Food Bank for the Heartland’s is again partnering with Trinity United Methodist Church to host a free mobile food pantry in Grand Island on Saturday.
The mobile pantry will be in the garage at the city’s Engineering Division at 315 N Jefferson St., on the north end of the Customer Service Center. The food distribution will begin at 9:30 a.m. Clients are asked not to arrive on site before 8 a.m. Numbers will be handed out starting at 8:15. Clients will be allowed to access the pantry in numerical order beginning at 9:30.
Approximately 25,000 to 30,000 pounds of food, the equivalent of 20,800 to 25,000 meals, will be distributed for free to individuals and families who are food insecure. Individuals and families living in Hall County and surrounding communities are welcome to attend. Those who come to the mobile pantry are encouraged to bring boxes or bags to assist in carrying the food they receive.
No identification is required to receive food. Volunteers from Trinity United Methodist Church, through their Loaves and Fishes ministry, will be helping pantry clients.
A mobile pantry is a traveling food pantry that delivers food free of charge directly to individuals and families who need assistance for a one-day food distribution. The goal is to provide food where there is a high need but limited resources. Items to be distributed Saturday include spaghetti, tomato sauce, canned pork and beans, cereal, pancake mix and other shelf-stable products along with perishable items, including a variety of fresh produce and bakery items.
Trinity Lutheran to install senior pastor Sunday
Trinity Lutheran Church will have a special service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday for the installation of its new senior pastor, Adam Snoberger.
The Rev. Rich Snow, president of the Nebraska District, will preach. The service will be followed by a lunch and fellowship in the Trinity Fellowship Hall. Sandwiches will be catered in. Those attending should bring a side dish and/or a dessert to share.
Snoberger has been the associate pastor at Trinity Lutheran since 2012.
Knights of Columbus fish fry Wednesday
A Knights of Columbus fish fry is planned for Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Church in Grand Island.
The meal will include Ron Greenwalt’s “Famous Fish Chowder” and will be served from 5 to 8 p.m. at the church, 518 W. State St.
Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 7 to 12. There will be no charge for children ages 6 and under.
Knights of Columbus plan free throw contest
The Knights of Columbus will sponsor the Free Throw Championship for boys and girls ages 9 to 14 Sunday at Grand Island Central Catholic.
Registration will be at 2 p.m., with the competition following.
Participation is free. For more information, contact GK Steve Martin at (308) 258-2743.
Peace Lutheran schedules Lenten services
Peace Lutheran Church will begin its Lenten evening services with an Ash Wednesday service at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
That service will include the Imposition of Ashes as well as the Lord’s Supper. The theme will be “The Lord’s Prayer.”
Each Wednesday during Lent, from Feb. 14 through March 21, the church will host a 7 p.m. service in the Life Center, preceded by a meal from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Themes will include “Hallowed” on Feb. 21, “Kingdom Come” on Feb. 28, “Thy Will” on March 7, “Give Us This Day” on March 14 and “Forgive Us” on March 21.
Peace Lutheran Church is located at 1710 N. North Road.
Brown Bag Talks planned during Lent at St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Cathedral will host “Lenten Brown Bag Talks” from noon until 1 p.m. at Cathedral Square on five Wednesdays during Lent.
Talks will start at 12:10 p.m. and end at about 12:50. Guests are invited to bring sack lunches. Coffee and water will be provided. There is no cost for the talks; however, a freewill offering will be accepted.
Speakers and topics on the schedule are:
Feb. 21: Bishop Emeritus William Dendinger, “Grief and Loss”
Feb. 28: Kathleen Hahn, J.C. L. Marriage & Nullity, “Facts and Fiction since Pope Francis”
March 7: The Rev. Scott Harter, “The Last Words of Jesus from the Cross”
March 14: Bishop Joseph Hanefeldt, “The Seven Deadly Sins ... and their Remedy”
March 21: The Rev. Jim Golka, “Denying Oneself.”
Hastings church plans comedy show fundraiser
HASTINGS — First Congregational United Church of Christ in Hastings will host a fundraiser performance of the Weisenheimers Improv Comedy at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 in the sanctuary, 2810 W. Seventh St.
Tickets are $10 each.
The Weisenheimers will also offer a 90-minute workshop on improvisational comedy at 3 p.m. that day at the church. Cost for the workshop is $15.
If there is enough interest from families with children, child care for children 7 and younger may be planned.
DNA Realignment school planned in Stromsburg
STROMSBURG — “Free At Last,” a DNA Realignment school, will be hosted Feb. 16 and 17 by Living Word Church, International in Stromsburg.
This program will be presented by Steven and Jill Young of Austin, Texas.
The program will focus on “negative patterns/behaviors in your life that you may have seen in your parents, grandparents and in your children/grandchildren. What about disease in the family line? Those things can be connected to bloodline issues and generational curses that can be removed so it doesn’t go any farther into the generations. Learn about bloodlines and cleansing generational iniquities.”
Aurora Christian Women to meet Feb. 20
AURORA — Aurora Christian Women’s Connection will meet Feb. 20 at Pleasant View Bible Church, Third and Manor Drice in Aurora.
Carol Newsom of Lincoln, who has a master’s degree in education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master’s degree in social work and counseling from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will present “And the Glass Shattered.”
Also speaking will be Georgia Berthelsen of Aurora, presenting “Pampering Yourself.”
The meeting begins at 7 p.m. The cost is $5 for the evening, including dessert.
