Friday Social + Potluck, Friday Support Group, + Saturday Food Pantry

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, our potluck with feature brisket pot roast 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 who needs food...please come pick some up. Email any questions to stonesoupkitchenministries @ gmail . com (remove the spaces) or leave us a private comment here. ANYone is welcome...no questions asked. No registration, residency, income, or ID requirements.

Special thanks this week to Chuck King, Catie Hayes, Jackie Esielionis, Debbie Eaton, Denise + Kevin Boyd, Rachel + Jacob Kozera, the Ayer office of National Grid + Mich + Jacque, AVS + Christine + Chelsea + Stan, Karen Greenhalge, Patty MacDonald, Carol + Robert Sniegoski, the Ayer Community School, Bake'N Joy Foods + Justin Matkevicius, Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, the Cannon Theatre, Sarah Pileeki + Carla + Lora, Sheila Checchi, Maria Viera, Cathy Case, Zora Marini, Beth Condon, Frances Markel, Richard Wexelblat, Robert Froehlich, Vivian H, Cindy Boaen, IC Federal Credit Union, Kristina Boucher, Rachel Caton, the Community Foundation of North Central MA, Angela + Andy George, Maria Viera, Sioblan Pierce, Janet Providakes, Kathy Daly, Zora Marini, Douglas Unkel, John Howes, Westward Orchard, AYER LIBRARY + Becca Kranz, Pauline Conley, Alison + Rich Enright, Rick + Becky Jones, Elisabeth + Greg Dinning, the Community Harvest Project Inc. + Mike Graves, Boston Area Gleaners at Stonefield Farm, the Greater Lowell Community Foundation, New England Grassroots Fund, Christine + James Wood, Merrimack Valley Food Bank, Inc. + Nancy Goss, Spanish American Center Inc + Teri Tirado, Laurie Sabol + the Cookie Brigade, Anonymous pantry donors, Nicole + Hunter Thoen, the anonymous donors at Shop n' Save, Kathyann + John Ellis, Sonja Clark, Tina Simpson, Kyndra Lutz, Melanie + Greg Pepin, Lin Miller, Kim + Bob Miller, Carol Sniegoski, Ginger Quarles, Dan Condon, Sue Cormier, Kathleen O'Connor, Ned Cheesman, Charlotte Miller, Jane Mahle, Denise Stepleton, Brian Metcalf, Lauren Metzler Barretta + Timmy, Nancy Difrancesco, Cher Middlebrook, Mike Velardi, Crystal Drew, everyone at Ayer Shop n' Save, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, and the entire local community!

Stone Soup Kitchen is located at 21 Washington Street, Suite C, Ayer MA 01432
Parking is in the lot off of Newton Street