General Topics and Information - Central East

Meal Programs:

Stratford:

Avondale United Church (PER0228) - Church provides free hot meal - typically last Sunday of month. Dine-in only, served from 5:15 pm-6 pm. Please enter through back door off of Huntingdon Ave. 2025 Dates - Sun Oct 26, Sun Nov 30, no meal in Dec. 2026 Dates - Sun Jan 25, Sun Feb 22, Sun Mar 29, Sun Apr 26 and Sun May 31.

Local Community Food Centre (PER2097), 612 Erie St, Stratford Mon 4:30 pm-6 pm, Fri 11am-1 pm. No meals Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026. 519-508-3663

Avon Thames Catholic Family of Parishes - St Joseph's Church (PER2201), 96 Huron St, Stratford - 3rd Thu each month, year round, dine-in, 5 pm-7 pm.

Bethel Pentecostal Church (PER1577) host at Zion Lutheran Church 202 Erie St, Stratford 2nd Wed @ 5 pm, dine-in only, Sep-Jun. 519-273-0050.

Christian Reformed Church (CRC), (PER0193), Dine-in, 1st and 3rd Tue @ 5:15 pm Nov-Apr, call to register 519-273-1292.

Jubilee Christian Fellowship host at St. Paul's Church (PER0814), 9 Douro St, Stratford 2nd and 4th Tue @ 5:15 start Nov-Apr. 519-273-4441

Memorial Baptist Church (PER1046), 113 Bruce St, Stratford - in-person, dine-in preferred (take out option available if needed), at the church at 5:15 pm, on the 4th Thu of every month from Sep-Jun.

Rotary Complex, 353 McCarthy Rd, Stratford - Once a year in Dec - To Stratford With Love - Dec 13, 2025, 5:30 pm start. Go HERE to register .St Andrews Church (PER2202), 25 St Andrew St, Stratford - 1st and 2nd Thu 5:15pm-6:30 pm Sep 5, 2024-Jun 12, 2025

St James Anglican (PER2539), 6 Hamilton St, Stratford - Annual Christmas Day Dinner - free hot turkey dinner with all the trimmings - served in Lower Parish Hall at 12 noon. Community Meals - second Fri of the month Nov-Apr @ 5:15 pm, dine-in only. 2025 Dates - Nov 14, Dec - Christmas Day Dinner. 2026 Dates - Jan 9, Feb 13, Mar 13, Apr 10.

St Pauls Anglican Church (PER0814) - free community continental breakfast Tue and Thu 8 am-10 am in the Auditorium. 519-271-4527

Stratford Community of Christ, 226 Forman Ave - Free Community Breakfasts - 9 am-11 am, last Sun of the month, Sep-Jun, open to everyone. 2025 dates - Sep 28, Oct 26, Nov 23, Dec 28. 2026 dates - Jan 25, Feb 22, Mar 22, Apr 26, May 24, Jun 21.

​St Marys:

St. Marys United Church (PER0257), 85 Church St South, St. Marys - dine-in only, 5:00 pm-6:30 pm. Dates - every other Mon, unless specified otherwise: 2025 Dates - Sept 22, Oct 6 and Oct 20, Nov 3 and Nov 17, Dec 15 and Dec 29. 2026 Dates - Jan 12 and Jan 26, Feb 9 and Feb 23, Mar 9 and Mar 23, Apr 7 (Tue) and Apr 20, May 4 and May 19 (Tue), Jun 1 and Jun 15.

St Marys Arena - To St Marys With Love - Sun Dec 7, 2025 5:30 pm.

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