Searching for Grocery Stores, Fresh Food And Producers

• Child and family programs and events
  
• Summer camps
  

• Recreation After School programs, PA Day Camps, March Break and Summer Camps
• youth drop-in, Red Cross babysitting course, Leadership Development, Leader In Training
• Co-operative Youth Farm, high school experience
• Get Active (Grades 6, 7, 8) Sports Night, Adult Zumba
• backpack and school supplies
• Salvation Army Christmas Hamper West End Host site
• community garden
• neighbourhood summer market, emergency food pantry (call ahead)
• seasonal clothing drives and Goodwill clothing vouchers
• year round tax filing assistance
• advocacy with community agencies and programs

• 8:30 am Holy Communion with the Book of Common Prayer
• 10:00 am Holy Communion (Live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/@allsaintslutherananglicanc1967)​

• Silvercreek Community Market (Fellowship Hall)
• Participant in Saturday Night Suppers at Royal City Mission
• Partner with University of Guelph Ecumenical Campus Ministry (ECM)

• Loyola House: Retreat house for silent retreats and training in Ignatian spirituality; venue for external retreats, business conferences, meetings, and special events.
• Ignatius Farm: Certified organic vegetable farm that operates on a Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) model, building relationships between farmers and consumers. Rents out farm acreage and community garden plots, trains new farmers in the practices and principles of organic agriculture. Also invites people to get involved in their local farm through purchasing CSA vegetable shares. Members purchase shares and pick up their portion of the harvest throughout the season.
• Ignatius Old-Growth Forest: A 500-year ecological restoration project that offers a setting for people of all ages to engage, learn and connect with the natural world through walking trails, education programs, work placements, and community activity days; located on 100 acres and protected from development under a conservation easement with Ontario Farmland Trust.
• Orchard Park Office Centre: Professional office rentals minutes from downtown Guelph.

• Weekly market offering fresh fruit and vegetables free of charge to assist low income people and families to meet their healthy food requirement.
• Delivery and Curb Side Service available.
• Also offer a Harvey's Free Bread Market which offers bread from Zehrs and Cobs on Sundays - open to everyone.

• children's recreational programs (subsidized spaces available upon approval)
• after school program
• summer camp
• practical needs shelf
• various seasonal events and activities

• morning meal program for school age children
• emergency 2 day food support provided

• preschool programs
• youth programs
• summer day camp

• free or low cost recreation activities for families
• seasonal community events
• referrals and advocacy

Worship services Sunday 10 am

Community Outreach
* Food For Life - provides free food to those in need, Thu 9:30-10:30 am
* More Than Meals - provides free, fresh or frozen home-cooked meals to anyone in the community experiencing a difficult time due to medical treatments or recovery, recent loss of a loved one, or other difficulties - call church office or email meals@actoncrc.com for details
* Annual Say Yes to the Dress event provides free, gently-used formal attire for Graduation or Prom to students * donations of formal wear accepted (Facebook Page)

Special Events
* Concerts
* Breakfasts
* Speakers
* Visit website for more information

Weekly Small Groups
* Bible Studies
* Women's Morning Coffee Break Group
* Girls' GEMS
* Boys' Cadets
* Youth Group
* Youth of Yesterday
* Knit and Chat

Annual Vacation Bible School Kids Camp in the Summer
Annual Women's Breakfast

This listing describes where to find services for grocery delivery, shopping services and accompaniment.

GROCERY DELIVERY
Metro Online Grocery

• order online for home delivery
• available for Georgetown postal code addresses

Voilà by Sobey's

• order online for home delivery
• available for Acton and Georgetown postal code addresses

SHOPPING SERVICES / ACCOMPANIMENT

1. Some commercial home care/home support agencies offer shopping services and/or accompaniment (fee for use) - for complete list see here
2. Occasional accompaniment for shopping may be available at no charge for clients of the non-profit agencies Acclaim Health (see separate listing here) and Links2Care (see separate listing here).

• farmer training (The Farm Planner, Sustainable Farming Certificate, One Day Workshops - basic farming skills)
• workshops
• educational tours
• harvest share / working share programs
• school programs (matched to provincial curriculum K-12)
• Farm Camp
• Team Building

Offers a full choice shopping experience with access to healthy, fresh rescued food

• Bring your own shopping bags
• For inquiries: tremainemarket@foodforlife.ca

Food for Life Program

• outreach program provides people in need with direct access to fresh food within their neighborhood
• no application required
• 2 grocery bags per family
• at the Connect Centre, 121 Chisholm Drive

GROCERY DELIVERY

• check with your regular grocery store to see what delivery services they offer
• delivery available from most grocery stores including, Walmart, COSTCO, Longo's, Metro, and Loblaws

SHOPPING SERVICES / ACCOMPANIMENT:

• some commercial home care/home support agencies offer shopping services and/or accompaniment (usually for a fee)
• for complete list see here
• occasional accompaniment for shopping may be available at no charge for clients of the Home Help programs of non-profit agencies (see separate listing for Links2Care)

Worship:

• Weekly Worship Service offered in both Georgetown and Glen Williams

Food Programs:

• Food for Life - weekly, free food available to those in need
• Ev's Kitchen - home-cooked lunch held the last Friday of every month except July and August at the Georgetown church. Starts at 11 am with fellowship following at 1 pm

Rental space available, see website for details

Online services available through church YouTube channel

Food for Life ​

• Tuesday am bag delivery​
• Please call 905-877-8323​ to receive a bag - based on availability of volunteers
• Focus is on those with mobility constraints and those with lack of transportation

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Church service:

• Candlelight Service Sun 7:30 pm with weekly guest musician

Groups:

• Rainbows Program for children dealing with grief and/or other difficult situations
• transportation to the church can be arranged
• contact The Rev. Aaron Orear for further details

Food for Life distribution centre - a nonprofit organization that supplies surplus perishable food (baked goods, fruit and vegetables, prepared foods, dairy and meat) free of charge to those in need

Events:

Men w/ Spatulas Community Breakfast

• last Sat of each month
• Sep-May (excluding Dec)
• 8 am-10:30 am
• small charge for meal

Christmas on the Credit bazaar

• annually, first Sat in Dec

Annual Victoria Weekend BBQ with fireworks - Sat
Canada Day BBQ, live entertainment, fireworks - Jul 1 annually

Rental Facilities:

• Hall available for rent
• main parish hall holds 100 people
• Alban House (suitable for small meetings) holds 10-12 people
• to book, contact Louise in the church office during office hours
• facilities available to everyone