Feeding our hungry neighbors
Saint Mother Marianne Cope grew up in West Utica and went on
to devote the last 30 years of her life to the lepers of Hawaii's Molokai.
Now her name embraces hospitality to those in need in her home town, with
a soup kitchen at St. Joseph-St. Patrick Parish Center at 702 Columbia Street, Utica, NY.
Mother Marianne's West Side Kitchen serves hot lunches from 11:30 to 12:30
Monday through Friday, and a bag lunch on Saturday and Sunday.
Latest News
Parade Collects $1,170 for Kitchen
[caption id="attachment_4067" align="alignnone" width="672"] Bernie Adorino (left) and Chris Hoke (right) present check representing $1,170 in donations to Kitchen Manager… Read More
Elks Lodge Donates to Soup Kitchen
Utica Elks Lodge 33 wanted to do something for Mother Marianne's West Side Kitchen so Elks members Roger and Kathy… Read More
West Side Boutique Donates to Ukraine War Relief
Moved by the tragedy unfolding in the Ukraine, boutique volunteers at Mother Marianne's West Side Kitchen packed and donated children's… Read More
Santa Visits Soup Kitchen
Santa and Mrs. Claus visited Mother Marianne's West Side Kitchen on Wednesday, Dec. 23. They handed out gifts to children… Read More
Christmas Wish List for Boutique
"This Holiday Season, we are in need of men’s & women’s thermal underwear (med, large, x-large), blankets, wash clothes, towels,… Read More
West Side Boutique Donation Update
"Thank you to everyone who has donated clothing to West Side Boutique!" notes coordinator Nancy Robert. "At this time, we are… Read More
Advisory Board Elects, Welcomes New Members
The Advisory Board elected officers for the 2021-2022 year and welcomed three new members. [caption id="attachment_2846" align="alignright" width="266"] Darren WoodsAdvisory… Read More
NYS Assembly Citation for Soup Kitchen
Mother Marianne's West Side Kitchen received special recognition from Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon for feeding the hungry throughout the pandemic. During… Read More
Mike Pilat Named Manager
With Sr. Anne McNulty, OFS, needing to step down as director for health reasons, volunteer Michael Pilat has been appointed… Read More