Dinner Buddies
Dinners Buddies is a plan to help newcomers, old timers and inbetweeners get to know each other and form friendships. It is a fine way to put names to faces and to find common interests and backgrounds and get to know where other parishioners live.
Commitment: One gathering monthly for a six month period. Each group enjoys dinner together, rotating between homes and hosts. The host for each month finds a consensus for the date and type of dinner for that month. "Eating in" host provides the entrée and requests side dishes from the rest of the group. "Eating out" host selects the venue and makes reservations, if necessary. Perhaps they go to the theater or have a picnic. Each person contributes to the meal.
Financial Commitment: Providing a food dish for 6 to 10 once a month.
How many people involved now: Between 30 and 50 are involved at one time in small groups of 6-8 people. Everyone is welcome to become part of a dinner group.
"I enjoy getting to know new people and helping them become active parishioners." - Betsy Markland
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