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Soup Kitchen News
A Newsletter of MPC’s Food Sharing Ministry
January 2008
  The Kuznetsky Most soup kitchen celebrated a Christmas party on Monday, December 17 with over 20 children attending. 54 presents donated by MPC members and other volunteers, and gift bags donated by the German Embassy were handed out. Food bags, children’s picture bibles and mother’s gifts were also distributed to every family.
The volunteers from the German Embassy handed out Christmas food bags again this year at the Mosfilmovskaya soup kitchen. The food bags contained food staples such as sugar, tea, rice, cooking oil, German Christmas cookies and chocolates.
The soup kitchen committee’s next meeting will be at 12:30 on Monday, Jan. 21 at Evelyn’s house in the German Embassy compound. The meeting is open to anyone wishing to brainstorm with future events and projects. Please let Evelyn know if you’re attending.

Campina donated another 1000 lbs of yogurts in December. The yogurt was distributed during the month in addition to dried pasta donated by the Spanish Embassy. Our next yogurt fun is planned for January 31.
Profiles of the Month: Our profiles this month are from the Kuznetsky Most soup kitchen which serves single mothers and children.
Client profile: We’ve all seen Irina coming at the Kuznetsky Most's soup kitchen, but did you know this about her?
  Irena has four children; Alexi (3), Natalia (12), Andrei (13) and Yelena (27). She was born in Moscow and lives near Leninskiy Prospekt metro station. She was trained as a nurse at the Kitay Gorod Medical Institute and had worked as a nurse in a children’s school. Andrei and Natalia attend musical school studying piano. Her eldest daughter Yelena is handicapped and goes to a social center for invalids where Irena learned about the soup kitchen. Irena has no parents or siblings. She says her children keep her from being alone.
Client profile: We’ve all seen Leonarda coming at the Kuznetsky Most's soup kitchen, but did you know this about her?

  Leonarda comes to the soup kitchen for her daughter Svetlana and three grandchildren; twins Anastasia (8), Ksenia (8) and Eugenia (18). The live near the Skhodnenskaya metro station. Svetlana was born and raised in Moscow and currently looking for a job. She studied shoe making. The twin girls enjoy singing, sewing and origami. Leonada is originally from Brest, at the Polish border and studied to become a teacher. She moved to Moscow after getting married and also has a son.
The soup kitchen is part of Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy’s food service ministry. Information about MPC and its food service ministry can be found at http://www.moscowprotestantchaplaincy.org/fsm.htm
For information on volunteering or adding to next month’s Soup Kitchen News contact Mike Muraoka at muramj@aol.com
Actualities+Events
MPC Activities for the week
● All MPC MEN: we meet every week on Tuesday mornings at the Starlight Diner right of Mayakovsky Square at 7:45am. Check out the web blog for the group at mens bible study
● YOUNG PROFESSIONALS: for more information contact Mr.Kim at  8-910-095-13-69.
● WEDNESDAY WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY: if you have any questions please contact Stacy Bronkema at the Personage phone number:143-35-62.
● COMPUTER COURSES: if you have any questions on computer courses please call Parish Center at 143-57-48 or contact Mr. Marcel L. at 8-905-544-93-71.













● ENGLISH COURSES: if you  have any questions on English Courses please call  Parish Center at +7 (495) 143-57-48 or contact Mr.Robert Sabo at 8-926-176-33-61 or Mr. George .at 8-909-681-29-35.
Volunteering at the MPC's Soup kitchen on Monday and Wednesday from 10h30am to 12h30pm; on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11h00am to 13h00pm contact Kifle Salomon at 8-926-256-89-34












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