Grace's Kitchen takes reservations for its free Thanksgiving meal
The takeout dinner at St. Barnabas served more than 600 people last year. This year it runs noon to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 26, with delivery for those who cannot leave home, and the kitchen is asking for 20-pound turkeys and fruit pies.
Grace’s Kitchen, the soup kitchen at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, is taking reservations and donations for its free community Thanksgiving meal, which will be served as takeout from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 26, at the church, 110 W. North St.
The meal is free and open to anyone. Last year it served more than 600 people, The Journal reported this week.
How to sign up
- Takeout: reserve online at stbarnabascortez.org/free-thanksgiving-meals or call the church office at 970-565-7865. Reservations are due by 10 a.m. Wednesday, November 25.
- Delivery: offered to people who cannot leave their homes. Delivery requests are due earlier, by 10 a.m. Monday, November 23.
What the kitchen needs
Turkeys of 20 pounds or more, ready-to-serve fruit pies, and money to keep Grace’s Kitchen running. Food and donations can be dropped at the church office, which is open 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday. The meal is sponsored by St. Barnabas and Grace’s Kitchen with Mona Makes.
The church’s art market and silent auction for Grace’s Kitchen, held October 10 and 11, was the kitchen’s main fundraiser of the fall.
Sources: The Journal, Oct. 14, 2026 · St. Barnabas Episcopal Church · Public Facebook group post, Oct. 17, 2026