Did you do Stations of the Cross tonight and / or Church's Fish Fry?

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I pray the stations of the cross, but honestly, usually on once during Lent.

Fish fries…yuck…they are always terrible IMHO, whether parrish, KofC, VFW, etc…I would much rather either frequent my favorite family restaurant, or eat a meat free meal at home.

Besides, fish fries never compare to fish tacos…but then again, maybe that’s just a California thing!
 
We have Stations of the Cross followed by a fish fry (dinner… includes a lot of fixings) followed by Bingo.

The fish dinner portion is actually pretty good. Nicely done by the Youth Group.

We have had home made fish taco sales after Sunday Mass at times. Also home made tamales. Those are goooooood.
 
The fish fry is usually hosted by the KoC the week before Good Friday. We have other meals the other Fridays like “Breakfast For Dinner” or “Spaghetti Supper” or “Soup and Salad” or “Mexican Night.” All are good and have a huge turnout.
 
I did the fish fry Friday night. It was great. I did not do Stations because I had a bad week at work, was extremely tired (partly because I had been up early to go to the 6:30 am Mass), and went to sleep right after eating the fish fry. Also, I had already done my Mass and plenary indulgence work for Friday, and would rather do Stations on another day needing a work, given that I am doing a lot of prayer activities and have to be a little picky and choosy.
I may do Stations today.
 
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Fish fries…yuck…they are always terrible IMHO, whether parrish, KofC, VFW, etc…I would much rather either frequent my favorite family restaurant, or eat a meat free meal at home.
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You dont like fried food with all the saturated and trans fats? At ours they also serve French Fries. I no longer go. I like the simple soup idea but it is not part of our tradition here. They want to load the plate with fried catfish, shrimp, and French fries. And think it is self denial. After all, following the rule: no meat.
 
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Fish fries…yuck…they are always terrible IMHO, whether parrish, KofC, VFW, etc…I would much rather either frequent my favorite family restaurant, or eat a meat free meal at home.
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I’m sorry they are bad in your area. Where I live, the Church fish fries vary in quality, but if you shop around you can find some that are better (and cheaper) than any restaurant fried fish. I’ve developed a few “go-to’s” in the neighborhoods where I tend to be. One place is a Romanian Orthodox cathedral that actually supports itself with a large catering operation for weddings and such, and has great food year-round. Some other places have fresh fish cooked by hand, or are catered by a local Catholic-owned restaurant so you are basically getting the restaurant meal but benefiting the church.

The one time I ate restaurant fried fish last year, I got very sick for about 24 hours. That has never, ever happened to me at a Catholic church fish fry.
 
Just saying that IMHO Fish fries are unhealthy, and what is nearly always included in descriptions of fish fries is “all you can eat”…seems to encourage gluttony and to defeat the purpose of penance.
 
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Just saying that IMHO Fish fries are unhealthy, and what is nearly always included in descriptions of fish fries is “all you can eat”…seems to encourage gluttony and to defeat the purpose of penance.
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“All you can eat”? Not here! Every one of them charges a set price and you get one or two pieces of fish. Extra costs extra. It’s a fundraiser for the church and the fish done right costs money. The one I was at the other night would sell you a dinner with one piece for 11 dollars and a dinner with 2 pieces for 15. The sides you could get were also price-controlled.

The Church wouldn’t make any money if it were “all you can eat”. Organizations like the K of C host dinner fundraisers year-round in MD, PA, NY, OH etc. but almost none of them are ever “all you can eat”. You get a reasonable portion size for your set price. I have never seen any “gluttony” at the dinners. Was at one 2 weeks ago that was chicken parm and Italian sausage and I asked my husband, who is a large man, if we needed to get him an extra snack on the way home because the dinner, while tasty, was more the size for a small woman like me.

“All you can eat” for a fish dinner, to me, would suggest terrible quality fish. I’d stay away.
 
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There are several parishes in my area that have Friday fish fries. Some of them are very good. and offer baked fish options as well. I think in some areas “fish fry” is a term that is still used as a catch all to describe the Lenten tradition.
 
We have the restaurant “all you can eat” fish frys here, and they’re very good.

The fish is usually Cod fish. It’s served in smaller pieces/sections of fish.

I can’t eat all that much, and don’t have the appetite like I used to, so I usually will split another small plate of fish with my husband. It’s like eating another small piece or two of fish.

Around here, when it’s served like that, you’re usually asked how much more you want in terms of fish, so that it won’t be wasted. You don’t get more potatoes or anything like that–just more fish if you want it. 🙂

I’m editing my post to add that your fish dinner usually comes with a small cup of soup, your choice of a potato, dinner roll/bread, and a small side of coleslaw, and then your fish.
 
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One of my local Fish and chip shops use only rice bran oil,it doesn’t give the same heavy unhealthy feel after you’ve eaten.Its a very nice light oil.
 
Fast food fish is nothing when compared to good homemade Knights of Columbus fish.
 
Hmmm
The VFW has a Friday fish day.
I guess its a catholic influence?
 
I’m sure. (There’s no atheists in foxholes, either. If I was in a war, it would make me more conscious of God’s Providence.)
 
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