Friday fish fry dinners are a longstanding part of the Catholic Lenten season, and at St. Thomas Aquinas parish in Derry, everyone is welcome to get a bite. The annual

Catholics are supposed to abstain from meat this time of year. But it turns out for kids, eating fish might impact personality in a good way.

The start of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, and there are plenty of places in the region to seek a seafood dinner on Fridays. Here are a few of them. A.W. Beattie Career Center About 80 students from around the North Hills will serve lunch at A.

St. Paul the Apostle will host fish fry Fridays 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on each Friday of Lent until April 11 with $13 lunches that include fried fish or shrimp, potato salad, peas, bread and dessert. Meals are available for dine-in, pick-up or delivery. Orders of five or more can be delivered.

Less than a week into the Catholic Lenten season in Northeast Ohio and the appetite for seasonal fish fries is not subsiding. Many active Catholics abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays until Easter,

The St. Agnes Knights of Columbus Council No. 8605 hosts its annual Lenten Fish Friday every Friday through April 11. It's located in the Lothamer Parish Center (LPC) at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 855 E. Grand River Ave. Hours are 4:30-7 p.m. Cost is $15 for adults, $14 for seniors, $8 for kids 12 and under, and $20 for all-you-can-eat.

The Diocese of St. Petersburg has a list of parishes and schools in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties that will host a fish fry on Fridays during Lent. The list can be found at dosp.org/fishfry2025.