Cooking for Oasis Café

But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, ¹⁴ and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” Luke 14:13-23

Do you have a passion for cooking and bringing people together? Are you eager to make a real impact in the lives of our community, some of whom are facing homelessness, food insecurity, and social isolation? Oasis Café is currently seeking experienced, enthusiastic, and dependable volunteer cooks to help prepare our weekly community meals. We invite you to prayerfully consider whether this is an opportunity where you can serve and connect with others.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with ministry lead to plan the menu in advance.
• Cook a meal for 130 guests with a small team (this could be your life group, coworkers, family, or small group of friends).

You are someone who:

• Is faithful, intentional, teachable, approachable, patient, humble, reliable, and punctual.
• Works well with a variety of personalities and thrives as a team player.
• Is open to receiving feedback.

Additional requirements:

• Food Safe Level 1 certification is preferred but not required.
• Approved Criminal Record Check.

Your time commitment is:

• Approximately 3-4 hours on a Monday afternoon OR alternate day of the week, plus additional time for menu planning. 
• Commitment of every 6-8 weeks.

If this sounds like something you could give your time and presence to, we'd love to chat with you! Please connect with us at [email protected] and kindly put "Cooking" in the email subject line.

More about Oasis Café:

For 25 years, Oasis Café has been a gathering place in the Mount Pleasant area, where neighbours come together to share more than just a meal—they share a sense of community. Much like the breaking of bread in the Eucharist, our practice of sharing a meal fosters relationships among people from all sorts of different backgrounds.

At Tenth Church, we believe that sharing food is not merely about providing physical sustenance; it’s an act of worship. God calls us to love our neighbours, and one powerful way to do that is by helping those in need with food. Providing food in community with others is a way to express our need for the spiritual. Jesus calls himself the "Bread of Life" and sharing food is a sign of, and a way towards, connecting with Him.

Learn more at www.tenth.ca/oasis.