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Stone Soup Food Pantry, Community Center
Organization:Facility Type: Walk-in Resource
Status: Open
Address:
Ayer, MA 00000
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Website: https://m.facebook.com/FeedJust1
This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary
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Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries
@FeedJust1
The Original Potluck
The story of "stone soup" exists all over the world. In my favorite variation, a hungry traveler appears in a village with nothing but an empty cooking pot, a spoon, and his appetite. When the suspicious villagers will not show him any hospitality, he sets up his cooking pot in the village square and begins to boil water with a simple stone in it.
As the curious townsfolk pass by and ask him what he is doing, he stirs the pot and tells them that he is making stone soup. Further, he explains that at the end of the day when the soup is ready, everyone will be welcome to come and share it with him.
Eventually, one person ventures that the soup might taste better with a few onions. Soon the villagers are each bringing a couple of carrots, a potato, a little salt, whatever they have on hand to add to the stone soup.
At the end of the day, the whole town shares a delicious pot of soup (minus the stone, of course), and they have also learned a valuable lesson about the joys of sharing.
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Since July 2019, Living Water Fellowship in Ayer MA has been the home for Stone Soup Kitchen. The aim was to help provide a gathering place for anyone from the surrounding communities to get together, eat, and fellowship.
It is a mandate of the church to help those who need it. You will see that the name of the Facebook page has been updated to “Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries,” because it better reflects the totality of the community that we are building at Living Water Fellowship. Along with our weekly potlucks, we also have a food pantry and cold weather clothing. Other members of the community visit with us, offering substance abuse counseling, hair cuts, job counseling, and wellness counseling. We are looking to expand this part of our ministry!
We love our community, and so appreciate all of you who have gotten involved in contributing to our stone soup! If you wish to support the work we are doing, you can make monetary donations online at https://iccreditunion.goodcoins.io/causes/4125555
Checks made out to Stone Soup Kitchen can be sent to Living Water Fellowship at the address below. And food donations and gift cards can be left at Ayer Shop n' Save, a wonderful supporter of our program. We are a 501(c)3 charitable organization.
Here is the address:
Living Water Fellowship
41 Littleton Road
Ayer MA 01432
To God be the glory, and my deepest gratitude and love to all of you wonderful people who raised your hands and said, "Here I am...I'll help!" when we thought we wouldn't be able to go on. Your encouragement, love, concern, and support has meant the world to us during this really difficult and emotionally draining time. We love you all <3
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The Potluck dinners at Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries operate under the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Part I, Title XV, Chapter 94, Section 328A. We are instructed to let everyone know who comes to eat with us that neither the food nor the facilities have been inspected by the state or by a local public health department.
stonesoupkitchenministries@gmail.com
stonesoupkitchenministries@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/FeedJust1
Created At: Thu Jul 22 02:26:58 +0000 2021
Updated At: Thu Jul 22 02:26:58 +0000 2021
Updated By: tfri
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