Thanksgiving Dinners

In Need on Thanksgiving?

Cooking and delivering hot Thanksgiving meals has been a tradition at Ascension for many years. From the very beginning, Conrad Petzel was a part of the dinner preparation.

He gave his insight, his time, talent, and treasure to make sure it was a success year after year. Conrad was always the first on site and the last to leave. The meal had become something special to him, and he was glad to be a part of it.

In 2013 we lost Conrad to cancer and had to get all those meals prepared without the help of the guy who had been there since the beginning. His loss was big and felt by many. Jessica Porter, a colleague of his at Traditional Capital Bank, wrote to Conrad’s wife, Jenny, the following email after Thanksgiving:

There will always be a hole here at the TCB (Traditional Capital Bank) as he was a dad to many. On that note, the bank would like to do something to honor Conrad’s memory. We would like to annually sponsor the food needed to prepare for the Ascension Thanksgiving distribution meal. I know how much Conrad LOVED this and looked forward to it every year…we at TCB thought it would be nice to not have to worry about coming up with the funds or donations for food.

We are grateful that Conrad’s memory can live on in so many ways but especially in the tradition of Thanksgiving meals.

Church of the Ascension provides about 1,500 Thanksgiving Day meals each year. Anyone expressing a need will have delivered to their home a meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, vegetables, rolls, and dessert between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. More than 40 volunteers prepare and deliver these meals in Minneapolis and first-ring suburbs.  Individual and couple meals will be delivered warm. Family meals of three or more will need to be heated.

You MUST be at the address you provide to receive your order.  If no one is there, your order cannot be left there or redelivered. If you wish to cancel your meal order or if your address or phone number have changed, please call and let us know.

Requests for meals are being accepted until Friday, Nov. 22.  Call the parish office at 612-529-9684 for complete the form below.

Thanksgiving Dinner Signup

  • This is the number where we can reach you on Thanksgiving, in case we need to call.
  • Is there another number we could try?
  • Please enter a number from 1 to 50.
  • Please provide any information that will make it easier for us to find you, such as apartment number, upper or lower unit, color of house, what door to use, etc.

 

We Need Volunteers to Drive and Deliver Meals

Our volunteers take a route or two, which usually includes 4-6 stops in the same area. If you would like to be a volunteer driver/delivery person, please call the parish office at 612-529-9684 or complete the form below.

I Can Be a Thanksgiving Day Driver