Our History

Serving Our Neighbors Since 1998

St. Lukes’ Food Pantry is a long-running Cathedral ministry. Begun in 1998, it has evolved into a weekly Thursday morning 8-11 pantry which currently serves approx. 100 families. We operate out of the Cathedral’s rear entrance at 134 Park Street.

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We buy food from Good Shepherd Food Bank and get salvaged food and great assistance from South Portland Food Cupboard, Wayside Food Programs and Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association. Our neighbors are diverse: long-time Mainers, new immigrants, and those facing short-term food shortages.

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Our dedicated volunteers gather together the fresh, frozen, and canned food Wednesday mornings and distribute it on Thursdays. ​We benefit from loyal volunteers and donors, but the cost of food always increases and the need is always greater than our capacity. Please consider stopping by to see us in action either morning or by donating our most-needed items: flour, oil, pasta, dried beans. Food donations can be left at the rear of the Cathedral under the portico or brought to any church service.

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Financial donations allow us to buy food from Good Shepherd Food Bank. Even when our visitor numbers surge, nobody goes away empty-handed; but we do strive to offer more than canned fruits and vegetables.