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5th quarter planned Friday night

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Albany News

By Kathy Thomson

Area churches will once again host the successful and popular after-game fellowships following each of the Albany Lions’ home football games for 2019.

The first “Fifth Quarter” event of the season will be held Friday, Sept. 6 at The Feed Store and will be hosted by Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church and Trinity Lutheran Church.

Chick-fil-A nuggets, chips, water, and cookies will be served at tomorrow’s event, according to MMPC pastor’s assistant Sandy Ingalls.

“We want to give students a safe place to go after the game to have fun and fellowship in a Christian environment,” said Brad McBee, president of the Albany Ministerial Alliance. 

The fellowships begin immediately after the varsity home football games and conclude at 12:00 midnight. The Feed Store is scheduled to be the location for all but the final Fifth Quarter this year.

All students in grades seven through 12 are invited and encouraged to attend Fifth Quarters, and local churches take turns sponsoring the event. 

The schedule and sponsors for the remainder of the 2019 season is:

On Sept. 20 after the Hawley game, the fellowship will be held at The Feed Store and will be sponsored by First Christian Church and The Feed Store.

After the homecoming game with Peaster on Sept. 27, Fifth Quarter will be sponsored by the Albany Church of Christ, Maranatha Fellowship, and Jesus of Nazareth Catholic Church. 

Following the Menard matchup on Oct. 4, Friendship Baptist and United Methodist Church will cosponsor Fifth Quarter.

The after-game fellowship will be sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance on Oct. 18, following the Roscoe game.

Nov. 1 following the Haskell final regular season game, First Baptist Church will host the youth post-game fellowship. The location will be determined at a later date.