Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries

  Good morning, good morning, and happy August! The summer is flying by, and there is so much to share with you. Before I forget, I want to thank each of you who responded to offer help for our various events that are coming up and for some that are on-going. Thank you for being a part of our village, or more properly in this case, part of the Soup! We still have a couple of slots that have opened up for Saturday morning pantry volunteers. Email me back for all the details if you'd like to find out more. So, here's the news in brief: Rachel's Garden Gleaners are prepared to help anyone whose garden has gotten away from them. She will help you arrange donations, help you with harvesting, and give you advice on your plantings, both right now and for the future of your garden. ( rachelsunflower01432@gmail.com ) Our local Alltown Fresh is letting everyone know that SSK is an official Food Partner. Each week, Nicole T picks up sandwiches, salads, and snacks that w...

  Stone Soup Kitchen opens at 4 pm on Friday evenings, located in Shepherd of the Valley Church on Washington Street in Ayer.   **For Friday dinner, you must park in the lot off of Newton St and walk up to the first blue door unless you are disabled** For the Saturday food pantry, please come to the parking lot on Cambridge St. It is open from 10 to noon. * * * * * 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. Our potluck this week features pulled pork 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 t...

  Good morning everyone! What a beautiful weekend, and there are many beautiful things to tell you about too. I've highlighted in yellow the volunteer opportunities below, so if your email reader supports that, it will make it easy to see how you can get involved with our vibrant community. Our Friday dinner community continues to grow, and we find ourselves in need of some more volunteers. We also have a couple of slots opening up for Saturday morning pantry volunteers and another Wednesday morning packing crew member. If you have any interest in being a part of our potluck, packing, or pantry community, please leave a private comment here with your email address! The annual August food drive at the Ayer Police Station is starting this coming weekend. You'll be able to drop off donations there all August, in addition to the usual spots at Ayer Shop 'n Save and at the pantry at specific times. The advantage of the Police Station is its availability around the clock! A...

  Stone Soup Kitchen opens at 4 pm on Friday evenings, located in Shepherd of the Valley Church on Washington Street in Ayer.   **For Friday dinner, you must park in the lot off of Newton St and walk up to the first blue door unless you are disabled** For the Saturday food pantry, please come to the parking lot on Cambridge St. It is open from 10 to noon. * * * * * 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. Our potluck this week features grilled hamburgers 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....

Good morning! What a gorgeous weekend, the type that all of us except for extreme heat-lovers just live for. Mike and I are going to try to extend the weekend a little bit this afternoon after I get all of the paperwork done. This particular part of the paperwork...writing the weekly letter...is pure joy for me, since I get to share with you all of the amazing things that you are enabling us to accomplish in the lives of our friends and community. There are actually so many small (and a couple of big) things to share with you today that this whole letter could be an episode of One Small Thing! So I'll leave off the title and just tell you as much as I can remember about the blessings we've experienced this past week. Ayer Police Department is going to be holding the annual food drive for us in the month of August, where you can drop off pantry items at the Police Station. In addition, APD and Ayer-Shirley-Groton Rotary Club will be holding a Fill-a-Cruiser event...

  Stone Soup Kitchen opens at 4 pm on Friday evenings, located in Shepherd of the Valley Church on Washington Street in Ayer. **For Friday dinner, you must park in the lot off of Newton St and walk up to the first blue door unless you are disabled** For the Saturday food pantry, please come to the parking lot on Cambridge St. It is open from 10 to noon. * * * * * 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. Our potluck this week: winner winner, turkey 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 loca...

  Good morning! We had an extremely busy weekend, but it was also very satisfying in that we were able to help a LOT of people. The farm owned by the Boston Area Gleaners is ramping up for the season, and we received our first full shipment of produce. Nonetheless, we needed more than we had. The last two people to visit the pantry on Saturday had to be satisfied with gift cards to go purchase their own produce. So even though no one went away empty-handed, it wasn't ideal. Some of the surge in our numbers is probably due to our being closed on the 4th, but we shall see! If you'd like to help us out with produce, have questions about your own gardening efforts, or need a hand with harvesting, don't forget about our gardening guru Rachel! She and her team can help you out. You can contact her at rachelsunflower01432 at gmail dot com We super-appreciate our friends Andy, Bethany, and others at Shepherd of the Valley who share produce with us each week from their...