Our Veterans Appreciation Dinner is how one Long Island church says thank you, and we mean every word of it. Once a year Sound of Heaven Church sets the tables, puts out a full sit-down meal, and serves the men and women who served this country, along with the families who served right beside them. It is free. Every branch is welcome. Come hungry.
A lot of veterans on Long Island have heard "thank you for your service" so many times it barely lands anymore. We wanted to say it in a way you can taste.
Here is what I know. Some of you came home and went straight back to work and family and never talked about any of it. Some of you are still carrying things nobody at the barbecue knows about. Some of you are proud, some of you are tired, and plenty of you are both. Whoever you are walking in, you are welcome at this table.
This dinner is not a fundraiser, and it is not a sales pitch for our church. Nobody is going to corner you in the hallway. It is a full meal, served to you, in a room full of people who are glad you came. There will be music. There will be speakers. And there will be time to sit with your family and just breathe for a night.
Jesus said the greatest love there is looks like laying your life down for your friends. A lot of you lived close to that line. The least we can do is pull out a chair.
Give to everyone what you owe them... if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
For one night, you do not wait in a line, you do not pay a bill, and you do not clean up. That is our job. Here is what is on the table.
A full sit-down dinner at a real table, with people serving you for a change. Come hungry.
Music sets the room. It is the kind of night where the conversation and the songs run together.
A few people take the floor to honor what you gave. Short, sincere, and worth hearing.
Spouses, kids and parents held down the home front while you were gone. They get a seat at this table too.
It does not matter where you served or when. Drafted or enlisted, four years or thirty, stateside or overseas, you are invited, and so are the people you love.
Guard and Reserve too. If you served, your seat is waiting.
We want enough chairs and enough food for everybody. A quick call helps us set your place.
The dinner happens once a year, and the date and details go up on our events page first. Check it, mark it, and tell the guys you served with.
See Upcoming EventsCall 631-818-1919 or send a note through the form below. Tell us your name, your branch, and how many are coming with you.
Call 631-818-1919Bring your spouse, your kids, your parents. And if there is a veteran in your life who would never come on their own, bring them with you.
Send A MessageSetting tables, serving plates, welcoming families at the door. If you want to be part of saying thank you, let us know through the form below and someone from the church will reach out.
If you want to say thank you with a gift, our giving page supports the outreach work of this church, this dinner included.
Tell us you are coming and how many are with you, ask a question about the dinner, or let us know you want to help. You will hear back from someone at the church.
The dinner is one night. Here is where the rest of our outreach lives, plus one honest conversation a lot of veterans have asked us about.
The questions veterans and their families ask us most. If yours is not here, call the church at 631-818-1919 and ask a real person.
Contact The ChurchYes. There is no ticket and no charge for veterans or their families. The dinner is a gift from our church family to yours.
Any veteran from any branch of the United States military, along with their family. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, Guard and Reserve. You do not need to attend Sound of Heaven or any church to come.
It happens once a year. The date and details are posted on our events page at soh.church/upcoming-events, so watch the calendar or call the church at 631-818-1919.
Call 631-818-1919 or send a message through the contact form on this page. Tell us your name, your branch, and how many people are coming with you so we can set your places.
Please do. Spouses, kids and parents are all welcome. The dinner honors veterans and the families who served right beside them.
You can serve on the night or give toward our outreach. Tell us through the contact form that you want to help and someone will reach out, or give online through our giving page.
If the dinner leaves you curious about the church behind it, come see us. Sundays at 9 and 11 AM at 375 Commack Rd in Deer Park. No pressure, no dress code, and nobody keeping score.