Albion church, Masonic lodge will serve 200 Thanksgiving dinners

Photo by Tom Rivers: The team from The Royal Body Shop Outreach Ministries and the Renovation Masonic Lodge are shown last Thanksgiving on Nov. 24, 2022 at the Masonic Lodge in Albion. They pose in the kitchen after they served 182 Thanksgiving dinners. Pictured in front from left include Lisa DeCarlo, Val Rush and Bonnie Johnson. Back row: Dan DeCarlo, Pastor Al Wilson, Ykeeta Wilson, Decklan Meiers, Nicole Horn and Jeff Holler.

ALBION – About 200 Thanksgiving dinners will be served beginning at noon on Thanksgiving at the Masonic Lodge at 39 North Platt St.

The Royal Body Shop Outreach Ministries and Masonic Lodge will have the meals available to eat-in or take-out until 3 p.m. or until they are all gone.

Pastor Al Wilson said volunteers already have a list of people where they will make deliveries.

The church last year prepared and served 182 of the meals for free on Thanksgiving. Wilson said about 200 of the meals are ready for Thursday.

Wilson also leads a church in Buffalo, the Greater Royal Worship Center, that served 4,500 Thanksgiving meals on Tuesday.

“It’s my ministry, it’s not a job for me,” Wilson said today.

The church has other big events planned in Albion. It will be doing its third annual “Que In” for Christmas from noon until all 2,000 chicken dinners are gone on Dec. 9. Those dinners will be served as part of Albion’s Hometown Christmas event. The meals will be take-out only at the Masonic Lodge, 39 Platt St.

Royal Body Shop Outreach Ministries also is organizing a Resource Fair on Dec. 8 at the Elks Lodge, 428 West State St.

There will be information on programs and services available in Orleans County from noon until 3 p.m. There will be free giveaways and food, as well as the chance to meet with local agency leaders.