Fish fries begin Friday throughout Monroe County

MONROE COUNTY — Lent begins this week with Ash Wednesday. With Lent comes Friday fish dinners.

Several Monroe County churches and other locations have announced their fish dinners for the 2024 season. Many run every Friday through March 29, Good Friday.

Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and School fish fries

Friday night fish fries will take place 4-6:30 p.m. Fridays during Lent (Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22) at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and School, 3563 Heiss Road. Doors will open at 4 p.m.; the public is asked not to arrive before 4, because early arrival interferes with school dismissal.

Meals are available dine-in and are all-you-can-eat. Take-out also is available.

Dinners will be available for $17 and will include hand-breaded and fried perch, seasoned and baked cod, scalloped or baked potato, green beans, coleslaw, bread and a piece of homemade pie.

A children’s meal is available for $5 and includes a hot dog or grilled cheese sandwich, macaroni and cheese, green beans and dessert. Pie is not included in the children’s meal.

Cash and checks will be accepted.

St. Patrick School Fish FryDays

Fish FryDays resume Feb. 16 at St. Patrick School gym, 2970 W. Labo Road, Carleton. Other dates are Feb. 23 and March 1, 8, 15 and 22. Times are 4 to 6:30 p.m.

Dine-in and take-out will be available. On the menu are fried or baked cod, fried perch, jumbo shrimp, fries, roasted potatoes, green beans, macaroni and cheese, nachos, coleslaw, roll and ice cream and another dessert choice.

Meals are $18 for adults and $9 for children age 12 and younger. Credit and debit cards will be accepted. Proceeds will benefit Divine Grace Parish, St. Patrick School and the CYO sports program.

The event is sponsored by the Divine Grace Men’s Club.

St. Joseph Erie fried fish dinners

St. Joseph Catholic Church, 2238 Manhattan St., Erie, will hold all-you-can-eat fried fish dinners from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday during Lent, through March 29.

Dine-in and carryout will be available.

Dine-in meals include perch and tilapia, popcorn shrimp, cheesy potatoes, fries, green beans, meatless spaghetti, coleslaw, applesauce, roll, dessert and beverage.

Meals are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $10 for children age 12 and younger.

Carryout meals include six pieces of fish for adult meals and three pieces for kids meals as well as cheesy potatoes, fries, popcorn shrimp, green beans, cole slaw, applesauce and roll. Carryout meals do not include spaghetti, dessert or beverages. The cost is $16 for adults and seniors and $10 for children age 12 and younger.

For more information, call the church at 734-848-6985.

St. John Lutheran Dundee drive-through fish fries

St. John Lutheran Church, 460 Riley St., Dundee, will hold a drive-through fish fry from 5 to 7 p.m. Fridays through March 22.

Meals include fish, fries, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, roll and dessert.

Meals are $12 for adults and $8 for children age 10 and under.

For more information, call 734-529-3218.

Lenten fish dinners in Ida

St. Gabriel/St. Joseph Church, 8295 Van Aiken St. in Ida, will hold Lenten fish dinners from 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 16 and 23 and March 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29.

Drive-through and indoor dining will be offered. Cash and checks are accepted.

Meals include fish or shrimp, scalloped potatoes, green beans, coleslaw, roll, dessert and beverages. A grilled cheese and chips meal also is available for $8.

Fish meal prices are $18 for adults for all-you-can eat. Senior and children’s meals are not all-you-can-eat and run $13.

Drive-through prices are: $25 for all fish; $18 for a large meal; $13 for a small meal (four pieces of fish), and $8 for grilled cheese.

Also offered will be 50/50 drawings.

Monroe Knights of Columbus Fry-days

Monroe Council 1266, Knights of Columbus will hold Fish & Shrimp Fry-days every Friday during Lent, through March 29, at its hall, 202 W. Front St.

Times are 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Dine-in and carry-out are available.

Meals include fried fish and shrimp, fries, coleslaw, homemade dessert and coffee. Prices are $15 for adults and $10 for children age 12 and younger. A meal offering grilled cheese and fries is available for $5.

St. Charles fish fries

St. Charles Catholic Church, 8033 N. Dixie Highway, Newport, will hold fish fries from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and March 1 and 16.

Meals include baked or fried haddock, shrimp and frog legs, macaroni and cheese, pasta, cornbread, green beans, coleslaw and choice of dessert. The fish batter is gluten-free.

Dine-in and carry-out are available.

Fish dinners at Flat Rock Elks

Lenten shrimp and cod dinners are offered Feb. 16 and March 1, 15 and 29 at Flat Rock Elks Lodge 1731 at Vreeland and Telegraph roads.

Drive-through and carry-out meals will be offered from 3 to 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome. The times are new this year.

Meals include hand-battered shrimp or cod, house-made coleslaw, fries, hush puppies, Delray Bakery rolls and condiments.

Meals are $15. Cash only will be accepted; exact change is preferred. A family-style dinner also is available.

The Flat Rock Elks has offered the meal since 2008.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel drive-thru fish fries

Drive-thru fish fries will continue this Lent at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, 8330 Lewis Ave., Temperance. Meals will be available from 4:30 to 7 p.m. every Friday through March 22.

Meals include fried perch, cheesy potatoes, roll with butter and coleslaw.

Attendees should enter the church parking lot from Donna Drive. Cars will be directed to pay/pickup stations outside the gym.

The price is $12 a meal. All net proceeds will be given to charity.

Fish dinners at Temperance American Legion

All-you-can-eat fish fries will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Fridays during Lent at American Legion Post 192, 620 W. Temperance Road in Temperance. Carryout will be available.

Meals include cod tenderloins, fries, coleslaw, roll, dessert and coffee. The cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children age 12 and younger.

The meal is offered by Sons of the American Legion. For more information, call 734-847-9245.

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Fish fries at Rockwood VFW

A fish fry will take place every Friday in Lent, through March 29, at Rockwood Post 4230, Veterans of Foreign Wars hall, 35427 W. Jefferson Rd., Rockwood.

The event will take place from 4 to 7 p.m.

The public is welcome. Cash only will be accepted.

— To report other area fish fries, email reporter Suzanne Nolan Wisler at swisler@monroenews.com.

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