Just a quick plug for the Mesa Area BBQ tomorrow at the EVBC Commons. It all starts at 12:20, after the usual post-10:30-service crowd has its chance to get its lattes. Here are some reasons why you should make it a point to be there:
1. All the meat has been donated by Town & Country foods – exceptional quality and variety, including chicken, seafood and beef. In other words, GREAT eats!
2. Prizes and giveaways! We have a number of special baskets we’ll be raffling off, no purchase necessary! So, you may go home with some goodies!
3. We’ve specifically asked for people new to the Mesa Area to be there, so we can more formally welcome them to EVBC. So, you might think you don’t need to go, but they need to meet you, and get to know as many from the Area as possible. So, your attendance is truly an act of service.
4. Ellen Marrs, the Mesa Area Administrator, has gone to great lengths to make this event spectacular. Those of you who missed the Truck Rally last month have heard all the stories about how great it was — don’t make the same mistake again! Make it a point to be a part of this one…
5. We’ll be collecting “Adopt a Bathroom” baskets for the East Mesa House of Refuge. This is a terrific service project being taken on by our Mesa Home Groups, and the fruit of their labors will make for an impressive stack of baskets in the Commons. You won’t want to miss that, either!
6. You’ve gotta eat anyway, so what better place to grab lunch than the Commons? (And, the price is right! We’re just asking each family to chip in a few bucks to help defray the minimal costs we have.) Even if you’re going to church in the afternoon or evening, come have lunch, then spend a few hours lingering, or shopping someplace nearby.
7. There’s nothing like fellowship in Christ. Food, fun, prizes, yes…but something grand happens when people filled with the Spirit gather together in Jesus’ name. That alone should make this a can’t-miss event!
See you tomorrow? I sure hope so…
God’s best to you all, Bill
