The second Annual Faith at the Fair event will held at the Genesee County Fair from 4 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday, July 17.

This will be an evening of Spirit filled music.

Admission to this event and the Fair itself is free. Parking is $5 per vehicle.

This Christmas season, as in previous years, Paul and Bridget Ohlson and the rest of the folks with Care-A-Van ministeries are serving the elderly community in Batavia to help ensure they do not feel forgotten.

The ministries have prepared more than 400 gift bags and last night 74 of them were delivered to residents at Washington Towers, along with cookies and coffee and a short concert of Christmas carols. Care-A-Van will also visit 400 Towers and several local residents at their homes.

The exact food items available are not known, but fresh produce is usually available.

The Mobile Food Pantry is available to Genesee County residents only; there is no income verification required, but you must be 18 years old to pick up food from the pantry.

Please provide your own bags/cart/vehicle to transport items to your home.

ALL EVENTS ARE OUTDOORS

For more information you can contact Care-A-Van Ministries at 343-0328 or contact us through our Facebook site.

Food is provided on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last.

March 27th, 2015

5 pm – 7 pm

YWCA/Living Waters Apostolic

301 North Street, Batavia

Care-A-Van Ministries is partnering with FoodLink of Rochester and the YWCA/Living Waters Apostolic Ministry to host mobile food pantry events in the Batavia community. The exact food items available are not known, but freshproduce is usually available. The Mobile Food Pantry is available to Genesee County residents only; there is no income verification required, but you must be 18 years old to pick up food from the pantry. Please provide your own bags/cart/vehicle to transport items to your home.

ALL EVENTS ARE OUTDOORS

For more information you can contact Care-A-Van Ministries at 343-0328, visit our website at cavministries.org or, contact us through our Facebook site.

Food is provided on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last.

Care-A-Van Ministries 309 West Main Street, Batavia NY

(parking lot directly behind DirecTV and next door to Discovery Chapel)

Care-A-Van Ministries is partnering with FoodLink of Rochester to host a mobile food pantry. The exact food items available are not known, but freshproduce will be available. The Mobile Food Pantry is available to Genesee County residents only. There is no income verification required, but you must be 18 years old to pick up food from the pantry. Please provide your own bags/cart/vehicle to transport items to your home. Food products are served on a first come, first serve basis until all food products have been distributed. For more information you can call Care-A-Van Ministries at 343-0328

These free cookouts were held every Thursday night from May 15th until September 18th and encompassed nineteen cookouts and totaled 6,426 free meals served during the summer. The number of free meals served this year increased substantially over 2013 when 4,936 meals were served. These meals, funded by the generous donations of the supporters of Care-A-Van Ministries, helped feed many children, families, and individuals throughout the summer.

Each week a different Pastor from a local church delivered an inspirational and encouraging message of hope and salvation from the Word of God. These messages were a blessing to those attending and many were able to receive prayer and spiritual support from these pastors and the various church/ministry organizations present at Austin Park.

Also in attendance during these cookouts were The Salvation Army, Living Waters Apostolic Ministry, Eagles Fountain Fellowship, United Methodist Church, Smoke Free NOW, Syd’s Characters, Total Freedom, PC Publications, MSCF, Elba Baptist Soccer, SNAP, Ride2Recovery Ministries, the Mental Health Association, GCASA , Truth Ministries, Fidelis Care, and the YMCA who generously provided a bounce house at the cookouts.

The Care-A-Van Band, composed of community members and members of a variety of church worship teams, performed classic and contemporary worship songs and melodies; additionally, the cookouts were also blessed to have local worship teams and musicians stop by and lend their musical talents to these events.

Volunteers from different churches and individuals from the community supported the cookouts by providing invaluable manpower to staff the food tables, grills, and assisted in the setup and teardown at these events.

The ministry wishes to thank the City Council and City Manager Jay Molino for supporting our cookouts at Austin Park and the work of the ministry in the community as a whole. We would also like to thank the City of Batavia Fire Department whose firefighters were always friendly and helpful during their weekly inspections; the City of Batavia Police Department officers whose professional attitude is a testament to their department; and the City of Batavia Building and Grounds department who always ensured that the pavilion, bathrooms, and gates were ready for our use.

Together we can make a difference in our City and the ministry looks forward to the 2015 cookout season and hopes that everyone had an opportunity to stop by this summer.

Care-A-Van Ministries continues to be out in the community every Thursday night during the winter in different neighborhoods of Batavia with our bus ministry; on Saturday mornings with our prayer, food, and clothing distributions; and Monday through Thursday mornings with our bus prayer and encouragement ministry. Stop by to see us if you are in need or would like to see the ministry in action!!!!

For more information on Care-A-Van Ministries, please visit our website at www.cavministries.org or visit us on Facebook.

The dinner is being held Easter Sunday, April 4th from 2:00 PM until 4:00 PM. It will be held at the Assembly of God Church at 24 North Spruce Street, Batavia. 

There is no charge. Please call Paul and Bridget at 585-343-0328 for reservations.

Last year Care-A-Van served over 90 Easter dinners! I hear the chocolate fountain is out of this world!

Also, All are invited to come and be a part of the Care-A-Van family as they celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at the 10:30 AM Easter Sunday Service. Rides are available.

God Cares and So Do We!

Also if anyone is interested in helping with with the dinner, please give Care-A-Van a call at 585-343-0328

Have a Very Blessed Easter!

THE FOLKS CHECKING OUT THE GOODIES

PAUL, FOUNDER OF CARE-A-VAN SERVING THE FOLKS

BRIDGET AND RICK TAKE A FEW MOMENTS TO VISIT

THE BAND WAS JUST AWESOME! I TELL YOU PASTOR CHARLE WAS AMAZING ON THE KEYBOARD, AND THE LADIES SANG THEIR SOULS OUT!

WHAT WOULD A CARE-A-VAN PICNIC BE WITHOUT ICE CREAM!

WE ALWAYS GATHER AFTER EACH EVENT, TO GIVE THANKS AND PRAY FOR AN ANOTHER BLESSED EVENING.

OK, SO THERE ALWAYS HAS TO BE ONE HIPPY IN THE CROWD! BUT YES PEACE WAS BROUGHT TO MANY AS WE GOT TO SHARE WITH FOOD, MUSIC AND PRAYER

As we were busy inside the guys were busy cooking outside. We even had the opporutunity to feed one family that was walking down the street. We had both the bus and the van there this evening. The family climbed on board to get out of the rain and see the bus. The kids always love PJ and his treats he finds for them! We offered prayer to this family and they readily accepted it and needed it. God is good!

We will be going back to 400 Towers Sunday afternoon  at 4:30 for street church. All are welcome to join us !