Wednesday Night Gathering to offer free food, sandwich making, Spanish-language lessons

  • Emmy Lou John of Aurora, right, teaches valentine-card making at the Feb. 1 Wednesday Night Gathering at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. The next Gathering on Feb. 15, will feature a free dinner, conversational Spanish lessons and sandwich making for a downtown Aurora community fridge.

    Emmy Lou John of Aurora, right, teaches valentine-card making at the Feb. 1 Wednesday Night Gathering at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora. The next Gathering on Feb. 15, will feature a free dinner, conversational Spanish lessons and sandwich making for a downtown Aurora community fridge. Courtesy of Al Benson

 
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Posted2/7/2023 7:29 PM

Continuing its biweekly Wednesday Night Gathering series, Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora will hold a free dinner and family activities on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

The free event begins at 6 p.m. at the church, 14 N. May St. Parking is free.

 

Michelle Curiel, Wesley children and family director, said the event will open with a free supper provided by Holy Perogi food truck of Aurora.

For a side dish, Curiel will serve roasted vegetables.

After dinner, families are invited to make sandwiches for Community Fridge, a downtown Aurora free pantry and get lessons in learn conversational Spanish.

Curiel said, "We have about half Spanish speakers that show up and a lot of people said they wanted to learn Spanish at the Feb. 1 gathering."

Wesley holds Sunday worship services online at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. in the church sanctuary.

For information, call (630) 896-1033 or visit wesleyumcaurora.org.