Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries

  Good morning all!  Despite the freezing temperatures we've been enduring, there is always some good news to share that can warm our hearts.  Today's good news comes from our friend JL: she bought an extra Christmas tree this weekend and wants to give it to someone who needs one!  If you or one of your friends/neighbors is having a difficult time this year, please email me as soon as you possibly can and I'll put you in touch with her.  This is a first come, only one served situation.  In other wonderful news, my terrific husband Mike and our friend Bob got the first of our two banners up at Shepherd of the Valley where we now make our home.  There's a picture attached for you to see them.  It was FREEZING, and we really appreciate them for doing this.  Banner #2 will eventually go on the Washington Street side of the building.    Now the lukewarm news: Yes, SNAP has been reinstated, but it has been cut for many people, and prices ...

  Stone Soup Kitchen opens at 4 pm on Friday evenings, located in Shepherd of the Valley Church on Washington Street in Ayer. Please park in the Newton Street lot and walk up to the first blue door on Washington Street. Dinner is open to ANYone who wants a good hot meal and some company...no need to bring anything but yourself unless you want to! From 4 to 5, we are open for those who want to get together and socialize in the dining room. The potluck dinner is available from 5 to 5:30 followed by dessert and our open support group, which runs from 5:30 to 6, if you'd like to stay for it after dinner. This week, thanks to our friends Angela and Cindy, we will be feasting on a pulled pork dinner with various sides, dessert, juice, coffee, and some extra snacks to take home for the weekend. Our food pantry is open every Saturday morning from 10 to noon, same location. Come to the parking lot on Cambridge Street and follow the arrows. If you need food, or KNOW someone...

  Click for larger version The wonderful Ayer Library is teaming up with us again this year to provide our community with warm clothing. Stop by Youth Services, take a ticket off the tree return with mittens and warm items to hang back up!  Ayer Library 26 East Main Street Ayer MA  01432

  Happy December! I originally planned to write a letter today, but Mike and I had the opportunity to go with our daughter to visit the studio of her favorite art professor who is now retired from the college she attended. So I decided to take the day off, other than to run some groceries over to the police station and to write this quick thank you to all of you! We couldn't do what we do without all of you. We had a fantastic turnout for our Friday evening Friendsgiving Dinner. My special thanks to Linda, Jim, Tina, Melanie, Ginger, Jane, Elizabeth, Steve, and Connie for contributing to the cooking. Besides these great home cooks, we have had contributions made by individuals, businesses, organizations, churches, and families...contributions of money, food, time, muscles, driving, baked goods, and love. We are going into this holiday season in pretty good shape, and we owe it all to you! Thank you so much 💕

  Stone Soup Kitchen opens at 4 pm on Friday evenings, located in Shepherd of the Valley Church on Washington Street in Ayer. Please park in the Newton Street lot and walk up to the first blue door on Washington Street. Dinner is open to ANYone who wants a good hot meal and some company...no need to bring anything but yourself unless you want to! From 4 to 5, we are open for those who want to get together and socialize in the dining room. The potluck dinner is available from 5 to 5:30 followed by dessert and our open support group, which runs from 5:30 to 6, if you'd like to stay for it after dinner. This week we will be celebrating Friendsgiving together with a complete turkey dinner, various sides, dessert, juice, coffee, and some extra snacks to take home for the weekend. Our food pantry is open every Saturday morning from 10 to noon, same location. Come to the parking lot on Cambridge Street and follow the arrows. If you need food, or KNOW someone who needs fo...

  Ayer Fire and Police Good morning all! I got a late start this morning because the weekend was totally exhausting, but in a good way :-) I believe we saw all of our regular guests and were able to load them up for Thanksgiving with the dinner bags and gift cards on top of our normal load of groceries. Thanks to all of you, our friends will all have a wonderful Thanksgiving this year, so (not to belabor the word, but...) thank you! Thanksgiving bags – made possible by generous donors and assembled by Lin + Vinny M Gift cards for turkeys (or ham, or whatever) – made possible by the generosity of the Ayer Police Union To help offset the distribution of all these groceries this month, there was a one day “Stuff a Cruiser” event over at Ayer Shop 'n Save on Sunday, arranged by Mark L in Dispatch, and manned by both Ayer Police and Ayer Fire. It was successful beyond all expectations. Two huge pickup truck-loads plus the trunks of a car or two. Going into the day, I th...

  Stone Soup Kitchen opens at 4 pm on Friday evenings, located in Shepherd of the Valley Church on Washington Street in Ayer. Please park in the Newton Street lot and walk up to the first blue door on Washington Street. Dinner is open to ANYone who wants a good hot meal and some company...no need to bring anything but yourself unless you want to! From 4 to 5, we are open for those who want to get together and socialize in the dining room. The potluck dinner is available from 5 to 5:30 followed by dessert and our open support group, which runs from 5:30 to 6, if you'd like to stay for it after dinner. This week the potluck this week will feature roasted chicken, both on the bone and boneless, various sides, dessert, juice, coffee, and some extra snacks to take home for the weekend. Our food pantry is open every Saturday morning from 10 to noon, same location. Come to the parking lot on Cambridge Street and follow the arrows. If you need food, or KNOW someone who needs fo...