...lunch bunch...

Every Tuesday for the past 2.5 years a group of us younger staff members (Jr. Staff) have gathered for what we call "lunch bunch."

Of course the group is ever changing, with the constant evolution of our staff, interns coming and going. Even just from week to week, some are on vacation, a church trip, or have other lunch plans. But almost every week there is some group of us going to lunch, ranging from 3 or 4 to I think an all time high of 17. As often as possible spouses join us, interns, people who happen to be hanging around the church when we're leaving.

May I take this opportunity to give a shout out to some former members:

Scott Bertrand (founding member)
Abby Bertrand (founding member)
Rob Luttrull (founding member)
Will McCartney (founding member)
Chad Bertrand (founding member)
Kristi Beougher McCartney
Annetta Box

One thing is for sure though...its always a good time!

You honestly never know what is going to be the topic of conversation. It is always sure to be ridiculous, hilarious, heated or thought provoking.

Some of my fave lunch bunch memories are:

- the discussion of the leap second, leap days, the Chinese calendar...all concluding that since we have skipped days along the way, we are way behind, or was it way ahead of what year it should really be. see what i mean, ridiculous!

- the time that Dave was pretending to smash a packet of ketchup, talked Annetta in to smashing a stack of 3 ketchups, only she really did it. Ketchup went allllll over Rebecca & Scott...oh, that's the lunch bunch that will live in infamy!

- the times that we come up with a list of words or phrasing that you are supposed to try and use in staff meeting. The rules: Larry Heslip must hear the word or phrase, you can not laugh during usage of the word or phrase. If you are successful, then you receive points for doing so.

- the time we came up with the Jr. Staffer of the month award. You would receive credit for attendance during the month, if you brought a friend, and if you had offered to drive.

- then most recently, last Tuesday, we had a great thought provoking discussion about worship. About worship styles. About worship preferences. About changes in corporate worship. All good things to hear and discuss. The most thought provoking was when Dave asked each of us what we thought was a truly worshipful moment, for us, personally. Honestly, its not something I think about terribly often, and I definitely don't often try to put it in words. It was good to think about and to hear others' responses. I challenge you to think about what a worship is to you and how you best experience it.

So, as you can see, lunch bunch and the Jr. Staffers hold a dear place in my heart!

If you're reading out there, know that I'm thankful for each of you and our times shared together around the table!

Oh, ps - may I just say that sadly, Rebecca & I are the last 2 founding members still around.

Super Duper: Playground Grand Opening was super fun!
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