Community Free Food Calendar-Anoka County

Announcements:
Attention: Please check this website often. It is changing rapidly and often.
Please tell friends and churches of Community Calendar to use this website for latest update,
and to email me for any changes or concerns.
The April calendars are now out. Churches are asked to submit their corrections anytime.
Please remember to check the website for the latest updates.
We are now being told that there is a "Stay at home" order that will begin on Saturday. 3/28 and lasting up to 2 weeks.
Stay safe and clean.

Check calendars: Schedule changes are happening rapidly. Please do not over react. I trust that many of you will take appropriate precautions and measures from the spreading of this and any other virus and illness.
Please do not hand out or distribute any more calendars that were printed at the beginning of the month.
Refer people to this website for updates and calendars.
(Although I do not support of completely shutting down any meals and distributions. We must look to these as Outreach Ministries as that.)
Keep sickness and illnesses at home!

I will do my best to communicate with you during these tense times of indecision about
the virus and closures of meals and distributions:
What I know: Redeemer in Fridley will suspend their April 20 family meal.
Peace Lutheran has suspended their Wednesday meals for April.
Unity has postponed for community meal for April 23.
Change- Manna Market at Trinity-St. Francis will be open every other Friday for food distribution temporary.
but only with pre pack food boxes. It will be a drive-thru procedure. Check calendars for dates.
Glen Cary Lutheran in Ham Lake has suspended their meal for April 10.
Change-Trinity Episcopal Church in Anoka will suspend their community meal on 4/25, the last Saturday of the month.
Change - St. Philips Lutheran in Fridley will suspend their community meals during April.
St. Philips Lutheran in Fridley Food & Clothing Distributions will be suspended all distributions for April.
Advent Lutheran in Anoka will suspend their April meal on the 2nd Saturday.
Messiah Lutheran in Mounds View has suspended their Wednesday night meals through April.
Forest Hills Church in Forest Lake has suspended their Wednesday night meals for through April.
Change-Lutheran Church of the Master in Brooklyn Center will continue to hand our take out meals
with drive-thru only, on Wednesdays.
Manna Market @ Fridley Covenant will have their food distribution every Tuesday, but you must state in vehicle. Come at 5 PM
Matthew 25 Food Distributions in Isanti will have their distribution 4/25, but expect different procedure. Stay in vehicles.
They have temporarily moved their distribution. Check calendars for address.
Mt. Olive Lutheran in Anoka will suspend their community meal on Wednesdays through April.
Peace Lutheran in Coon Rapids is suspending their Peace Meal on Saturday, 4/25.
Change - Fridley United Methodist Church in Fridley has suspended their community family table meal for Saturday, 4/25.
Revive Church in Brooklyn Park has suspended their food distribution for 4/24, and further notice.
Meadow Creek Church in Andover has suspended their food distributiond through April.
New Life Church will have their food distribution on 4/23,
but will have drive-thru. Stay in vehicle.
First Lutheran Church in Columbia Heights are only offering curbside takeout meals on Sundays in April, but not Easter Sunday
New Beginnings Church in Anoka has suspended their food shelf through April.
Starting in April, or when they open, they will be open on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday.
Way of the Lord Church in Andover has suspended their food distribution through April.
Friend2Friend mobile clothing trailer and ministry has suspended all distributions until further notice;
but Friend2Friend will help churches in providing clothing for emergency need. Contact Elizabeth or me for details.
The Senior Expo schedule for April has been postponed.
Faith Lutheran in Coon Rapids has suspended their community meal for April2.
Refuge of Hope has suspended their Bread Distribution for Saturday, April 4;
Also has suspended their Bread Distribution @ Almelund on Friday, April 10.
Manna Market @ Linwood Covenant will continue to distribute emergency food box, on need basis;
but only if you live within their boundaries. Go to their Linwood Covenant Church website to get further instructions or email me.
St. Timothy Lutheran in Columbia Heights will have a drive-thru for their community meal on
Tuesday, April 14 from 5- 7 PM or until the food runs out. Stay in vehicles.
Epiphany Church in Coon Rapids will suspend their community meals on 4/14.
(Suspended on the calendars means cancelled)
Please remember that most food distributions have boundaries (see insert at bottom), but Community Meals/Family Meals are for everyone.

Please check the church's website or their Facebook page for more specific instructions.
Please check the calendars frequently. They do get updated when schedule changes happen.

Welcome to my new website. It has the most up-to-date Community Food Calendars for around Anoka County.
I hope that you find it informative and educational. Please leave a comment/feedback, or let me know if you want to be place on the email list, to receive the monthly community calendars.

                                                                                                                          Bradley Wold
                                                                                                                            bradwold@yahoo.com
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