Thursday night we had the privilege of hosting the staff (and spouses) of Community UMC at the parsonage for a Christmas party. We were missing some and still had 19 people over!
Things started off with a special surprise as one of the church Sunday school classes (The Voyagers) came to the house from their Christmas party and sang Christmas carols to the staff! What a treat!
Everybody brought a dish to share and we had SO much amazing food!
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We ended up with three different seating areas so that everyone could eat and fellowship.
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Then once we were all stuffed we gathered around for the Yankee Gift Swap. There were some very interesting gifts - this is really a fun and unpredictable bunch!
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This guy even got to play Santa for a bit!
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And here we are! Front row: Dave (organist); Faye (children's minister), Daryl and Rev. Charlotte (visitation pastor). Back row: Mary Allen custodian, Jill Flohr preschool director, Arlene (office manager), Connie (treasurer), Debbie, Mary Ann (pianist), LuAnn (receptionist), Brandon (youth minister/contemporary worship), and Pastor Ralph (visitation pastor). We thought the backdrop of the stencil was definitely appropriate for the occasion - because together our staff makes a family too!
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