Münchner Tafel / Food Bank

Around Christmas and again around Easter the outreach committee and parishioners support the Münchner Tafel at the Großmarkthalle in Sendling. We provide toiletries, such as shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, soap and cleaning materials. There are seasonal chocolates, mugs filled with goodies and various knitted items, either donated by parishioners, knitted by our dedicated knitting circle or donated to the Tafel via our buy-to-donate campaign. For the children there are games, puzzles, books and small toys. Particularly popular is our bric-a-brac section with costume jewellery and small gifts.

Ascension’s stand gives people and their families a chance to choose something special beyond the daily necessities.

Here is an account by our parishioner, Jane Scheiring, on “A Day at the Tafel”.

A roller coaster ride of emotions

Saturday May 13th, the weather was gray, cold and rainy but nothing could dampen the overall mood of the outreach committee and its devotion to the Münchner Tafel.

Hours were spent busily handing out toothpaste, shampoo, shower gels, soaps, candy in mugs, books, puzzles, toys, and clothes all in the spirit of generosity from the Church of Ascension. Once again thank you to all who contributed to this, you are so appreciated.

The Tafel has become a cornerstone of the Outreach Committee group. I can best explain working at the Tafel as a bit like a roller coaster ride of emotions. First, there is a momentary low point as you see the hundreds of adults, teenagers, and children come rushing through the front gates to get to the tables where the food is handed out, BUT then they come to us and you see their faces light up a bit with a sense of relief, joy and many praises of thanks for the most basic of items and then a warmth and an overall feeling of goodness takes hold and it’s a high that simply cannot be explained.

Of course, our team, spending hours standing next to each other chatting, drinking tea or nibbling on a cookie, gives each of us who have had the experience of working at the Tafel a feeling of knowing that there is still a lot of goodness and kindness out there in the world and that we are a part of it. Because Church of Ascension and our dedicated Outreach Team step up to help those most in need Christian love becomes tangible and the Münchner Tafel is ever so grateful to have us there with them.

Come and join us on Saturday 25th November 2023

Contact person: Mhabeni Bona
Email: outreach@ascension-munich.com