SAVE the DATE! People’s Church Fine Arts Sale & Holiday Bazaar will be held Saturday, November 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Time to join the fun! The Saturday before Thanksgiving is the day of our Annual Bazaar, our biggest all-church fun(d)raiser.  All members, visitors, and friends are welcome and needed to take part in this all-hands-on-deck event. 
This year we have an exciting collection of 30 artists who will join us to sell their work. Please invite your friends and neighbors to save the date and join you to “shop local” for one-of-a-kind art gifts and our famous People’s Specialties! And buy a raffle ticket for a chance to win a fabulous basket full of contributions from our artists.

To help us get started, here are some ways you can get involved now:

• Prepare Items for People’s Specialties:
  • During the Bazaar, the foyer will be filled with your “People’s Specialty” items. This is our most popular and profitable area of the Bazaar, made possible entirely by your contributed homemade foods and handmade crafts. People look forward every year to purchasing your jams, breads, cookies, candies, and handcrafted items. RIGHT NOW is prime time for berries and fresh produce. Please consider making extra of your favorite jams and jellies now for our Specialties tables. Or get a head start on one of your favorite craft projects to donate. 
• Join this year’s Pasty-making Sessions:
  • SIGN UP HERE: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508054BA9AC22A13-58534291-pasty
  • Get to know other People’s people and help make our famous pasties which are frozen and sold at the Bazaar. No experience needed! Someone who knows their way around the pasties will be on hand for every session and Chef Bob Friedel will lead the process once again. The first sessions will be held in September, and more will happen in October. There are three different opportunities to help during each pasty-making weekend. Chop vegetables on Friday afternoon, roll out dough and assemble pasties on Saturday morning, or wrap pasties for freezing on Saturday afternoon. 

Ready to go deeper? Join the Bazaar Planning Committee 

We need a few more people to help behind the scenes to keep the Bazaar running smoothly. 

• Help to Run the Raffle:
  • During the past few years, we have added a very successful raffle to our bazaar. Everyone agrees that the raffle is a very enjoyable and worthwhile addition, and it is also clear that we need to add another committee member whose primary focus will be on running the raffle. Lori Rupe has done a fantastic job with the raffle, but she is ready to hand it off so she can return her focus to People’s Specialties. Please contact Lori Rupe at 269-420-6419 or lrupe123@sbcglobal.net if you are interested in this role.
• Join the Team to Help Manage People’s Specialty Items at the Bazaar:
  • People’s Specialty Items is our most popular and profitable area of the Bazaar, where we sell your contributed homemade foods and handmade crafts. This area has expanded greatly during the past few years, and we would like to find another person to work with Lori Rupe to co-lead this part of the bazaar. Please contact Lori Rupe at 269-420-6419 or lrupe123@sbcglobal.net if you are interested in this role.