Volunteers from Good Hope and Zion Lutheran churches of Oil City put in a long Monday cooking 50 turkey breasts in preparation of their annual Thanksgiving Day meal delivery. This tradition has fed thousands of local senior and homebound residents over more than 20 years. Organizer Joyce Frenz said they have 325 or so orders for this year and they also deliver to Franklin and Oil City police and fire departments as well as area EMS workers who have to work on the holiday.
Meals will be delivered between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday, November 24. Reservations must be made in advance at 814-676-9122.
Meals will be delivered between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday, November 24. Reservations must be made in advance at 814-676-9122.
| The Lutherans are not the only ones serving up holiday meals this holiday. Below are a few others offering meals for Thanksgiving. Titusville The Titusville Mill will host a community dinner from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day. The groups is accepting volunteers and donations to make the dinner happen. "We are in need of helping hands to make this event happen, as it is a purely volunteer-driven endeavor," organizers posted online. "If you are homebound or restricted in any way from making it to us, call us and we will be sure you have a warm, savory Thanksgiving dinner delivered to you." For more details on donating, volunteering, or attending, call 814-796-4048. Franklin ABC Life Center and Lighthouse Apartments are partnering to provide 500 free Thanksgiving dinners. There is a limit of eight dinners per registration. If you have a larger family, feel free to have multiple family members sign up. Meals will be picked up at Dotty Haggerty's Ice Cream and More at 1007 Liberty St., Franklin. Register at https://app.mapstechnologies.com/.../JkvTNmsQyEq92XLXvI8B8w. Oil City Salvation Army is offering meals from noon to 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, November 24 at the center at 217 Sycamore St. Meals are sit-down only. More information is available at 814-677-4056. Meadville Meadville Soup Kitchen ,, located at the Stone Methodist Church, will hold a Thanksgiving dinner at 11:15 a.m. Thursday. Free and open to the public. The Family and Community Christian Association will hold it's annual sit-down dinner starting an noon Thursday. They are no longer providing takeout or delivery. No reservations required | Good Hope and Zion don't stop at Thanksgiving Good Hope and Zion Lutheran Churches try their best year round to help feed their neighbors in need year round. They serve up community meals every second and last Thursday of the month at Zion from 4:30 to 6 p.m.. They host coffee every Thursday at 9:30 a.m. (not on Thanksgiving). They host an all-day breakfast at Good Hope on Shrove Tuesday each year. They also pack up “Weekend bags of love” on the last Thursday of every month. “We can’t afford to feed the entire town,” organizer Joyce Frenz said. “But we try to help feed our neighborhood.” Frenz said they also have a program titled “Loads of Love” where they randomly deliver small bags of quarters to area laundromats to help people get their laundry done. Donations are always welcomed, Frenz said, and they can be given by contacting her directly at 724-699-0861. |
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