Last year, the Emmanuel Episcopal Church volunteers prepared and served 887 free Thanksgiving dinners, making it their highest number of meals served to date. This year, on November 28, the Church will continue the dinner tradition with deliveries starting at 10:30 a.m., take-outs scheduled from 11:30 to 12:00 p.m. and dine in to begin at 12:00 p.m., located at 37 West Main Street in Norwich. (Submitted Photo)

NORWICH — The Emmanuel Episcopal Church, also known as "The Soul Kitchen," located at 37 West Main Street in Norwich, will provide free Thanksgiving dinners again this year.

Gary Brookins and John Klockowski will run the dinner on Thursday, November 28, with home deliveries available within a two-mile radius starting at 10:30 a.m. Takeouts are scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to noon, and dine-in will begin at noon.

To order dinners for home delivery or takeout, call 607-334-8801 or email emmanuelchurch20@gmail.com by Wednesday, November 27.

“The Thanksgiving dinner is a tradition spanning 20 years and was started by my dear friend Charlie McMullen,” Klockowski said. “He saw there was a huge number of people going without a meal on Thanksgiving and put this together.”

Klockowski said he will be joined in the kitchen by his son Jake, Brookins, and numerous volunteers.

“The dinner will consist of turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and pie,” he said. “And a nice donation came in for the pies—it’s been really great.”