Mardi Gras Party Tuesday, February 16th -- 5:30pm at Hope.Gate.Way.
Join us for our annual Mardi Gras Party. We will make pancakes, play fun games, and make our own Mardi Gras masks. There will be plenty of beads to go around, so feel free to bring your friends along. Bring your favorite pancake topping to share.
We're participating in a nationwide movement called Souper Bowl of Caring that unites schools, communities of faith, other organizations, and compassionate individuals in the fight against hunger. Since the Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1990 with one youth group, more than $60 million has been given to food banks and soup kitchens across the country. We'll collect money in soup kettles and encourage you to bring non-perishable food from now, until February 7th (Super Bowl Sunday), to help feed our neighbors in Parkside Neighborhood through the Sacred Heart Food Pantry.
Our collection will conclude on February 7th, with a Super Bowl Party at Allen and Sara's house. We will show the game on the big screen, have delicious food, play games, and even make some blankets for the family shelter. This is sure to be a good time, no matter which team you root for or if you don't know the difference between a first down and a touch down. Feel free to invite some friends in on the fun!
December 17th-5:30pm at Allen and Sara's house (31 Sheffield St. Portland)
Our annual community Christmas Party is going to be a blast! We'll get together at Allen & Sara's house for a potluck dinner (bring an appetizer, salad, side dish, or dessert to share if you can). As usual we'll have a Yankee Swap, but the rules are very strict: do not buy anything. Make it, bake it, or regift it, but do not spend money on your Yankee Swap gift.
This year the fun gets even better: we're adding an UGLY SWEATER component. We are asking all party guests to wear your ugliest sweater. Feel free to be creative (you could always embellish if you don't have an ugly seater) or visit Goodwill to get a cheap one. This will be super fun if we all agree to be ridiculous together, and just think of all the awesome pictures we will get! Oh, and yes, there will be a fabulous prize for the ugliest sweater.
Feel free to invite all of your friends over for this exciting event, and remember, no regularly scheduled LIFE groups next week... just one big party on Thursday! Bring a friend. Bring a neighbor. Bring your great-aunt Bertha. Or just bring yourself. But one way or the other, make sure you're with us for this festive event!
