DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF RESOURCES
G2 ACTON (Center) CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, UCC 978-263-2728
Location: Acton Center, 12 Concord Road
Suggested contact: Rev. R. H. Olmsted, Rev. Gail Miller, Mr. Peter Larsen
Kind of resource and cost: Church
Services provided: Good Shepherd help program, Al-anon,
Boy and Girl Scouts, social clusters, ESL, Antique Show
Habitat
for Humanity, Alpha programs, Jubilee, Steven's Ministry.
Community Suppers, 5:00 to 6:45 Weds, free.
Men's Breakfast monthly, Friday Morning Prayer Breakfast 6:45 weekly,
Website:ACTON CONGREGATIONAL
G3 UNION CHURCH OF STOW 978-897-2328
Location: 317 Great Road, Stow, MA
Contact: Rev. Susan Butler
Kind of resource: UCC Congregational Church
Services provided: Sunday morning worship service 9:30 AM
Sunday School Sept. to June.
Alpha and Jubilee programs. Several Bible studies.
G4 HINDU RELIGION DISCUSSION 978-456-4444
Bochasanwasi Swaminarayan Santha
Location: 50 Stedmens St. Lowell, MA 01851
Contact: Dr. Deepypepl Patel
Meetings: Sunday 4-6:30 PM
G5 CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS
(MORMON) 978-486-4513
Location: 616 Great Rd. Littleton
Suggested contact:
Kind of resource and cost: Church
Services provided:
G6 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE 978-263-1482
Location: Reading Room at 267 Central St, Acton
Suggested contact:
Kind of resource and cost:
Services provided:
G7 FAITH EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH 978-263-0075
Location: 54 Hosmer Street, Acton, MA
Suggested contact: Rev. Doug Welch, Rev. Brad Johnson
Kind of resource and cost: Church.
Services provided: Home Bible Study.
Web site: FAITH EVANG
G8 ACTON KOREAN CHURCH 978-263-8459
Location: 54 Hosmer Street, Acton, MA,
Share space with Faith Chapel.
Suggested contact: Pastor David Lee
Kind of resource and cost: Korean Church, Evangelical
Free Church of America.
G9 FIRST PARISH CHURCH OF STOW AND ACTON
-- (Unitarian and Universalist) 978-897-8149
Location: 353 Great Rd., Stow
Suggested contact: Pastor Rev. Tom Rosiello
Kind of resource and cost: Church
Services provided: Al Anon, ACOA,
G10 FRIENDS MEETING 978-263-4992
Location: Minuteman A.R.C.,
1269 Main St., West Concord
Suggested contact: Sally Jeffries
Kind of resource and cost: Meetings in homes
Services provided: Services at 10 a.m. with Sunday School at 10
a.m.
also. Programs for peace and justice.
G11 GOOD SHEPHERD-EPISCOPAL 978-263-5782
Location: 164 Newtown Rd., Acton
Suggested contact: Rev. Gale Davis Morris
Kind of resource and cost: Services: Sunday Holy Eucharist 7:45 a.m.
and at 9:00 a.m. and
10:30 a.m. Coffeeand social hour, Sunday School.
Weds. 7:30 Holy Eucharist.
e-mail goodshep@ma.ultranet.com
Web page:EPISCOPAL CHURCH
New Web site:goodshepherdacton.org
G12 MOUNT CALVARY LUTHERAN 978-263-5156
Location: 472 Mass. Ave., Acton
Suggested contact: call office, Pastor Rev. Timothy Knapp.
Kind of resource and cost: Lutheran Church.
Services provided:worship ,AA, Pre-school and Kindergarten.
Webpage:LUTHERAN CHURCH
G13 SOUTH ACTON CONGREGATIONAL 978-263-2332
Location: 35 School ST., Acton
Suggested contact: office, Rev. Dadgie Scott or new pastor Rev. Katrina Wensch
Kind of resource and cost: Church services 10:30 AM.
Services provided: N.A., Single Again, Supper Group. Common Cathedral for homeless
.
Water program for people with special needs, Bible studies
A FRIEND IN NEED is a program formed by a group of
concerned volunteers to offer one-time financial
help to people in need ($100-$1000) in Acton,
Boxboro, Maynard, and Concord. Call South
Acton Congregational Church, but need not belong to any religious organization.
G14 ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY 978-263-4305
Location: 89 Arlington ST., Acton
Suggested contact: Rev. Sean McCarthy
Kind of resource and cost: Roman Catholic Church.
Services provided: See CLOTHING CENTER CLOSET (E2),
and
see ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS (H1), Recyle furniture and
appliances to needy families (See E9), Boy Scout Troop.
SHARE program of food distribution
Website: ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC CHURCH
e-mail address: office@seoh.fiam.net
G15 ST. MATTHEW'S UNITED METHODIST 978-263-2822
Location: 435 Central Street, Acton
Suggested contact: Rev. Bruce Pehrson
Kind of resource and cost: Church
Services provided: Boy Scouts, Household Goods Recyling Ministry (see E9)
Web site:ST. MATTHEWS METHODIST
e-mail address: stmatthews@fiam.net
G16 TEMPLE BETH ELOHIM 978-263-3061
Location: 133 Prospect St., Acton
Suggested contact: Rabbi Lewis Mintz
Jewish Temple, Unaffiliated.
Services provided: K-10th grade supplementary education,
weekly Shabbat services, holiday services.
Web site:TEMPLE
G17 U.C.C. BOXBOROUGH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 978-263-7387
Location: 723 Mass. Ave., Boxborough
Suggested contact: Rev. Ute Molitor
Kind of resource and cost: Church
Services provided: see BOXBOROUGH NEIGHBORS (C4).
Boxborough Children Center, Ford Auto Club, flu shots, Habitat for Humanity.
Luncheon for seniors, Brownies Cub Scouts, Sr. Exercise (at Town
Hall), Fellowship Hall avail. for rent.
G18 WEST ACTON BAPTIST 978-263-5902
Location: 592 Mass. Ave., Acton
Suggested contact: Rev. Jeffrey Long Middleton
Kind of resource and cost: Church
Sunday Services 10:30 a.m. Worship (9:30 a.m. in Summer)
Sunday School, 9:30 a.m children & adults in Annex Bldg.
Space to Alcoholics Anonymous groups:
Mondays 7:30 PM AA for Beginners and Veterans;
Wed. 7 p.m. AA book; Thurs. 8 p.m. Alanon;
Sat. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Women's AA.
Space to Overeaters, Fri. 7:30 p.m.
Space to Single Parents, 2nd and 4th Wed. 7 p.m.
Space to Emmanuel Church (Portuguese speaking, Brazilian) with
services Sat. & Sun. 6 to 9 p.m. and Wed. 4 to 8 p.m.
G19 ISLAMIC CENTER OF BOSTON 508-358-5885
Location: 126 Boston Post Road, Wayland.
Suggested contact: Religious Director, Dr. Mohamed Reda.
Services provided: Friday Prayer 1:00 PM. Islamic
Sunday school, Sept.-June, 10 AM-1:00. Ramadan: Taraweeh prayers.
Eid prayers, weddings, educational outreach programs.
Web site: www.icbwayland.org.
G20 JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES 978-897-2046
Location: 2 School Steet, Maynard, MA
Kind of resource: Christian church distributing pamphlets
on their faith
in this area and around the world.
Web site:WITNESSES
G21 GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL 508-358-7979
Middlesex Camp with local members.
Contact: John Turchinetz, Tel. 508-358-7979
Kind of resource: Christian men placing Bible free in hotels and motels.
International organization giving out Bibles in all languages.
Headquarters in Nashville, TN, Tel. 615-883-8533, e-mail tgi@gideons.org
G22 ACTON, BOXBOROUGH, STOW, CLERGY ASSOCIATION
Contact: Call local clergy.
Kind of resource: Emergency fund for crises.
One time use only. Fund is rotated through 8 churches for administration.