Great Banquet

Madisonville Great Banquet Movement                www.greatbanquet.com 

 

 

 

Spring 2011 Banquet Dates

 

 

 

                          Men’s HCDC #12- Jason Eastwood, Lay Director

                          May 5-8, 2011

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

                     Women’s #148- Roberta Saulsberry, Lay Director

                      May 12-May 15, 2011                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

SPONSORS

Now is the time to have your guest confirm or cancel his/her participation in the Banquet he/she has been accepted for. Have them call the church office as soon as possible! 821-6420

Check the Madisonville Great Banquet website (www.greatbanquet.com) to see the list of confirmed guests. The list is updated weekly to show the latest confirmations.

 

 

 

 

PROPERTY

If you can help with bed setup and takedown please contact:  Greg Crowley 884-3365

Make this a sacrificial offering for guests and team!

 

CLEAN UP

Clean up will take place on Sunday afternoons of each weekend beginning at 2:00 pm on Sunday; with many hands this should go very quickly. Please contact:  Adam and Faith Whitmer 836-1816

 

BUS DRIVERS

We are okay for the time being, but if you have a license and desire to drive for one of the weekends, contact: Dawn at the Presbyterian Church 821-6420 or 821-6426.

 

SNACKS AND SERVERS

If you can bring a snack or help serve a meal at the Banquet please contact:  (servers)  Sherry Harvey - 841-8385

(snacks) – Betty Hendrix – 824-9749

 

AGAPE

Make BANNERS for the upcoming Great Banquets. Remember what an important impact the banners had on you when you attended? Banners made for previous weekends here in Madisonville have been mailed to other communities, so make new ones!

Reunion Groups, if you are looking for something special to do as a group, make a banner for the upcoming weekends. Agape parties are held before each weekend. Call Amy Menser if you are interested in helping to make agape for the upcoming Banquets.

 

 

SERVERS Call Sherry Harvey - 841-8385 to sign up to serve a meal. Be prepared to spend 2 to 2 ½ hours serving, cleaning up, and setting up for the next meal. This is most important.	SPONSOR’S HOUR Sponsor’s hour for each Great Banquet  is held on Thursday before each Banquet (except the jail and detention center), at 7:30 PM. Everyone is encouraged to stay through the entire Sponsor’s Hour to lend strength and prayers to God’s people. Eric Anderson is in charge of the Sponsor’s Hour.	72 HOUR PRAYER VIGIL & PRAYERS FOR SPEAKERS CHART Please be sure to sign-up to pray for the guests and team members during the Banquets. “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” James 5:16
CANDLELIGHT Your presence at Candlelight adds to the Body of Christ and the impact the Lord has on His people as He uses our worship, prayers and sacrifices for the guests and team. Candlelight will be held at the First Methodist Church at 8:30 PM on the Saturday during each Banquet.		CLOSINGS Closings will be held at the First Christian Church at 5:00 PM on the Sunday of each Banquet.
SNACKS & SALADS Snacks are needed for both weekends. Call – Betty Hendrix – 824-9749 to sign up to bring snacks. If she is not home, please leave a message.	AGAPE LETTERS We also need individual, as well as group, agape letters. Please mark family letters with an F on the envelope. Be sure your guest’s name appears on the outside of the envelope, as well. (PLEASE NOTE: Gifts are better given before or after the Great Banquet. Please do not bring gifts to the Great Banquet for your guest.) Call Amy Menser for more information 836-2599
HELP WITH AGAPE ON THE WEEKEND This is a sign up chart available to help with agape on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of each weekend. Please contact the head agape person for each weekend to sign up to help.		AGAPE PARTY Help make agape for the weekends! Contact Amy Menser at 836-2599 for the time and date of our next Agape Party at the First Presbyterian Church.

 

 

Banquet time is here. The teams are in their final stages of formation. As always, I ask that you be in prayer for the teams and the guests that are about to go through this experience.

 

The agape help during the weekends has been terrific. Many hands really have made light work. I would like to remind you that this servant role is behind the scenes with a goal of being invisible. Please allow the guests to have the same weekend that we had with no distractions.

 

The success of the website has been great. Many of you have used this tool to stay in tune with what is happening in the community. Please take the opportunity to sign up for the Yahoo group that allows the newsletter to be e-mailed to you automatically. The final team and guest list will be posted on Friday afternoon of each weekend.

 

There are many opportunities to serve that are listed. All the work we do is for the glory of Jesus Christ. Prayerfully give him that glory.

 

I look forward to seeing everyone at the upcoming events. Praise be to the Lord God Almighty!!

 

De Colores,

Dale Davis, Madisonville Great Banquet Community Lay Director