Is there such a thing as a loaves and fishes party? How would it work?

**ml2620** · 05-26-2009, 10:22 AM

As you all know from my recent post, I have a very big cookout a couple of weekends ago. And since then....we have alot of leftovers. It turns out, in terms of what people brought we ended the party with MORE food and MORE beer than we started with!

So this weekend, I asked some friends over for a very casual "drive by..." (inspired by forHISglory!) to eat some of the food, and have a glass of wine/beer/lemonade, etc. And again, when they left it seemed like we had more food than we started with!

There must be a way to do something good and practical with this. It seems like a churchy thing to do. Would someone have a loaves and fishes party for someone - ask guests to "bring pantry items" in exchange for some inexpensive simple apps and drinks?

I'm playing with this idea. I suspect church groups already do this sort of thing, but I got this idea of a "loaves and fishes party" in my head (like a memory) and I don't know if it's real or not.

**dianeeileen** · 05-29-2009, 02:35 AM

Hi Love your idea, I have never heard of it but at my Church we have a brown bag baby shower every few months for the crisis pregnancy center. We have games, cake, punch, and a light lunch. Everyone brings new baby gifts not wrapped. Some bring used expensive items like cribs, play pens etc. We have fun and everything goes to a good cause.