Better - part eight

In this time of social distancing and fear, Pastor Bob has recorded a message for our church ahead of time.  You are welcome to listen too, and if you have comments or questions, please leave them below.  Someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

Hebrews 7

Listen to sermon 04-26-20 by Pastor Bob Brachel or Download this episode (right click and save)
"Better" - part eight

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

SATURDAY DRIVE-UP FOOD PANTRY!

We will be having our "drive-by food pantry" on Saturday morning from 10 to noon at Living Water Fellowship. You will not be getting out of your car...just pull up, and we will pack up what you need and bring it out.  If you need food, know someone who needs food, know OF someone who needs food...please come pick some up, or contact us if there are transportation or timing problems. Email stonesoupkitchenministries @ gmail.com (remove the spaces) or leave us a comment here...it will be kept private.  ANYone is welcome...no questions asked. No residency, income, or ID requirements. 

We all owe a deep debt of thanks to Ayer Shop n' Save, the Ayer Rotary, the New England Grassroots Fund, and the entire local community...so many people who care about their neighbors! 

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Road, MA 01432
(Monetary donations can be sent to the address above with pantry/kitchen written on the memo line)

FRIDAY TAKE-OUT POTLUCK!

Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries will be doing our 5:00 Friday potluck dinner at Living Water Fellowship as a "Grab + Go". The meal this week will feature roast pork along with potatoes, salad, and other sides, dessert, a juice box, and some extra snacks for the weekend.  ANYone and EVERYone is welcome. 

Special thanks this week to Leann Mavilia, Julie Sullivan Sallet, Shelly Lawless, Linda McNabb, Shawn Molloy, Denise Stepleton, Sonja Clark, the New England Grassroots Environment Fund, the Ayer MA Community, the entire staff at Ayer Shop n' Save, Bob and Deb Brachel, Dan and Beth Condon, Pam Wyman, Alycia Linnehan, Kathyann Ellis, Lydia + Emily McClure, Julie Woznac, Frances Markle, Rev Phil Goff, Joan Pena, Kauppi Communications, many anonymous Rotarians, Pauline Conley, and Amy Maloney.



Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

Better things - part seven

Again today our sermon was recorded in the parking lot so that we could spread out enough for safety.  Like you, we will be happy when we can gather again and hug each other!

Hebrews 6

Listen to sermon 04-19-20 by Pastor Bob Brachel or Download this episode (right click and save)
"Better things" - part seven

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

Friday take-out potluck

We will be doing our 5:00 Friday potluck dinner at Living Water Fellowship as a "Grab + Go". The meal this week will feature barbecue chicken along with potatoes, salad, and other sides, dessert, a juice box, and some extra snacks for the weekend. ANYone and EVERYone is welcome.

Special thanks this week to Bob + Deborah Brachel, Dan + Beth Condon, Sonja Clark, Amy Leonard, Pam Wyman, Nancy Ohringer, Amy Maloney, Ayer Rotary, Reese Gorini, Rev. Phil Goff, John + Kathyann Ellis, Spaulding Electric, Pauline Conley, Kathy Oosterman, Melanie Pepin, Jen Pederson, Laurie Sabol, Nancy Askin, Janet Providakes, the New England Grassroots Environment Fund, the Ayer MA Community, and the entire staff at Ayer Shop n' Save!

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

Saturday food pantry in Ayer MA

Three inches?? That's not even a proper dusting!

With snow in the forecast, don't worry...our drive-up pantry will be open tomorrow no matter what. Saturday from 10 to noon. No residency or income requirements.

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

Food pantry and hot meals in Ayer

Ayer/Shirley/Littleton community...you are the best EV-AH! Thank you so much for supporting the hot meals and food pantry at Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries. And we have some great news for you. We received a grant from the New England Grassroots Environment Fund which will help us to do even more!

Together, the generous donations from the Ayer, Shirley, and Littleton communities, and this grant will enable us to continue having a hot potluck meal to serve an increasing number of guests each week, and will allow us to purchase specific foods and supplies that we need to make sure our weekly pantry bags are nutritionally balanced and bigger than they used to be. Before, we were merely an emergency food pantry, with enough stock to help someone for 2 to 3 days. Now, we believe that with good management on our part, we will be able to make sure that our guests have much more than that.

Please help us to get the word out to our neighbors who may be struggling, some for the first time ever. We will be "open" on Friday evenings from 5:00 to 5:30 (when we do our grab and go potluck) and on Saturday mornings from 10 to noon (when the drive up pantry is available). The address is Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Road, Ayer MA 01432

We would not be able to do any of this without the loving support of our community, the Ayer Shop n' Save, and New England Grassroots Environment Fund grant. Special thanks this week go out to Emily McClure, Gwen Darden, Jake S, Sonya Tavilla, Joanna West, Mike Velardi, Janet Providakes, Roger Perry, Kathleen Oosterman, Martha Pierce + the Ayer Community School, Susan Dempsey, Seana Hebert + Ty, Michelle Scott, Lauren Metzler, Kristin Logan, Jeremy Silverthorne + Mindi Titus, Shiela Salwa Carman (who made sure we knew about the grant!), and Rebecca Myers.

About Grassroots Fund: The Grassroots Fund is dedicated to co-creating healthy and sustainable communities throughout New England. Grassroots Fund empowers individuals, groups and organizations working across a broad range of environmental and social justice issues. By helping them identify, select and access the specific tools, resources and connections they need to challenge existing systems, groups are able to develop lasting solutions to the complex problems affecting the places they live and the health of the people who live there. Grassroots Fund supports changemakers who face systemic and structural barriers to traditional funding. To learn more visit grassrootsfund.org.

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

Better - part six

Again today our sermon was recorded in the parking lot so that we could spread out enough for safety.  Like you, we will be happy when we can gather again and hug each other!

Hebrews 4:14 to 5:10

Listen to sermon 04-12-20 by Pastor Bob Brachel or Download this episode (right click and save)
"Better" - part six

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

SATURDAY DRIVE-BY FOOD PANTRY

We will be having our "drive-by food pantry" on Saturday morning from 10 to noon at Living Water Fellowship. There will be prepacked bags of ready-to-eat foods that will cater to different family configurations and can be customized for specific needs. And yes, we have toilet paper! You will not be getting out of your car...just pull up, and we will pack up what you need and bring it out.

We have no residency or income restrictions. We all owe a deep debt of thanks to Ayer Shop n' Save and the entire Ayer/Shirley community...so many people that we have gotten confused!

If you bring things to donate during that 10 to noon time period, please take them to the door with the ramp, not the door where people are picking up their bags (look for the sign). Other times to bring donations are Friday nights from 4 to 5:30 and Wednesdays from 10 to noon. Thank you, and we love you all 💕

(Monetary donations can be sent to the address below with pantry/kitchen written on the memo line)

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

FRIDAY TAKE-OUT POTLUCK

We will be doing our 5:00 Friday potluck dinner at Living Water Fellowship as a "Grab + Go". The meal this week will feature sweet and sour pork over rice along with rolls and other sides, dessert, a juice box, and some extra snacks for the weekend. ANYone and EVERYone is welcome. Also, please don't forget that the pantry will be "open" for drive by tomorrow (Saturday) from 10 to noon.

Special thanks this week to Bob + Deborah Brachel, Dan + Beth Condon, Connie Sullivan, Emily McClure, Jeff Bursaw and Bursaw Gas & Oil, Pauline Conley, Lauren Metzler, Bette Surette, Michael Wentzell, Sonja Clark, the Ayer, MA Community, Joanna West, and the entire staff at Ayer Shop n' Save!

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

The Ayer-Shirley community ROCKS!

The big regional pantry closed down on Friday (April 3) and we were all stunned.  But, Stone Soup Kitchen Ministries put out the call and you answered.  We live in the best community in the entire world!  Thank you, and we love you all.

Our pantry will now be open every Saturday morning from 10 to noon.  There are no residency or income requirements, but amounts are limited.  Thank you for understanding.  This is a rapidly changing situation, and we will do our best to keep up with the needs of our beloved community.

If you need help, please leave a comment here rather than calling the church.  No one is currently in the office to take calls.   All comments are moderated, and will not be published for your privacy.


Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055

Better - part five

Today our sermon was recorded in the parking lot so that we could spread out enough for safety.  Like you, we will be happy when we can gather again and hug each other!

Hebrews 4:1-11

Listen to sermon 04-05-20 by Pastor Bob Brachel or Download this episode (right click and save)
"Better" - part five

Living Water Fellowship, 41 Littleton Rd, Ayer MA 01432 978-772-6055