Lancaster County churches and organizations are focusing on giving back this time of year.
For some in our community, having a traditional holiday meal may not be possible without the help of others.
PA 211 East, a program of the United Way of Lancaster County, is providing free Christmas dinners for anyone who may be alone at this time of year or in need of a warm meal and fellowship.
Some locations offer transportation or home-delivery. Some locations require that reservations be made by a specific date.
For information on meals available throughout the winter, additional information, or to sign up to volunteer or give back this holiday season, contact a 211 specialist by simply dialing 211 from your phone.
PA 211 East can also be reached at (717) 291-5462 or by email at 211@uwlanc.org. Visit www.uwlanc.org/holiday-resources for the most up-to-date listing. To see locations that will be serving, check below:
Brownstown Area Churches
at West Earl Fire Company
14 School Lane Avenue
Brownstown, PA
(717) 656-7570 (Ebenezer Church)
Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 11:30 am-1 pm
Reservations requested
Home-delivered meals may be arranged
Cross Roads Brethren in Christ Church
800 Donegal Springs Road (corner of Donegal Springs Road and Angle Street)
Mount Joy, PA
(717) 653-1616
Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 11 am-1 pm
Reservations requested but not required
Transportation and home-delivered meals may be arranged, contact the church by December 21, 2012
First Reformed United Church of Christ
40 East Orange Street
Lancaster, PA
(717)397-5149
Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 5:30 pm
St. Anne’s Catholic Church
929 North Duke Street (corner of Duke and Liberty Streets)
Lancaster, PA
(717) 392-2225
Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 11:30 am-1 pm
Transportation for Lancaster area residents may be arranged, contact and leave a message for Phil at (717) 393-8962 (between 9 am-9 pm) by
December 22, 2012
Dining location is not wheelchair accessible
St. John’s United Methodist Church
3001 Lincoln Highway East
Paradise, PA
(717) 687-6711
Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 12-3 pm
Home-delivered meals for Paradise, Kinzers & Ronks area residents may be arranged
Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church
44 East Orange Street
Lititz, PA
(717) 626-2175
§Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 12 pm
§Reservations requested, call ahead for meal ticket to be mailed or picked up
§All are welcome, but prefers Lititz area residents
§Transportation for Lititz/Warwick residents may be arranged
Water Street Mission-Dining Hall
210 South Prince Street
Lancaster, PA
(717) 393-7709
§Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 12-6 pm
§No meal ticket required
West Green Tree Church of the Brethren
740 Greentree Road
Elizabethtown, PA
(717) 653-5367
Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 12:30-2 pm
Reservations requested by December 19, 2012
Home-delivered meals for Elizabethtown & Mount Joy residents may be arranged