We’re excited to announce that our 2025 Christmas Dinner will be on Sunday, December 7, from 3-5pm, at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, and we invite you to join us!

We have had another incredible year of sharing life with our friends experiencing homelessness, and it’s time to celebrate the Christmas season together. It’s a great way to kick off the Advent season, and let our friends on the margins know they are seen, heard, and loved.

As we’ve done almost every December since 2001, we will welcome all to an outdoor feast with all the fixings of a homestyle Christmas dinner - a delicious meal, holiday decorations, caroling, and plenty of Christmas cheer. The best part is sitting side-by-side and sharing the meal with our unhoused neighbors, building kinship together around the table.

To see photos from last year’s event, go to our Christmas Dinner 2024 photo album on our Facebook page and check them out.

There are many ways to participate, so check out the volunteer areas below and then sign up using the online form below.

We hope you will be part of this fun and festive event!

Volunteer Areas:

Caroling - join others in singing Christmas carols to add a festive note to the event. Feel free to bring a guitar or other instruments!

Cleanup - help take care of the trash during and after the event, making sure the event space is clean

Food & Beverage Service - serve drinks and plates to our guests and volunteers who will be eating together

Guest Transportation - ride along with shuttle buses that will be taking guests to/from local shelters

Hospitality - serve as a table host sitting and eating with guests and having conversations with those around you

Registration - welcome guests and get folks signed in with name tags as they arrive

Setup - help load tables and supplies on and off the truck, and set up onsite prior to the event

Teardown - help load tables and supplies on the truck at the end of the event, and then unload at Lazarus’ storage space