The Calvary Food Pantry continues to conduct its distribution on the next-to-last Saturday of each month, and this month's will fall on Dec. 20. However, the hours are changing, according to pastor Joe Young.
The pantry will no longer open at 7:30 a.m. due to the winter cold. The pantry will open at 8 a.m. and close promptly at 9 a.m.
Any car in line, on time, at 9 a.m. will be served, but those arriving later will not be served, he noted.
"It is important to protect our workers from the cold and wet weather, and if all come on time they can be served quickly and efficiently," Young added.
Calvary Food Pantry serves from a drive-thru at its warehouse situated behind the main building at Calvary Chapel of Parchman, located at 36 Ward-Riddick Road. It sits seven-tenths of a mile east of the front gate of the Mississippi State Penitentiary.
The facility, clearly visible on the north side of Mississippi Highway 32, is marked with a large sign.
