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Sign up to help us provide a daily meal for the hungry as we move into the colder months. You can select a slot to cook, prep, and serve now through November 30. There is a special sign up for our Thanksgiving day meal. We have a limited number of spots for that day so make plans early. Thank you!

Since Gov. Beshear has advised Kentuckians to follow the CDC recommendations regarding mask-wearing indoors and many area businesses are requiring the practice, we will also require that all volunteers and guests wear a mask indoors. We will have masks available if you don't have your own. We appreciate your cooperation in this important matter. Thank you again for your support of our mission.

You can now sign up to help us cook, prep, or serve our daily meal during October by clicking the button below. If the form looks different, that's because it is - we decided to freshen up the image. Thank you for your support of our mission!

Due to staff and volunteer summer vacation schedules, we have great for need additional volunteers to assist in food prep on Thursday, July 29 between 6:00 a.m. and 10 a.m. Go to https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040544a8a92ea5f94-july1 and select one of the Cook/Serve slots on Thursday, July 29. Thank you for your support of our mission!

Thank you to Kenny and Gabrielle from Oxmoor Toyota, who brought a $2,500 check from the dealership, which is being matched by the Toyota Dealer Match Program, for a total gift of $5,000 which enabled us to upgrade our security system. We are most grateful for the support of our mission to feed the hungry in our community.

You can now sign up to help us serve our daily meal through September. Click the button to see the full schedule.

Kendall Barrett from Texas Roadhouse presents a check with the proceeds from the June 3 fund raiser to Kitchen Board member Mary Carol Kelly. Thanks to all who participated in the event and to Texas Roadhouse for their generosity! We are most grateful.

We're grateful for Texas Roadhouse's generosity in contributing 10% of the orders from our friends and supporters that dined there last night. On behalf of those we serve, thank you!

The latest issue of our newsletter is in the mail and the electronic version can be found under the News and Events tab on this site.

We can always use additional hands in helping to serve our daily hot meal to the hungry in our community. Click the button below to inform us of your availability. Thank you for your help and your prayers!

We are pleased to announce that the Louisville Health Department will be administering the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the Br. Jim Fields Dining Room on Monday, May 24, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. If you have not yet received the vaccine, you are welcome to come that day to receive the one-shot dosage.

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The latest issue of our newsletter is in the mail but you can also access it by going to the News and Events tab and clicking Newsletters. Enjoy!

The Franciscan Kitchen will not serve our daily meal on Thursday, February 18 due to inclement weather.

Once again, our decision to open the Kitchen on Thursday, Feb. 18 will follow the one made by Jefferson County Catholic schools. Check the local news broadcasts for the latest information. We will post our status here once we find out.

The inclement weather continues to make serving our daily meal difficult. We will not be open on Ash Wednesday, February 17. Please keep our guests in your prayers as we begin the Lenten season.

We will be closed Tuesday, February 16 due to inclement weather.

Due to inclement weather, the Kitchen will be closed Monday, February 15.