Soup Dinners Are Back for the New Year

Thu, 01/02/2020 - 08:25

January 2, 2020

Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church will host the first free community soup dinner of the new year on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. The meals are open to all and have soup and bread donated by restaurants and bakeries here. The church will next host the dinner on Feb. 12, then again on March 11.

Volunteers to make cookies, brownies, or any other sort of dessert are needed. Linda in the Outreach Center office can be phoned if one is struck by the baking urge. The East Hampton Clericus organization is the sponsor.

The East Hampton Fire Department will host a community dinner on Jan. 14 at 5:30 p.m.

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