Last March due to the COVID-19 pandemic the MCREST (Macomb County Rotating Emergency Shelter Team) was successful in moving their program for 60 adults into an area hotel. At that same time, MCWC (Macomb County Warming Center) had to make the difficult decision to cancel their program for the rest of the season. Over the summer MCREST worked with MCWC and Macomb County government to ensure the homeless would be cared for. With money through the federal CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) the (OHP) Overflow Homeless Program was developed. This program is being managed with MCREST resources. Churches who were a part of the MCWC program have been asked to provide a bagged lunch for the OHP guests. This can be up to 120 guests, including men, women and children. Lunches will be delivered daily to the MCREST office. Guests are required to check-in daily and in doing so are given their lunch for the following day. We will be providing a bagged lunch the week of March 14 – 21. We will be using the $2,400 collected last year for part of this effort. Additional items will be requested using tags, similar to what was used for our Christmas boards. In the weeks to come more information will be provided for volunteering March 14 – 21. Space will be limited, due to COVID restrictions, to a max of three individuals in the kitchen, two more outside the kitchen packing the lunches. Another two individuals will deliver the lunches each day by 1:00 p.m. Our Christian Service commission looks forward to the continued generosity of our parish, and the many blessings donors and volunteers will receive for being a part of this mission.