Quick with a Quiche
Carry-in meals for new mothers get arranged with a minimum of fuss at College Church in Wheaton, Illinois, thanks to an efficient tradition in the young-couples Sunday school class.
The understanding is: parents of each newborn receive five meals to allocate as they wish.
"After a baby arrives," explains Mary Gieser, wife of the class president, "I simply call the mom and ask which nights she'd like us to cover. Depending on when her mother or mother-in-law arrives or goes home, she can space out the meals to her best advantage. Some request all five in a row, Monday through Friday, while others use them over a couple of weeks."
The next Sunday morning, the Giesers pass around a sign-up sheet showing name, address, and the five designated evenings. Five volunteers are thus easily recruited, and all the information is there in their lap.
"Even if a baby is born early in a weekâsay, on Monday," Gicscr explains, "the mother and child aren't likelv to go home from the hospital until nearly the weekend, when the dad can help. And by Sunday, our system is up and running."
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