem that was left at breakfast several years ago by a guest. It is simply a reminder of why we do what we do. Enjoy.

Each day without fail you have provided a table
Each day without fail through rainstorm, blizzard, heat, cold

Each day without fail food and fellowship
An expression of the love of God
Ask and you shall receive
Each day without fail

Because of circumstance some of us sometimes have our faith in others challenged.

With each cup of coffee you awaken something inside
With each bowl of oatmeal you feed the hunger for compassion within
The apples and oranges, fruits of your kindness for all to share

Each day without fail
St. Andrew’s is morning sanctuary from criticism and despair,
an even greater blessing
A good way to begin each day without fail
Thank you, you remind me of something Jesus said:
“What you do unto the Least of mine, you do unto me.”

Ten Thousand Villages

Oct 25, 2017 | Breakfast News, Fundraiser

The Breakfast Program has once again partnered with Ten Thousand Villages for a holiday shopping fundraiser.  Please consider doing some holiday shopping at Ten Thousand Villages between November 27th and December 8th.  If you mention The Breakfast Program we will receive 15% of your purchase.  This is a great way to support a local business and The Breakfast Program at the same time!  Ten Thousand Villages is located at 303 S. Main Street in Ann Arbor.

The Breakfast Turns 35

Oct 22, 2017 | 35th Anniversary, Breakfast News

At the end of September we had an opportunity to gather and celebrate 35 years of serving breakfast every single morning.  Our volunteers, donors, and community supporters were able to spend time socializing and enjoying lunch.  In honor of the 35th anniversary we dedicated a volunteer memorial plaque in the parish hall, honoring those volunteers who have passed away.  I would like to extend a special thanks to Phil MacBride, Shauna Revello Wilson, Mary Edwards, and Stephanie Morgan for all of their hard work on this event.

Tickets on Sale for 2018 Benefit Concert at The Ark

Tickets on Sale for 2018 Benefit Concert at The Ark

Sep 19, 2017 | Benefit Concert, Breakfast News

Country Music Legend Ricky Skaggs Headlines ‘Docabilly!’ Set for March 3, 8 p.m.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2018 concert benefitting The Breakfast at St. Andrew’s!

Acoustic Routes Concerts and The Ark just announced that country music legend and 15-time Grammy® winner Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will headline the concert, called Docabilly! – a celebration of the life and music of Arthel “Doc” Watson on March 3, 2018 – what would have been Doc’s 95th birthday.

Opening for Skaggs is singer-songwriter Nathan Bell of Chattanooga, Tenn., who has shared bills with legends like Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal and Norman Blake.

The emcee for the evening is the Rev. Lisa Tucker-Gray, the newly installed rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Toledo, Ohio who is an accomplished singer herself. She is also the daughter of the former long-time director of the Breakfast at St. Andrew’s, the Rev. Svea Gray.

All profits from the concert go to the Breakfast at St. Andrew’s, where they will be used to purchase food supplies and offset expenses, such as cleaning, heating and maintenance.

Tickets to Docabilly! start at $55 and are on sale through The Ark box office and the University of Michigan Ticket Office, 734-763-TKTS.

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