“Love ’em and feed ’em.”

“Love ’em and feed ’em.”

The Episcopal News Service series on the Diocese of Fort Worth concluded this week with a story, video, and photos about St. Luke’s, Stephenville, Thursday lunch program for students from Tarleton State University.

The story begins, “The students start streaming across the campus of Tarleton State University here around 11 a.m. every Thursday. They are heading to lunch at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Some are trying to stretch their monthly meal plan, some are looking for a place that feels more like mom’s kitchen than a dormitory cafeteria, and others need the friendly faces that always greet them in the parish hall. They keep coming until 1 p.m., sometimes as many as 400 of them.

“More than one of them will tell you that St. Luke’s meal is the tastiest of the four weekly lunches offered by local churches. ‘It’s the best; that’s a secret, but this place is the best. They always have great food and it’s always put together with love,’ said Tarleton junior Nikita Grove. ‘Everybody’s so nice and friendly.’”

The Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg was in the diocese in early November, doing interviews, shooting videos, and taking photos to tell the story of resurrection that is our diocese.