Halloween Treats 2023 at Area Churches

By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current

Halloween brings with it “trick or treating” or “trunk or treating” for area youngsters and several churches in Geneseo have plans to distribute treats from the trunks of vehicles in church parking lots or inside the church. They are:

-3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15, Grace United Methodist Church at 318 North Center St., trunk or treat in church parking lot.

-10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 28, Concordia Lutheran Church at 316 South Oakwood Ave, trunk or treat in church parking lot on East North St., across from the church.

-4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 29, First Methodist Church at 302 North State St., trunk or treat in church parking lot.

-4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31, Fellowship Room at First Lutheran Church, 114 East Main St., individual stations will be set up with volunteers distributing treats. Hot dogs and hot chocolate also will be served.

THE ORIGIN OF TRICK-OR-TREATING: (found online)

Trick of treating, in costume and ringing doorbells to ask for treats, has been a tradition in the United States and other countries for more than a century. Its origin remains murky, but traces can be identified in ancient Celtic festivals, early Roman Catholic holidays, medieval practices and even British politics.