Our Daily Bread Casserole Project

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St. John the Evangelist parishioners donate frozen casseroles to help feed the homeless and other needy persons in Baltimore City at the Catholic Charities’ Our Daily Bread dining center.

With your help, St. John’s can continue to help feed the hungry. To volunteer or for more information, contact Jeanette Jenkins at sjodb12@yahoo.com

How can I help?

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2025 Casserole Collection Dates

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Drop off frozen casseroles in the Wilde Lake Interfaith Center lobby on the scheduled weekends:

  • Saturdays 3:30-4:00pm (before 4:00pm Mass)
  • Sundays 9:30-10:00am (before 10:00am Mass)

Please do not leave your casserole if a program volunteer is not present to accept it. No volunteers are available during Mass or at any other time during the week.

  • January 18 & 19
  • February 15 & 16
  • March 15 & 16
  • *April 12 & 13
  • May 17 & 18
  • June 14 & 15
  • July 19 & 20
  • Aug 16 & 17
  • Sept 20 & 21
  • Oct 18 & 19
  • Nov 15 & 16
  • *Dec 13 & 14

Chili Recipe

Important: Do not make any changes to this recipe. All casseroles must be uniform.

Use safe food handling techniques. Wash hands with soap and water for 30 seconds before beginning cooking, and if you touch your face or hair, or leave the kitchen.

Ingredients

  • 2 1⁄2 lbs. ground beef
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp. sugar
  • 1 lb. red kidney beans, drained
  • 32 oz. ketchup
  • 4 tsp. chili powder

Directions

  • Brown meat and onion. Drain fat.
  • Add sugar, kidney beans, ketchup and chili powder. Stir together until well mixed.
  • Pour mixture into pan. DO NOT BAKE.
  • Cover with heavy duty aluminum foil (no plastic wrap).
  • Label with “SJERC Chili” and the date prepared.
  • FREEZE the casserole until solid (this is important!)

And what you do for the least of my brothers and sisters, you do for me. (Matthew 25:40)