Hope, Love, and Turkey:
Help Cathedral of Hope
Bless a Family This Thanksgiving!
Help us make this Thanksgiving special for hundreds of families in our community. Sign up to donate a complete Thanksgiving Basket or give today, and we'll create one on your behalf.
EACH YEAR
Our congregation collects and shares hundreds of baskets of food providing
a Thanksgiving Feast for those
who are in need.
These special baskets contain all the ingredients for a traditional Thanksgiving feast and will feed a large family for several days. The generosity of our members makes hundreds of these baskets available each year and many in the local community depend on these. Your generosity is a blessing.
How You Can Help:
Donate a Thanksgiving Basket
Full baskets must be delivered on Sunday, November 22, 2026 between 8am-10am.
Thanksgiving Basket Sign Up
Purchase a Basket
Don’t have time to shop? You can purchase a basket through our online store, and we’ll take care of creating and distributing the basket for you. Each basket ($75) ensures one family has a full Thanksgiving meal.
What goes in a Thanksgiving Basket
Here is the Thanksgiving Basket Shopping List:
1 Large Plastic Laundry Basket
1 FrozenTurkey (8-12lb)preferred. (Substitute ham or chicken of same size if unable to locate)
1 Bag of Potatoes (3 to 5lb.bag)
2 Boxes of Dressing
2 Cans of Green Beans
2 Cans of Corn
2 Cans of Sweet Potatoes/Yams
2 Cans of Fruit (fruit cocktail, peaches or pears)
2 Cans/Packets of Gravy
2 Cans Cranberry Sauce
2 Cans or 1 Box Chicken Broth
1 Box Biscuit or Pancake Mix
1 Cake Mix & Frosting or Brownie Mix
1 Can of Coffee or a Box of Tea (both if you like)
1 Bag of Dried Beans
1 Bag of Rice Roasting Pan
****Consider Optional Items to help extend this gift to stretch across multiple meals****
Cornbread Mix
Poptarts or Oatmeal
Noodles & Spaghetti or Pasta Sauce
Cookies or Snack Cakes
Additional Canned Fruit, Rice, and/or Beans
FAQs
What is a Thanksgiving Basket?
A Thanksgiving Basket is a collection of groceries that provides a full traditional Thanksgiving meal to a large family. These groceries are donated in large plastic laundry baskets that families can reuse at home.
What if I don’t have time to shop?
Purchase a BasketYou can purchase a ticket, and we’ll create and distribute it for you. Your purchase of a $75 basket provides a full Thanksgiving meal for a family.
Who receives the Thanksgiving Baskets?
The baskets are distributed to local families in need as well as through our community outreach partners and partner agencies.
If you wish to request a basket, please call the church office on Monday, November 2 beginning at 9am. Baskets are allocated quickly, so we recommend calling before 10am. (214-351-1901)