Stew! Stew! Stew!

Stew! Stew! Stew!

As usual, two times this year we embarked upon the great Stew Sale!

In October, we set up three pots and made 958 quarts, and in November (last week), we set two pots and made 637 quarts. With a combined total of 1,595 quarts and a 100% sale ratio, we made approximately $13,000!

This is grounds for celebration, but the greater celebration is the witness of love and dedication by all who volunteered their time and labor to the event. With Katherine Earls as our fearless leader and Don Lafoon as our Stew Master, our October Stew went off without a hitch. We had a full complement of volunteers at all stations, and I can confidently say “good times were had by all.”

Our November sale, with Katherine at the helm, ushered in Vanessa Preston as our new Stew Master. As with any new experience, Vanessa was under a lot of pressure, but with some help from Chris Harlow and the goodwill and excitement of all present, the efforts were multiplied, and November’s Stew was a rousing success!

Special Thanks goes to Katherine who worked tirelessly from “get the word out” to “hand the stew out,” from start to finish. I also want to note that we were blessed by added volunteers from the Wednesday Night Men’s Bible Study, who attended both the 4-7 am and the 7-10 am shifts at both stews! That’s a time (and air temperature) that nobody wants, but from which everyone benefits when a handful of hearty souls say yes. Indeed, I know a lot more about chicken and cooking temps than I ever thought I would in my lifetime, and the stew simply couldn’t happen without the labor of those earliest, darkest hours.

What a joy it was to gather as Creator Family and Creator Friends to work together. So much thanks goes out to all who helped sell the Stew and work at all levels of the cooking events. Your caring service to God at Creator was a powerful witness, and as one person was overheard to say, “This is the kind of Church I would like to join.” 

God bless you all.
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Fr. Bill+
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