Soup To Go
For over 8 years, the Soup To Go ministry has been delivering homemade soup and chili, sandwiches, juice and other treats along with toiletry items, underwear, socks, sweatshirts and blankets to the homeless population of Boston. In February 2010, after an outbreak of what appears to have been stomach flu, the Boston Health Department asked us to stop serving hot and cold food until our procedures had been approved by the local health agent and our cooks and deliverers had been trained. Unfortunately despite efforts by team members and the cooperation of the Medfield Board of Health, we have yet to come to a point of resolution with the Boston officials.
The Soup To Go Mission Coordinating Team is eager to get back to serving our homeless friends in Boston. During our hiatus we have seen or spoken with a number of our street friends who have only reinforced how much they value what UCC Medfield's STG ministry has meant to them. We have used this time to re-evaluate our mission and quickly, passionately and unanimously agreed that our original purpose remains sound: In Christian love, we seek to serve primarily the unsheltered homeless by providing caring companionship and nutritious home-style food or other resources including clothing and personal care items.
We invite interested members of the congregation to join us on Wednesday, June 16 at 7:30 in the Parlor as we brainstorm about how best our congregation can return to service through Soup To Go. We continue to research and consider options for the mission from partnering with other churches or organizations serving the homeless in Boston to licensing a mobile van. We know that God has a plan which will emerge through your prayers and wisdom.
