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Special November 2025 Service Date: Hot Meal, Food Shopping, Toy Bazaar – 11/22/25 Doors Open at 12:30; Service 1:00 – 2:30p

TLC Food Pantry

Hello Friends!

If we’re being honest, it has been a CRAZY past few weeks given all the uncertainty over SNAP and associated benefits. We are grateful to hear that by all accounts, benefits are being restored. With any luck, they’ll be back in place by the time this email comes out.

Amazingly, we are already up to the holiday season as well! (How in the world did that happen so quickly?!?!) This means that one of our most fun service days of the year is also upon us. If you have been with us for a while, you know what’s coming. However, if you are either new to TLC or have not been with us over previous holidays, we have a extra treat for you!!

  1. As we do every month, routine ‘shopping’ will occur
  2. The Youth Group at Temple Lutheran will prepare and serve our special Thanksgiving meal (menu is being put together later tonight;-)
  3. The TLC ‘Toy Bazaar’ returns for it’s 9th year! You’ll have the opportunity to select a gift (maybe two) for any children in your family and have it wrapped for you by our team!

Doors will open at 12 pm. Remember, no line formation until 11:30 am, no illegal parking (blocking driveways), no tying bags on the railing, and no entering the building early (admittance must be from a pantry team member). There is limited parking directly in front of the church and we ask that you please respect our neighbors. Thank you!!

TLC Pantry Guidelines:

  • shoppers will be escorted through the pantry by one of our volunteers to fill their food bags
  • if you have re-usable bags from previously, please bring them
  • order of shopping is based on order of arrival – numbers will be handed out at the check-in desk. please be courteous and respectful of one another
  • cutting the line or not following the guideline above may result in being moved to the back of the line

We can’t wait to see you on Saturday — come for the food, stay for the community!

Need Help?

TLC Food Pantry

SNAP Support is Available

This past Saturday (11/8/25), we held a special drive-through grocery day at TLC Food Pantry. We have fielded a number of inquiries in regard to food availability and a number of gracious volunteers stepped up to help. The donations we have received allowed us to restock our shelves and to prepare additional bags. We were able to distribute these bags during the drive-through event.

IF YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, IS STRUGGLING WITH FOOD INSECURITY FROM THE RECENT SNAP IMPACT, WE HAVE ADDITIONAL BAGS PREPARED. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP AT TLC FOOD PANTRY.

Additionally, we have our upcoming regular monthly Service Date scheduled for Saturday, 11/22/25. This service day includes our regular shopping. If you are on our email list, we will send a notice about this event in the next week or so. We will also share a new post on this site when that event is coming up. Hint – ALL are welcome;-)

Use the ‘Contact‘ link above if you have any specific questions and/or to request any SNAP supplemental bags if you need them.

TLC Food Pantry — come for the food, stay for the community!

May 2025 Service Date – 5/24/25 Doors Open at 12:30; Service 1:00 – 2:30p

TLC Food Pantry

Hello Friends!

We hope this message finds you well as we move into the heart of spring and closer to those long summer days! Thank you to everyone who joined us in April – we loved seeing your smiles and sharing some seasonal cheer. We are looking forward to seeing you all again this month.

If you’ve not been with us before or if you have never attended, please know you are always welcome to come ‘shop’ with us. If you know a friend, a neighbor, or anyone else in need of support, please bring them with you this month! (or be sure to tell them about us).

Doors will open around 12:30, as soon as we have the space setup. Please continue to obey all parking signs and driveways of those who live on Brookline Blvd. There is limited parking directly in front of the church and we ask that you please respect our neighbors.

TLC Pantry Guidelines:

  • shoppers will be escorted through the pantry by one of our volunteers to fill their food bags
  • if you have re-usable bags from previously, please bring them
  • order of shopping is based on order of arrival – numbers will be handed out at the check-in desk. please be courteous and respectful of one another

We can’t wait to see you on Saturday — come for the food, stay for the community!

April 25, 2020 Service Day Delivery Plans

TLC Food Pantry

Friends, Neighbors, and Patrons –

As you well know, the past few weeks have been like nothing we have experienced before. We are praying that you have been able to remain out of harm’s way and have managed to stay healthy. While Social Distancing has been helping to flatten the curve, we can agree that there are costs involved. We are wearing masks/gloves in public and we’re not gathering together as we would all like to.

Unfortunately, this means that we will NOT be holding our typical service day get-together again this month. However, we WILL be delivering pre-packed bags of food – as we did last month. Sorry, but we are not stocked well enough in order to take specific requests right now.

We have a sizable number of bags made up so far and will continue filling more throughout the week. Our group of volunteers will be picking up and delivering these bags in the early afternoon this coming Saturday (4/25/20).

If you are new to the TLC Food Pantry and were planning to visit us in person this month, send an inquiry email to the address below and we will send you a Registration Form. Once we have that information, we will reach out with information on how we can help.

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pantry@templelutheran.org

Please continue to pray for everyone in our neighborhood, town, and country. There are certainly many troubling stories in the media right now, but there are also SO many uplifting and encouraging stories as well. You just may need to look a little deeper in order to find them;-)

God Bless – the TLC Food Pantry Team

March 28, 2020 Food Service Plans

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Friends, Neighbors, and Patrons –

We have been closely monitoring the ever-changing landscape of our both our town and our country in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our primary concern if for the health, safety, and well-being of everyone in our community.

We also know that Social Distancing is making it even more challenging for some to get work, earn a paycheck, or obtain basic food supplies. We have been exploring various ways on how to reach out to provide support for anyone struggling with food insecurity during this challenging time.

In order to maintain safe social distances, we will NOT be holding our regular group, shopping style service day this coming Saturday. Rather, we are making arrangements to deliver a pre-packaged bag of food to our regular attendees. Unlike our routine monthly shopping dates, the food bags are composed of standard items. Please understand that our supply is limited this month and we are doing the best to stay equitable for all. We are planning to recruit a group of volunteers to deliver these bags this coming Saturday (3/28/20).

If you are new to the TLC Food Pantry and were planning to visit us this month, send an inquiry email to the address below and we will send you a Registration Form. Once we have that information, we will reach out with information on how we can help.

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pantry@templelutheran.org

We are praying for everyone in our neighborhood, town, and country right now. Regardless of the underlying cause, difficult times are always made more manageable when we are able to come together. Even if we are not able to come together physically, there is still much we ARE able to do for one another. Continue to look our for each other and please reach out with any service requests. We will update this blog as often as we have news or updates to share.

God Bless – the TLC Food Pantry Team