{"id":71087,"date":"2025-12-26T19:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/71087\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T19:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:12:11","slug":"erie-city-mission-hosts-christmas-feast-for-over-200-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/71087\/","title":{"rendered":"Erie City Mission hosts Christmas feast for over 200 guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Most Christmas gatherings draw about 10 to 20 guests, but on Tuesday, the Erie City Mission celebrated with more than 200 people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Erie City Mission invited the community to its full-service Christmas lunch on Tuesday morning, serving their guests a full plate of ham, mashed potatoes and corn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/news\/local-news\/family-shares-christmas-cheer-with-pipsqueak-mailman-deliveries\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Family shares Christmas cheer with Pipsqueak Mailman deliveries;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Family shares Christmas cheer with Pipsqueak Mailman deliveries <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The holiday season can be difficult for people facing food insecurity, and one manager said that the lunch is not just designed to give people a warm meal but offer their guests comfort and dignity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cWe don\u2019t know if Christmas is happy to them or not, but we want to make it a better situation to them than maybe they\u2019ve experienced in the past,\u201d said Elijah Chadsey, the food service manager for the mission. \u201cTo us, Christmas is like family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.yourerie.com\/digital-first\/digital-exclusive\/asbury-woods-declares-focus-for-2026\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Asbury Woods declares focus for 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"> Asbury Woods declares focus for 2026 <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIt\u2019s just to help them have a little respite from the difficult life they lead, I think that\u2019s what\u2019s really important to do,\u201d said Jeffrey McAninch, a volunteer. \u201cLike I said, to be a blessing as you\u2019re blessed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Erie City Mission serves lunch every day at their cafeteria on French Street from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. but will be closed on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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