St. edna community table

The St. Edna Outreach to the Poor Ministry has a formed a subsidiary ministry called St. Edna Community Table to welcome and serve all who seek nourishment and fellowship.

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me” Matthew 25:35

The first summer of providing dinners once/month (in conjunction with other Arlington Heights area churches) was hosted by the St. Edna Community Table Team in 2014. For the summer seasons since 2015, we hosted dinners twice/month on the first and third Sunday evenings.

We warmly welcomed other St. Edna parish ministry groups to sponsor the dinners. This is a wonderful way for our parish community to reach out in service to those who are less fortunate.

The 2024 SEASON is done

We expect to schedule dinners on the 1st and 3rd Sundays from May-September.  We were grateful to be back to our pre-pandemic format of offering meals indoors in our beautiful Parish Center.

We ask for continued prayers for this ministry in these uncertain times. If you would like to help financially, the alms received on the third Sunday of most months benefit St. Edna Community Table, or you can send donations directly to the office and indicate that the donation is for SECT. We have set up a web page using SignUp.com to allow our sponsoring ministries and interested parishioners to sign up to contribute key items, like baked potatoes, sack lunches, etc. for our dinners. 

Here's how it works in 3 easy steps (open 2025):

1) Enter this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com (click link): https://signup.com/go/bDdNkgb

2) Review the options listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com

Upcoming Events

2024 Dinners are done.

Check back for the 2025 schedule.