Food Justice
Open Door Dinner
In 1995 All Souls joined other faith communities in Berkeley in cooking a monthly hot delicious meal for anyone who is hungry. Every second Sunday of the month, a group of All Soulsians and friends make jambalaya from scratch, serving dinner for anyone in need. The meals are delivered to unhoused encampments, the Tiny Home Village in Oakland, and distributed at All Souls. If you’d like to serve as part of an Open Door team (including delivering the meals), please click on the button below to email us. We’d love for you to join us!
Good Shepherd Food Bank
For decades, All Souls has supported food security in Berkeley and Oakland. Due to the closure of the Berkeley Food Pantry in 2026, we are now supporting the food bank at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Berkeley. Every Sunday during worship, we bless the gathered non-perishable food: cans of soup, jars of peanut butter, cans of tuna, and boxes of granola bars. As well, twice a month, parishioners collect bags of groceries from members’ front porches, delivering all of this food to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church on Ninth Street in Berkeley. When you join us on a Sunday morning, bring an item or two of food to share so that everyone at the table can be fed.
All Souls Soups ‘N’ Such Cookbook
In the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, a lot of his teaching happens at the table—he’s always talking about food, making lots of food, and sharing food with others.
In August of 2025, a committee of All Soulsians came up with the idea to create a cookbook. The result of that effort became known as The All Soups ‘N’ Such Cookbook. Not only is it filled with 44 yummy soup, stew, and chili recipes contributed by the ASP community, but it also contains beautiful artwork created by the children of All Souls. 100% of the proceeds from the cookbook will be directly donated to the Good Shepherd Food Bank to support our neighbors facing food insecurity.
