Giving thanks with food, community, fellowship

Not a single one of those meals could have happened without the selfless generosity of our donors, givers and helpers.”

Father Matthew Flatley, pastor, Immaculate Conception Parish, Jefferson City

The 17th annual free Thanksgiving Day dinner hosted by St. Anthony Parish in Camdenton was a success for Christian fellowship and gratitude.

More than 85 volunteers cooked, decorated and carved on Tuesday and Thursday.

About 430 meals were served in-person or delivered to people who were alone, in need, or looking for a place to eat or have a meal delivered on an important American holiday.

Deliveries were made to 40 households.

Also on Thanksgiving Day at Immaculate Conception Parish in Jefferson City, 970 meals were served or delivered in two hours.

“Not a single one of those meals could have happened without the selfless generosity of our donors, givers and helpers,” said Father Matthew Flatley, pastor of Immaculate Conception Parish.

St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Sedalia also served a Thanksgiving meal in the St. Patrick Chapel fellowship hall.