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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Grab & Go: Crafts, Fish and Baseball

From crafts and baseball camp, to fried fish and clever spiders, take your pick of fun family adventures this week.

Whether it is crafts, food or theatre that brings your family together, there is plenty going on this weekend to keep you busily bonding. Take your pick, or do it all. Better yet, let us know what else you and the crew are up to this week.

Grab & Go: Crafts, Fish and Baseball

From crafts and baseball camp, to fried fish and "some pig," take your pick of fun family adventures this week.

Whether it is crafts, food or theater that brings your family together, there is plenty going on this weekend to keep you busily bonding. Take your pick, or do it all. Better yet, let us know what else you and the crew are up to this week.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Lenten Fish Frys Abound in South County

Most churches in the area are gearing up for their popular, traditional Lenten fish dinners.

Lent, the season spanning the 40 days from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, represents a time of penitence, self-denial and atonement in several Christian faiths. One tradition that has persisted over centuries is the idea of giving up something that you enjoy during the Lenten season. Traditionally, the faithful avoid meat on Ash Wednesday, March 9 of this year, and on all Fridays during Lent.  Fish frys have been around since the first Paleolithic man tripped and dropped his catch on the campfire. However, it was in the year 1966 that Lenten fish frys became standard events at churches all around the nation, especially where there were large Catholic populations. It was in that year that the Vatican changed its stance from not eating meat…

JB Matoushek

8:46 am on Tuesday, March 8, 2011

St. Mark Church in Hambrough Hall. 8300 Morganford, St. Louis, MO 63123 has great fish frys! See below for dates, times and a full menu including prices! Dates: Wednesday, March 9, 201, Mar 18, 2011, Apr 1, 2011, Apr 15, 2011, Apr 22, 2011 Time: 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM Fish Fry Price List Dinners $8.00 Shrimp 6 piece, 2 sides and dessert Fried Cod 2 piece, 2 sides and dessert Fried Combo 1 piece fish, …   more ›

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