Yesterday we hosted the annual Owen Elementary Teacher/Staff tailgate
celebration. lt is our way to provide food for them when they are required to stay late for
Parent/Teacher conferences. First of all let me thank Elisa Bridgeman for working hard
and prepping the vegatables for the burgers and individually packaging them
beautifullythat;s a lot of onions, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce, and love. And to Debbie
Bonifield for standingfor 2 hours and grilling 60 burger patties and 50 hot dogs (Are
those beef or pork?-yes). Debbie stood and cooked some great food! The Salibury's
brought some cookies and Tony shared his portable grill, and I believe that everyone
had a great time. I also believe that we were all very tired by the time we returned
everything to the church, wrapped it up, and tied a bow around it.
I was trying to remember the first year we did a tail gate with Owen. lt was an
opportunity to do something different and special or unique. We cooked in basically the
same location, but after a few years we wisely moved it under a tree for the sake of
shade. That first year we used homemade hamburger patties that included beef, and
some beef & venison (yes, Bambi), and even back then we had a few veggie burgers. lt
was great, and it still is. Hopefully & prayerfully we will be able to do it again in 2027.
With the tailgate in the review mirror it's time to prepare for Trunk or Treat.
Saturday, Octobe 31, we will host our ??th annual Trunk or Treat for our community.
With the changes in our society few people feel safe knocking on the door of someone
they don't know-much less eating something they hand them. And yes, back in the day
we did that, but we also knew everyone for about a mile around and much of the candy
wasa home made, and those were the houses we targeted. But times have changed- so
we provide a safe alternative.
We need your help in two ways. First we need people to bring their cars up and
decorate them, and pass out candy as kids make their rounds. Secondly, we need
people to bring a lot of candy. Normally we have to shut down early because we run out
of candy-let's make sure we have enough this year. Trunk or Treat also gives us an
opportunity to win a drawing for a free Thanksgiving food basket. Last year we were
able to provide every family that entered a free gift card for a local grocery store. This
gave us the opportunity to visit in about 20 homes as we passed them out. Not
everyone can do everything, but everyone can do something, if they will. lt's not about
matching gifts, it's about bringing what you can, even if it's just two pennies-ask Jesus.
Here we go, remember, we also have church every Sunday morning and Bible
Study & Prayer Meeting on Wednesday evening!!!!

                   Bro. Tom and Sister Sue