Church meals help others on holiday

A handful of churches and dozens of volunteers throughout Lake County will serve hundreds of free Thanksgiving meals to the needy and lonely.

For the churches, it's an annual labor of love requiring weeks of preparation. Come holiday meal day, there will be plenty of perspiration ? and satisfaction for helping make the holiday special for so many.

Meanwhile, a couple of churches are helping struggling families by giving them a turkey and the trimmings so they can prepare a holiday meal at home.

Members of St. Mathias Episcopal Church on West Montrose Street in Clermont prepared 60 baskets for area residents to pick up this week.

Also in Clermont, ASHER'S Church and the Cathedral of Power International Church partnered for the second year in a row and will give away roughly 400 turkeys to the area's needy on Monday including single mothers.

A free Thanksgiving dinner will be served a couple days early, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday at Cathedral of Power, 202 Hatteras Ave. Details: 352-321-2930.

Here's a list of some churches that are hosting free dinners on Thanksgiving Day:

?Christian Worship Center and its Men of Distinction in Leesburg is offering a traditional Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings to area residents from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday in the open field on the corner of Child and Pine streets. The meal is free and open to the public. For details or if you'd like to volunteer, call 352-365-1709.

?St. Paul Catholic Church, 1330 Sunshine Ave., Leesburg, will serve its annual Thanksgiving meal beginning at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the church's social hall. The meal is free and open to the public. Details: 352-787-6354.

? The Men's Care Center, a ministry of First Baptist Church of Leesburg, will serve a Thanksgiving meal at 5 p.m. Thursday. The meal is free and open to the public. The center is located at 1309 High St. Details: 352-787-9904.

?St. Philip Lutheran Church, 1050 Boyd Drive, Mount Dora, will serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal from to noon to 3 p.m. Thursday. The free meal is free and open to the public. Reservations are required by Tuesday. Details: 352-383-5402.

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