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This past Friday, February 19, was the first of six Lenten Fish Dinners hosted
by the Knights of Columbus Council #9128 at St. Luke Church. These fish dinners have been a long standing tradition
in the parish for around 20 years and are a success each year. - During Lent each year, Catholics are called to abstain from eating meat on Fridays. In light of this, the Knights of Columbus at our parish have been serving these dinners each Lent, and the dinners continuously hit the spot! This is evident from the long line of parishioners and citizens of Temple City that hungrily wait before each dinner. The most people served during the last cycle of Fish Dinners was 299! - The dinners are every Friday during Lent, except Good Friday, in the Parish Hall from 5:30
-7:00 P.M. For the past six years, the menu has included the choice of Baked Fish, Salmon, Mahi Mahi or Fried Fish,
usually Cod. The fish is served with a steaming hot baked potato, a variety of two vegetables, cole slaw, a dinner roll,
and your choice of many delectable desserts. The first to run out is usually the Salmon, and the most popular dessert
each year is the strawberry shortcake, whcih is served at the last Fish Dinner. Drinks include punch, water, and coffee.
Wine, beer, and sodas may be purchased as well. - The group orders around 30 to 35 pounds of each fish and they begin their preparations on Wednesdays
with some help from ladies in the church choir. On Thursdays, they prepare all of the vegetables and anything else to
help their productivity on Friday, which is strictly cooking. The Knights, their wives, and some of our priests serve
the food at each dinner. The Squires and school children are most often at these dinners trying to earn their required
service hours. - The
Knights have an ongoing raffle of multiple prizes with the winners revealed at the last fish dinner. Council #9128 uses
all proceeds from the Fish Dinners for charities at St. Luke Parish, focusing to keep the money in the parish. The suggested
donation is: Children 14 & under ~ $6, Adults ~ $9, and Senior Citizens 65 & older ~ $8. - Everyone is encouraged
to accompany Christ by coming to the Stations of the Cross in the church immediately following the dinner. The last
Lenten Fish Dinner will be on March 26th. This is definitely a fundraiser not be missed because it is guaranteed
to hit the spot!
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