Thanksgiving Dinner Was On Them

For many, following the word of God in this fast paced, demanding and stressful world is more of an after thought. It's in the mind of many but for some it is more a subconscious thought in the back of the mind. Good folks know they have to follow the Golden Rule but too many don't have the time to outwardly display their good intentions. Any more it's a rush, rush world that overwhelm a lot of people full of good intentions.

Wellsville is fortunate to have such people as Donna & Bill Rudder, Kat, Jake & Jo Hanna Andrews and all the folks of New Life Hope and Kat's Kitchen. Holiday or not, they all found time Thanksgiving Day to make sure the traditional dinner was available to all. It didn't matter whether you just didn't want to cook yesterday or couldn't afford a turkey and all the trimmings at this late date in the month. The good people of New Life Church and Kat's Kitchen teamed together to make that traditional Thanksgiving dinner available to anyone who came in the door. Bishop Rudder said they cooked 13 turkeys in preparation for yesterday's feast that was served at Kat's Kitchen on Main St. The whole counter was full of pies and cakes of all kinds. The plates were piled high with mouth watering turkey, noodles, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. Not a thing was asked in return. It was just their way of saying “Happy Thanksgiving”.

Pictured here at the top, from the left is Mrs. Donna Rudder, Bishop Bill Rudder, Chef Jake Andrews and Kat Andrews, owner of Kat's Kitchen. These a just a few of the folks that prepared and served the dinners. The rest were bustling about taking care of this and that.

While we were there Bishop Rudder announced that starting next Tuesday, November 30, the Harvest House Soup Kitchen will be back in operation. The Soup Kitchen is a pot luck lunch served to anyone that shows up in the Harvest House dining hall at the New Life Church located at 1329 Main St. The pot luck part depends on what is available on any given Tuesday. Next Tuesday's entrée is a spaghetti and garlic bread lunch. It's made available to everyone and anyone. Donations are welcome but not necessary. Any donations go to restocking the kitchen's shelves. Doors open at 12 noon.

Bishop Rudder also told us that come Saturday, December 18, they will be serving a Christmas dinner with ham and all the trimmings. The Christmas dinner will be a fund raiser to help those less fortunate than ourselves on Christmas Day with toys and gifts. Rudder said it's an effort to compliment the Lions Club Care & Share, saying some folks miss signing up for whatever reasons. The dinner will only cost $7 for adults and $3.50 for children 12 and under. All the proceeds will go toward Christmas presents. The dinner will be served at the New Life's Harvest House. For a spread like those folks put on it's cheap at twice the price. All are welcome.

The folks at Kat's and Harvest House are just another reason that Wellsville is someplace special.

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