Abbey Bread production will be increasing soon, and more volunteers are needed to help Saint Joseph Abbey meet the demands of the new schedule.

Bread is currently baked in the wee hours on Mondays and Wednesdays in the bakery on the Saint Joseph Abbey campus. Volunteers work those days to bake, slice, and bag about 500 loaves of bread, which are donated to eight charities on the Northshore and in New Orleans. Beginning in mid-April, however, bread will be baked three days a week, and the number of loaves will increase.

The new schedule will include baking four batches of bread on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. Volunteer bakers will need to arrive at the bakery around 8 a.m., and volunteer slicers will need to arrive around 1:30 p.m. Both bakers and slicers will be asked to stay until their shift is complete.

If you are interested in volunteering with Abbey Bread as a baker or slicer, contact Volunteer Coordinator Nikki Smith at volunteers@sjasc.edu or 985.892.1800. You may also stop by the Welcome Center near the front of campus and speak with Nikki about becoming a volunteer.