This is my first attempt at blogging - so please 'bear' with me as I learn this new challenge.
THEME: I got the theme this year after reading Mrs. Chappel book on "Choices". Each year
we have a special speaker and this year, the speaker
cancelled one month before (due to surgery). So the Lord placed in on my
heart to use our own ladies.... which I did. So I choose five chapters
out of the book and gave each lady a title with some verse to use. Each lady was given five minutes and the topics were: "Choose to Live by Faith", Choose to Let Go", "Choose to be Strong in the Lord", Choose to Have the Joy of the Lord", and "Choose to Speak Wisely".
CUPCAKES: I had a cupcake party with some of the young women at church and we had
a blast decorating the cupcakes. Last year when we were stateside, we
bought some cupcake tiers but it really wasn't enough. However on
'Pinterest', I found this cool idea to make cupcake tiers by using a saucer and a cup. I bought some metal looking 'throw-away plasticware'
and we hot glued the plate to the top of the up-side down cup.
DECORATIONS: Finding the right mural to go with the theme was quite the task - but praise the Lord -- we found a beautiful bakery photo! There is a printer here in town that blew-up the picture and put
it on vinyl (like a window shade material). We purchased
an inexpensive table and chairs for the front of the bakery. One of the ladies in the church sewed an awning. She
had left over material from the table cloth covers (pink) and hung the
matching pink material down each side to make it pop - out like 3-D ...
it really looked real. 
THE MEAL: The
men were dressed in white shirts and black bow-ties. (My husband is on the far right). They served Chicken Cordon Bleu (already cooked - only had to be re-heated). Jolene & Lena made baked potatoes. Alla
made crab salad and that day, cooking for 70 women was a breeze!
PROGRAM: The skits were hilarious. We even had a visit from Granny Bella-Donna (Dema dressed up as a babushka). The ladies all said it was the best ever.
Judy
I thought this was a great 8th of March banquet idea! I am so encouraged by all the ladies and couples you have in your church. I pray that someday we will have a great group of families to do activities and fellowships with as we encourage one another in serving the Lord! God bless you!
ReplyDeleteThanks DeeDee -- We have a wonderful church family -- so bonded that we are really a family.
ReplyDeleteMan, those sweets look great. I know my 4 girls and wife would have loved to been there with you all too. Especially liked those sober looking guys in bow ties.
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