Lenten Fridays......

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I have an interesting dilemma that I am not sure what my responsibility would be.

I am a dentist in a small town, and am the president of the local dental academy. Twice a year, we have a Continuing Education course in town, mainly for the local dentists who normally have to drive 2 hours to a major metropolitan area for education.

This upcoming CE (Continuing Education) expects to only draw a couple dozen participants. The usual caterer is a local barbeque place because they can bring the whole setup to the lecture which is on a college campus. It is very informal.

However, here is the catch: it is during Lent and Catholics should be abstaining from meat.

Now, not knowing how many participants will be Catholic (very few, most likely since we are in the Bible Belt), and not counting on a huge crowd ANYWAY, what would be my responsibilities for making sure that there is a Lent-friendly meal? I suppose no one is FORCING them to eat the barbeque that is served, but is it an occasion of sin that I am providing them? Are my obligations to the larger mass of people?

Not sure what to do here. And I 'm not sure there are caterers who would do fish on a low budget.

Rich
 
well I am living in the south and the fish fry is a big part of life here, no reason you can’t find a caterer to do some catfish, hushpuppies and slaw.
 
Make sure that there are enough non-meat side dishes for the Catholics to get a full meal without the BBQ.
 
Great suggestions. I also think I may make some tuna salad and bring fixings for sandwiches.

Thanks all.
 
Can the BBQ caterers supply potato and vegetable side dishes also? Whenever I find myself in that situation (i.e. Friday catered dinner that has no fish), I simply fill up on potatoes and vegetables. Even if I still am hungry, I offer the hunger up.

I think if you have some non-meat alternative available, it will be helpful to the attendees. There might even be a vegetarian attending.
 
So, i may be off topic or not, but what is it about the meat specifically? is it the components of meat itself, or just the source? Usually on Lent Fridays, to get my regimen of protein i:
  1. make 2-3 MetRx protein shakes,
  2. have 5 or 6 protein bars with 40 grams of protein each over the 24 hours
meat pretty much is polymerized protein, actin, myosin, cytoskeletal elements, ect.

so does one have to refrain from proteins, or just proteins in the form of meat? ive always wondered about that.
 
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Windmill:
Great suggestions. I also think I may make some tuna salad and bring fixings for sandwiches.

Thanks all.
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Careful. The Board of Health might get cranky. Better order it from a caterer if the barbecue place will not accommodate you.
 
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So, i may be off topic or not, but what is it about the meat specifically? is it the components of meat itself, or just the source? Usually on Lent Fridays, to get my regimen of protein i:
  1. make 2-3 MetRx protein shakes,
  2. have 5 or 6 protein bars with 40 grams of protein each over the 24 hours
meat pretty much is polymerized protein, actin, myosin, cytoskeletal elements, ect.

so does one have to refrain from proteins, or just proteins in the form of meat? ive always wondered about that.
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The restriction is from flesh only. According to the guidelines of the Conference of Bishops, you can even eat soups and gravies made from meat broth.

This is not a difficult fast. If you were Eastern Catholic or Orthodox, you would be abstaining from meat, eggs, fish, dairy products and olive oil for all of Lent. Now THAT’s a fast!
 
Thank you for thinking about this. When I was in high school, the only non-meat option on Fridays was if I picked the ham out of the chef salad before eating it. It’s very kind of you to plan for others!
 
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