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Fish lunches, dinners available

Cathedral hosts fish lunches The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 1 Cathedral Square, Altoona, will serve its annual Lenten fish fry lunches again this year. The lunches will be available from 10:30 to 1 p.m. every Friday during Lent except for Good Friday. Cost is $12 and includes a fish sandwich, mac & cheese and coleslaw. Meals are available on a drive-thru basis at the Cathedral Alley door. Orders of 10 or more will be delivered to those who call ahead, 814-944-4603. Friday fish dinners available - Our Lady of Lourdes Lenten Fish Fry will be held Fridays through Good Friday, ...

Spiritual notes: Free lunches offered

— Providence Presbyterian Church, 2401 Broad Ave., Altoona, will host a free lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb 21. Lunch will include a meatball sandwich, a variety of homemade soups, desserts, fruit and beverages. — Second Avenue Global Methodist Church, 130 Second Ave., ...

Annual International Jewish Film Festival begins Thursday in downtown Altoona

The 2026 annual International Jewish Film Festival will kick off with the film “Eleanor the Great” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 at the Penn State Altoona Downtown Devorris Center, 1431 12th Ave., Altoona. Feature films will continue at 7 p.m. Thursday Feb. 26, March 5 and March 12. Cost is ...

Spiritual notes

Night of worship set Holy Spirit Ministry will host a night of worship with Eucharistic Adoration at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at St. Michael Church, Hollidaysburg. Speaker will be Father Alan Thomas. Chicken, biscuit dinners St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will host a take-out chicken & biscuit dinner on Saturday Feb. 21, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Parish Hall located at 335 Locust St., downtown Johnstown. Each meal includes chicken & biscuit, mashed potatoes with gravy, strawberry-spinach salad with poppyseed dressing, and cake. Price is $10.00 per meal. Take-out only. ...

New archbishop serves Indigenous Catholics

As a teenager in southern India, Susai Jesu led 4:30 a.m. prayer services in his small Catholic village before the farmers went into the fields. He directed the choir, helped at Mass and soon began training for the priesthood. Little did he know that this dedication would take him halfway ...

Spiritual notes

Community lunch set Fourth Street Church of God, Fourth Street and 21st Avenue, will serve a free lunch from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. The meal includes rigatoni and meatballs in marinara sauce, tossed salad, roll, dessert and drink. Food pantry available The food pantry at Twenty-eighth Street Church of the Brethren, 28th Street and Union Avenue, is available for those in need. Distribution will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Fridays, Feb. 13 and Feb. 27, by appointment only. Call Deb at 814-207-8293. Free lunch on Valentine’s Day A free community lunch will be ...