I plan on being tired tomorrow. 🙂
All for a good cause though. Not just because the time changed. We moved our clocks ahead this past weekend so they say we lost an hour of sleep. I don’t know. I was raised on Daylight Savings Time and don’t see what the hoopla is all about.
That is not why I plan on being tired.
Once a year the staff “puts on” a Volunteer Dinner to say thanks for all our volunteers. We invite everyone who volunteered in any way, shape, or form to come to the dinner. We have give-aways. We laugh a lot. We have the meal catered. I spend a lot of time simply going to each person and thanking them for their service this past year. No one brings anything. Cooks anything. Pays anything. It is the staff’s way of saying “thanks for all you do.” After two services on Sunday, we will spend most of the afternoon decorating and getting ready for a fun evening.
So I plan on being tired. But it is a good tired. A tired from thanking those who keep this train running. Way too often people go unrecognized and “un-thanked” for all they do. This is our third year of doing this and it is one of the things the staff loves doing the most (besides having staff lunches). 🙂 Volunteers are the lifeblood of any organization, especially the church.
For those of you from OVCF who read this: thanks for the bottom of my heart for all you do.
Does your church have a recognition for its volunteers? Are you a volunteer? Do you hear a “thank you” from the staff?
Glad you have a moment to share with your clan.
I did and had fun doing it.
Our church is pretty large and there are lots of folks who volunteer, so this isn’t something the clergy or staff do in any official capacity. Glad you had fun, Bill!
It can be done in a large church as well Martha. Might take a bit more planning than we have to do but it will work.
Sort of. We have a Missions Banquet every year to honor our missionaries, and it’s a catered meal for $1/person, so that sort of is. Our pastor treats his board and staff to dinner as a group yearly to say thank you. We don’t do it as a whole church, though. Interesting approach. I may suggest something like this.
I like the Missions Banquet idea Kari. I have done the yearly thank you dinner also. I’d be interested in hearing what your church/pastor would say about this.
I hope you had a wonderful time! Your church family sounds like a wonderful group, and I am blessed by the way to lift them up. Thanks and blessings!
We had a great time Deb. Tim Hawkins is great entertainment.
We don’t. That’s a great idea.
maybe share it.
We go to a very small church now, and it seems that every act of service is noticed and appreciated. I like that. And, I also like the chances we are given to formally thank our pastors and office people (there are a total of 4) for their dedicated and selfless service to the Lord and us.
So, Bill, it’s a wonderful thing that you’re doing for all your volunteers. But, I’ll just bet that they appreciate all that you and your staff do to serve the Lord.
It’s just one big celebration of the Body of Christ, isn’t it?!
GOD BLESS!
I can’t speak for how they feel about me Sharon, but I sure do appreciate all they do.
I would love to have something like this. I do try to thank volunteers as often as possible. There is no way to get everything done that needs to be done without that help. It’s invaluable! Thanks Bill.
Suggest it and make it work jason. I bet you could do that. 🙂 (Among all your other responsibilities)