Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries

  January 2026 Dear Friends of Stone Soup Kitchen, Happy New Year! The biggest news this past year was, of course, our move to Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church on Washington Street in Ayer! It's been a great new home for us, allowing for a much better system for our pantry distribution each Saturday. We got off to a slow start because of the move, but most people seem to have been able to find us! We had another slowdown due to a fire in August, but then we saw quite a surge in the fall during the government shutdown. It mostly seems to have stabilized now, but it has made our yearly stats a bit less meaningful than in previous years. * * * * * Thank you to all of you for your faithfulness this past year in supporting our community through Stone Soup Kitchen. As a reminder, our mission is two-fold: to help alleviate food insecurity and hunger, and to bring lonely or marginalized people together with other community members, helping them to form more relationsh...

Good morning and Happy New Year, dear friends!  This weekend, Mike and I had the occasion to be guests at our pantry.  Mike is not allowed to drive for a time (He is fine!  It's just a precaution) and just before New Year's, I contracted the worst flu I've had in maybe decades.  So Mike walked down to the pantry on Saturday morning to get bread, bananas, apple juice, and cans of soup.  He was also given cookies, a cup of hot chocolate, and a place to sit and chat with someone other than me!  Needless to say, we were glad the pantry was there, and our very capable crew took care of everything.   In a separate post, you will find our end of the year thank you letter and annual wrap-up of what we accomplished.  There are also some stats for those who are numerically inclined!  If you need an "in-kind" tax form and/or a monetary donation tax receipt, those will be coming over the next few weeks.  If you don't receive one by January 20...