Mission Galveston-Texas City will start off the annual round of charitable Thanksgiving feasts this year at 11:30 to 1 p.m. today at 801 Martin Luther King Blvd. in Texas City.
This will be followed by the Galveston edition from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 822 Tremont St.
“This is Mission Galveston’s 10th annual communitywide Thanksgiving lunch, and it is free for the homeless and for low-income families,” Raju Samuel, who directs the missions. said.
Though Samuel has enough volunteers for the dinner, he’s still looking for help with supplies.
“We could really use donations of bluejeans, socks, T-shirts and toiletries, as well as canned food, fruit cups and cookies,” he said.
For details, call 409-770-9115.
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The Galveston Ministerial Association will have its annual Community Thanksgiving Service at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the sanctuary of Moody Memorial First United Methodist Church, 2803 53rd St.
“Participants will include clergy and leaders from the island’s Protestant, Roman Catholic, Islamic and Jewish communities,” David Green, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Galveston, said.
“The service is open to all who would like to attend.”
For details, call 409-762-8638 or 409-744-4526.
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Deborah Chaney of Webster’s Bay Area Christian Church Pantry (Co-op) Kitchen wrote with another Thanksgiving invitation.
“If you know someone who will be alone, or someone who needs to have a blessed time with their family, let them know that we are serving 500 people at noon on Thanksgiving Day,” Chaney said. “Folks are welcome to help with the food preparations or service, or simply to come and enjoy the wonderful meal.”
The church is at 14550 state Highway 3. For details, call 281-224-7800.
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