Volunteers, you and a guest are invited to the appreciation dinner on Mon., April 20, 2026. The location has changed to Missing Links Brewery - 891 Evans City Road, Meridian. Doors open at 5pm, with dinner at 6pm. Appetizers, dinner (pasta, meatballs, chicken), and dessert will be provided. Drinks purchased by attendees.
Did you ever wonder what it takes to run a fish fry, especially one as large as ours?
Planning for this annual event begins months before with meetings between the organizers, communications, grounds and facilities, and volunteers, as well as corresponding with sponsors.
Organizers have a long checklist to take care of that includes things like banners, sign-ups, t-shirts, advertisements, parking, food deliveries, baking, media, office needs, setup, and more.
We wanted to give you a glimpse of what the checklist looks like since there is so much more than what meets the eye, especially when it comes to serving an average of 1200 meals each Friday during Lent.
Even though this list is long, and the endeavor of the All Saints Parish fish fry is huge, it is a ministry that we are honored to stand behind each year to serve the community while carrying on the tradition at All Saints Parish.
The Checklist PRIOR TO Monthly meetings | Sponsorship letters written/mailed | Sponsor correspondence/logos |Sponsorship thank you letters LEAD-UP Printing a sponsorship banner |Sign-Up Genius creation/maintenance | Collecting t-shirt sizes/ordering |Advertisement creation | Parking, community, & event signs printed, weatherproofed, and hung | IT run-through for the building | Test run of online ordering WEEK OF Food deliveries |Baking |Social media posting begins |Advertising starts |Handling media needs |Donated desserts start to arrive |Offices handle phone calls |Setup (fryers, serving tables, bags, cue lines, ticket booths, decorations) | Parking lot set up (signs, cones) |Coleslaw prep DAY OF AM Food prep |PM Food prep (early afternoon) |Decorations/signs hung | Desserts cut and packaged |Online ordering starts at 12noon |Money counters begin |Monitoring online orders |Print online orders / deliver to kitchen | 50/50 set up | Tickets sales begin at 4pm |Youth food runners begin their work |In-person fish sales begin at 4pm TEAR-DOWN (Required for weekend/ weekday needs on campus) CLEAN UP (begins after sales end) Fryers and roasters cleaned |Bags put away |Food put away |Laundry collected |Tables taken down |Floor cleaned |Cue lines taken down |Signage taken down |Parking lot cones put away |Parking lot signs stored |Inventory taken THROUGHOUT THE WEEK: Laundry (towels, aprons) SET-UP AGAIN (Repeated weekly) Baking on Wednesdays |Food deliveries |Parking lot signs, cones |Social Hall setup (fryers, tables, cue lines, ticket booth, preorder pick-up area, bags, signs, etc.)
Sponsors
Please visit our Sponsor Page. Thank you to all sponsors of the 2026 All Saints Parish Fish Fry. A special thank you to our Platinum & Gold Sponsors: