FOOD & NUTRITION
Easter prep calls for fish frys
It’s the season of penance and preparation before Easter Sunday
3/3/2014
A carryout dinner at the Bethel Apostolic Church fish fry.
Lent begins tomorrow. It’s the season of penance and preparation before Easter Sunday.
It’s also the season of fish frys, offering food and sociability in addition to providing area churches and organizations an opportunity to raise funds by serving a meatless meal at a time when abstinence from meat is encouraged.
RELATED ARTICLE: Meatless meals for Lenten Fridays
Here is a list of some area dinners. Please check the calendar, as well, for the most current information. Eat well and support the community.
■ American Legion Conn-Weissenberger Post 587
2020 Alexis Road, Toledo
5-7 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18
Dine in or carry out
Alaskan pollock (all you can eat), french fries, macaroni and cheese, rolls, butter, cole slaw, applesauce, coffee, tea, and condiments. Shrimp basket and combos are also available
Fish (all you can eat) and 1 piece chicken $8, Shrimp $$7.50, Combo Fish and Shrimp $9; all dinners include macaroni and cheese, bread and butter, cole slaw, applesauce, tea and coffee + condiments.
Contact: Don or Marilyn Mooney (734) 848-2820
■ American Legion Post 646
1074 Clarion, Holland
4:30-7 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18
Perch dinners and sandwiches, perch and shrimp combos, french fries, baked potatoes, onion rings, cole slaw and apple sauce. Drinks available for every taste; coffee and tea are free.
$7 for baskets, discounts for seniors.
Contact: Butch (419) 865-8511
■ Boy Scout Troop 263, Christ the King
4100 Harvest Ln., Toledo
Fish Fry #1 is March 21; Fish Fry #2 is April 11
Alaskan pollack, cole slaw or applesauce, french fries, roll, desserts, and drink; cheese pizza available for kids
Adults $9, students/seniors $7, Child under 5 $2
Tickets will be sold before and after each Mass on March 8 and 9 for Fish Fry #1, on March 29 and 30 for Fish Fry #2
Contact: Lisa Musch (419) 292-0919 or (419) 290-7748
■ Epiphany of the Lord Parish - St. Thomas Aquinas
729 White St., Toledo
5-7 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18
Dine in or carry out
Alaskan pollock, scalloped potatoes, green beans or whole kernel corn, coleslaw or tossed salad, roll and butter, coffee, and homemade desserts. Children’s (under 12) menu: fish or macaroni and cheese.
Adults $8, seniors (60+) $7.50, children under 12 $4
Contact: (419) 698-1519
Holy Trinity Parish Community Center
U.S. 20 and State Rte. 64, Assumption
5-8 p.m.
March 14, 28; April 11
Adult $8, grade school $4, preschool and under free
Alaskan pollock (fried), french fries, scalloped potatoes, hush puppies, cole slaw, dinner roll, and dessert. Coffee, milk, or water.
Contact: (419) 644-4014
■ Knights of Columbus #3122
Knights of Columbus Hall
4256 Secor Rd., Toledo
5-7 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18
Fried Fish Dinners $7.50. Also available: baked cod, shrimp, frog legs, pizza, and macaroni and cheese.
Contact: Jerry Young (419) 475-6698
■ Most Blessed Sacrament Parish
Stoiber-Holzer Gymnasium, The Donnelly Neighborhood Center
4255 Bellevue Rd., Toledo
4-7:30 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11
Baked and deep fried alaskan pollock (all you can eat), fries or baked potatoes, salad, macaroni and cheese, homemade cole slaw, rolls, dessert, and beverage.
Adults $9, seniors $8, children 6-12 $6, 5 and under are free
Contact: (419) 472-2288
■ New Hope Christian Church
2457 Holloway Rd., Holland
4:30-7 p.m.
March 7
Adults $9, children under 10 $4.
Contact: (419) 867-1535
■ Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Cafeteria
2255 Central Grove, Toledo
5-7:30 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11
Dine in or carry out
All you can eat fried or baked fish, french fries or baked potato, applesauce, coleslaw, beverage; children’s menu offers macaroni and cheese or cheese pizza. Desserts are extra. $1.50 for a generous side of popcorn shrimp.
Adults $7.75, seniors $7.25, children 10 and under $4.25
Contact: Colette Leyland (419) 382-5511
■ Professional Fishing Association
7675 Schadel Rd., Whitehouse
5-8 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18, 25
All you can eat fish - deep fried only; chicken or shrimp also available; french fries or baked potato; coleslaw; rolls and butter; dessert; coffee or water; condiments
Adults $9, Seniors (60+) $8.50, Children 11 and under $5
Contact: Ed McKay (419) 825-3477
■ St. Boniface School
215 Church St., Oak Harbor
4-7 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11
All you can eat baked or fried fish, macaroni and cheese, french fries, seasoned potatoes, cole slaw, salad bar, rolls, beverage, and a variety of desserts.
Adults $9, Children 6-12 $6, children 5 and under free
Contact: (419) 898-1389
■ St. Catherine of Siena
4555 N. Haven Ave., Toledo
5-7 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11
Dine in or carry out
Alaskan pollock, baked potato or french fries, cole slaw or applesauce, dessert, beverage. Also available: macaroni and cheese, pizza. Baked fish dinners are available.
Adults $8, seniors $7, children 12 and under $5
Contact: (419) 478-9558
St. Charles Church
1842 Airport Hwy., Toledo
5-7 p.m. (doors open at 4:40 p.m.)
March 7
Fried pollock, baked or fried potatoes, coleslaw, shrimp, macaroni and cheese, and other items. Adults $9, seniors (60+) $7, children 10 and under $5
Contact: (419) 535-7077
■ Saint Joseph Catholic School
2238 Manhattan St., Erie, MI
4:30-7:30 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18
All you can eat perch and tilapia, with popcorn shrimp, cheesy potatoes, french fries, green beans, cole slaw, applesauce, roll, dessert (choice of homemade pie, cheesecake, cake, cupcakes), and beverage. Meatless spaghetti is available. Dine in or carry out.
Adults $12, seniors $10, kids 12 & under $6.
Contact: Connie Newell (419) 340-1893
■ St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
798 Coy Rd., Oregon
4-7 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11
Dine in or carry out
Alaskan walleye (all you can eat), red skin potatoes, coleslaw, roll, dessert, and beverage (tea, coffee, or punch).
Adults $9, seniors $8, children under 10 $4
Contact: Kathy Gaul (419) 691-9400
■ St. Pius X Church Family Life Center
3011 Carskaddon Ave., Toledo
4:30-6:30 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4
Fried Alaskan pollock, macaroni and cheese, french fries, baked potato, cole slaw, applesauce, roll and butter, and dessert.
Adults $8, seniors $7, kids 12 and under $5, children 3 and under are free.
Contact: Margaret Crosley (419) 535-7688
■ United Methodist Church of Delta
101 Northwood Dr., Delta
5-7 p.m.
March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 4, 11
All you can eat fish, cole slaw, applesauce, fries, world famous onion rings, beverage, and pie.
Adults $8.50, Children 12 and under $4.50
Contact: Frank Michalkiewicz (419) 345-0254
Contact Mary Bilyeu at mbilyeu@theblade.com or 419-724-6155 or on Twitter @foodfloozie.