WESTBOROUGH – As part of its 300th anniversary celebration on Sunday, March 17, the Congregational Church engaged in a little meal preparation.
About 30,000 meals.
Volunteers from other churches, and community groups, joined in assembling these meals. They included members of Boy Scout Troop 100 and local Girl Scouts.
At several tables, teams of volunteers measured, poured, weighed and sealed packages of either macaroni and cheese, or oatmeal with apples and cinnamon.
Each package provides six servings of nutritionally balanced meals. The meals are designed so that all that’s needed are water and a heat source.
According to Pam Faustine, chair of the church’s Missions Committee, most of the packages will be delivered by End Hunger New England to shelters and food pantries in the Worcester area. About 5,000 packages will be sent to fire victims in Maui.
“It fits in with the mission of our church,” she said.
Last year, the church assembled 13,000 meals for Ukraine.
Previous church missions include sending relief to victims of the Irish famine in the 1840s.
Faustine credited Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for starting this outreach program more than 10 years ago.
For information on End Hunger New England, visit https://www.endhungerne.org/.
Upcoming events
The church will continue its 300th anniversary with a special service at 10 a.m. on Easter Sunday March 31. There will be special music, along with additional musicians.
There will be a high tea scheduled for Mothers Day on May 12. For Fathers Day on June 16, the church invites the community to a strawberry shortcake and ice cream festival.
Details on these events will be available on April 1, when the anniversary newsletter is posted on https://uccwestboro.org/my-church/300th-anniversary
