Grace United Methodist Church of Norway will serve its community holiday meal Sunday.

The dinners — which will include ham, cheesy potatoes, vegetable and dessert — are available for takeout from 5 to 6 p.m. at the church parking lot.

“Due to the large turnout for our November meal, reservations will be required,” organizer Chris Spence said.

Deadline for reservations is 6 p.m. Friday and can be made by calling Spence at 906-282-9752.

Cliff Smith takes out a pan of chicken to serve at the Monday Night Community Meal on Monday at First Presbyterian Church of Kingsford. (Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo)

Dinners also can be delivered to Norway-Vulcan area residents on request, Spence said.

The meal is free, with no income requirement “but donation toward the meals are appreciated,” Spence said.

In 2019, approximately 150 local residents received a dinner from Grace Methodist. They also continue to offer their monthly Sunday dinner.

The church, known as Crossroads, is behind the Jake Menghini Museum at 130 Odill Drive.

The First Presbyterian Church of Kingsford will again offer a hot meal on Christmas Day.

Due to the pandemic, meals will only be available by pick-up or delivery.

Deliveries will start at 11 a.m., with pick-ups at the church at 395 Hamilton Ave. in Kingsford, available from 11 a.m. to noon.

The holiday dinner pick-up will be conducted similar to the way the Free Monday Night Community Meals are done. The public is asked to using the Hamilton Avenue entrance to the parking lot. Attendants will guide traffic to the correct line — one for pick-up and the other for volunteers delivering meals.

“We have the system down,” said Mary Jean Larson, church secretary. “Volunteers will be outside relaying to inside workers names and the numbers of meals needed for each vehicle.”

The church has done this for so many years, she added, that things should run smoothly even with a few adjustments due to the situation.

They are preparing a hot ham dinner as in the past.

“We served approximately 650 meals last year,” she said. “We are projected to serve about 700 for their 27th year.”

Volunteers have been following the proper protocol recommended by the health department during the pandemic each week for their community dinners.

“Now that we do not have dine-in, we have the room to spread out the workers,” Larson said.

They also will do preparation over three days in smaller groups, rather than one day with a large group, to maintain social distancing.

Residents who would like a delivered meal will receive a call from the volunteer when they arrive with their meals.

“We will be leaving them on their door — no one will be going into the homes this year,” she said.

Reservations are required by Wednesday by calling the church office at 906-774-4211.

Those who want to volunteer to deliver meals can call the church office as well. “We have received great response from our community,” Larson said.

The Christmas meals are open to anyone who would like a warm dinner. “We are pretty excited to still be able to offer this again this year,” she said.

They still offer their free community meal from 5 to 5:30 p.m. Mondays for pick-up, serving about 120 each week, she added.