FOOD SALES AND DINNERS

WEDNESDAY

• The trustees of Kinsman United Methodist Church, 8431 State St., Kinsman, will have a chicken and biscuit dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults, $3.50 for children 4 to 12, and free for those 3 and under. For takeouts call (330) 876-5641, The church is handicap accessible.

THURSDAY

• Austintown Optimists will serve pasta dinners from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Austintown Community Church, state Route 46, south of Mahoning Avenue. Meals are $6.50 for adults and $3 for children under 10. Takeouts will be available.

FRIDAY

• Holy Trinity Church, 250 Bridge St., Struthers, will sell potato, cabbage and lekvar pirogi. Orders will be taken from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday and from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at (330) 755-0064. No walk-in orders will be accepted. Orders may be picked up until 3:30 p.m. Friday. Containers will be provided.

• Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church will serve fish dinners from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the church hall, 53 Laird Ave., Youngstown. The menu will consist of baked or fried Icelandic cod or fried haddock; sides of Spanish rice, haluski, macaroni and cheese, french fries or string beans (choose two); coleslaw or applesauce; bread and butter; and coffee or tea. The cost is $9 for adults and $4.50 for children. Dessert will be an additional $1.50. Containers will be provided for takeouts. Orders will be accepted from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at (330) 792-1005.

• Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, 526 W. Rayen Ave., Youngstown, will be selling pirogi. The cost for potato or potato with kraut pirogi is $5 a dozen. Orders will be taken from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday and Friday at (330) 746-9528. Orders should be placed early and are to be picked up between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Friday. Hot pirogi lunches will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday.

• Potato and cheese pirogi will be sold at St. Anne Ukrainian Catholic Church, 4310 Kirk Road, Austintown. To order, call (330) 799-0084 after 6 p.m. Thursday or after 8 a.m. Friday. Pickup will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Cost is $5 per bag of one dozen (no containers necessary). Walk-ins are welcome, but no sales before 11 a.m. Patrons are asked to use the side entrance.

• St. Anthony Church, 1125 Turin Ave., Youngstown, will be selling pizza and other Italian treats. Orders may be placed by calling (330) 746-9577 from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. and must be picked up by 1 p.m.

• St. Christine Church, 3165 S. Schenley Ave., will be serving fish dinners on Fridays from 4-8 p.m. Dinners are catered by the Fifth Season and cost $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. Meals include fish — fried or baked; or shrimp; and a choice of two sides of french fries or pirogi, haluski, homemade chips or macaroni and cheese; and coleslaw and a roll. Beverages will be available, and takeouts will be available beginning at 2 p.m. For orders, call (330) 259-4671.

• A series of Lenten fish dinners will be served at St. Lucy Church, 404 Tenney Ave., Campbell, each Friday through April 3 at the church social center. Dinners will be available from 4 to 7 p.m. and will feature fried or baked Cod, french fries, macaroni and cheese or haluski, dessert, and punch or coffee. Tickets are $9 for adults, $8.50 for senior citizens, and $4,50 for children under 12. Takeout orders (adult size only) will be $9 each. Three takeout dinners will be offered as a special for $25.

• St. Luke Church, 5235 South Ave., Boardman, will bake Italian-style red and white pizza. Phone orders will be accepted at (330) 788-0025 between 9-11:30 a.m. only. Pickup will be until 1 p.m. Price is $6 for regular or Brier Hill pizza, and $5 for white pizza.

• St. Paul the Apostle Church, Main Street, New Middletown, will sell potato, sweet cabbage and cottage cheese pirogi. Orders can be called to (330) 542-3525 from 7 to 11 a.m. Thursday and Friday. No walk-in orders will be accepted. Pickup will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

• St. Stanislaus Church, 430 Williamson Ave., Youngstown, will sell potato, kraut and cottage cheese pirogi. Advance orders will be taken at (330) 747-3024 from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday and 8 to 11 Friday, based upon availability. Pickup will be by 1 p.m. Patrons are asked to provide their own containers and use the side entrance. Hot lunches will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information visit www.ststansyoungstown.org.

SATURDAY

• Brookfield United Methodist Church, 6951 Grove St., is having an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Cost is $7 for adults and $3 for children 6 to 12, and takeouts will be available. The menu will include meatballs, salad bar, bread and butter, homemade dessert, and beverage. For ticket information call (330) 448-1001.

• Calvary Baptist Church, 1463 Shields Road, Boardman, will sponsor a spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. The menu includes meatballs, Italian bread, salad, dessert and beverage. Dinners are $6 for adults and $3 for children 12 and under. Takeouts will be available.

• Deerfield American Legion, 1517 state Route 14, will serve a breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at the post home. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children, and the menu consists of pancakes, sausage, eggs, sausage gravy over biscuits and a beverage. Proceeds will benefit the American Legion scholarship fund.

• Mahoning United Methodist Church, 2214 Mahoning Ave., will serve “Fat Saturday” dinners of beef tips and noodles, and an all-you-can-eat dessert table, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The cost is $8 for adults and $3 for children 7 to 12. Those under 7 eat free. Tickets will be sold at the door, and there will be first-floor seating. Takeouts available.

SUNDAY

• Austintown Community Church, 24 2 S. Canfield-Niles Road, will host a pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Meals include sausage, orange juice, milk, coffee or tea, and all-you-can-eat pancakes. The cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children 10 and under. Tickets are available at the church during office hours or at the door. For more information call (330) 799-4214.

• Croatian Home, 3200 Vestal Road, has scheduled a chicken-soup dinner from noon to 4 p.m. Meals include one-half baked chicken, vegetable, potato, roll, salad, dessert, and coffee or tea. The cost is $11 for adults, and $5.50 for children under 12. For reservations, call (330) 792-5414 or (330) 270-9056.

• Girard City Survivors will sponsor a spaghetti dinner from noon to 3 p.m. at First Christian Church, 140 E. Broadway, Girard, as a benefit for Relay For Life. The cost is $6 for adults, $5 for senior citizens, and $4 for children under 10. Carryouts will be available. There will also be a bake sake and sale of homemade vegetable soup. Pre-orders for soup are available at $5 a quart. To place orders call (330) 545-4770 or (330) 501-7551.

• Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church, 53 Laird Ave., Youngstown, will have a chicken paprikash dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church hall. Cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Takeouts will be available. The menu will feature chicken (choice of white or dark meat) and dumplings, salad, bread, coffee and dessert.

• Lockwood United Methodist Church Worship Committee will serve free spaghetti Valentine dinners from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at the church, 4570 Lockwood Blvd., Boardman. For more information call the church office, (330) 782-0573.

• St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 7782 Glenwood Ave., Boardman, will have a spaghetti dinner from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Cost is $6 for adults and $3.50 for children. The menu will include meatballs, salad, bread, pastries and coffee. Takeouts will be available. For information, call (330) 726-8573.

• Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, 252 E. Wood St., will sponsor a spaghetti dinner with serving from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meals are $6.50 for adults and $4.50 for children 12 and under.

• St. Joseph Church Men’s Club will serve pancake breakfasts from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the social hall, 4565 New Road, Austintown. Meals include eggs, sausage, toast, coffee and juice, and all-you-can-eat pancakes. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children 6 to 12, and free for those under 6.

• St. Paul Altar Guild will sponsor a spaghetti dinner from noon to 4 p.m. at the hall, on state Route 170, New Middletown. Meals are $6 for adults, $3 for children 6 to 12, and free for those 5 and under. Carryouts available.

• St. Paul United Church of Christ, 159 Todd Ave., Hermitage, Pa., will celebrate Mardi Gras with a pancake brunch after the 11 a.m. worship service. Tickets are $5 per person, or a maximum of $15 per family. They should be purchased in advance by calling the church office, (724) 342-2310. The guest speaker will be Sherry Masotto Swetz, founder of Joshua’s Haven City Mission. Those attending the brunch will receive giving calendars and banks created by Pastor David Williamson and Betty Bennet, Sunday school superintendent. The community is welcome.

TUESDAY

• St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1429 Mahoning Ave., will host a Shrove Tuesday meal from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. On the menu will be pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and beverages. The cost is $5.50

TAKING ORDERS

• American Hungarian Club, 2219 Donald Ave., Youngstown, is taking orders for carryout stuffed cabbage. The cost is $12 for a baker’s dozen. Patrons can take their own containers and save $1.25 fee charged for a club container. Orders will be accepted until March 5 at (330) 792-2620 or (330) 792-3731. Pickup will be from noon to 3 p.m. March 14 at the club.

• Calvary United Methodist Church, corner of state Route 164 and 165, North Lima, is taking orders for homemade apple dumplings to be picked up from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 26, 27 and 28. Walk-ins will be available. The cost is $2.75 each. To place an order call (330) 549-5106 or (330) 549-2588 and leave your name, the quantity you want, whether you prefer baked or unbaked, and your phone number. Orders will be confirmed.

• St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 159 Reed Ave., Campbell, will be selling homemade haluski on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25. Call in orders Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and pick up will be from 10 a.m. to noon in the church hall. The cost is $4 a quart. Call (330) 755-0036 or (330) 755-4141.

• St. Lucy Church Banquet Center, 394 Tenney Ave., Campbell, is taking orders from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Feb. 25 at (330) 755-2245 for pasta fagioli to be sold from noon to 4 p.m. The cost is $4.50 a quart. Patrons are asked to provide containers. Bread and pizza will be available.

UPCOMING

• Boar’s Head Ladies of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown, will sponsor a chicken dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 25 at the church. The menu will include salad, mashed potatoes and gravy, bread and butter, pie and beverage. Cost is $6.50, and containers will be provided for takeout orders. No reservations are necessary. For takeout orders, call (330) 743-3175.

• St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 280 Mill Creek Drive, Boardman, will be the site of a benefit spaghetti dinner for the Rev. Hosea Ekong. Sponsor of the event is Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Dinners will be served from 4-7 p.m. March 7, and takeouts will be available. Baked goods will also be for sale. Tickets cost $6.50 for those 12 and older, $4 for kids 4 to 11 years old, and free for children under 3. To purchase tickets, call the church at (330) 788-8995.

• St. Columba Cathedral will serve Ash Wednesday pasta fagioli meals from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at the parish hall on Wood Street. The cost is $6 for adults and $4 for children 10 and under. Meals include a bowl of pasta fagioli, salad, dessert, and coffee or tea. Pizza will be sold for $1 a slice, and pop for 50 cents a can. Containers will be provided for takeouts. To place an order or for more information call (330) 744-5233 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

• St. Stanislaus Church, 430 Williamson Ave., Youngstown, will sponsor a take-out only fish or shrimp lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25. Meals are $7 in advance or $7.50 at the door. For more information call the church office, (330) 757-8503.

• A listing of food sales and dinners is published Wednesday. Please submit information for takeout and sit-down dinners to the Society Department before 5 p.m. Monday.