That was a fantastic Paraklesis. Today on the "fellowship table" were mini cheesecakes, a pineapple upside down cake, "grab bags" of chips, and snack size puddings. Getting Started: Beginning the Home Education Adventure, Apps, Learning Games, and Online Enrichment Activities, Science Courses: Text/Online Support Packages, Resources (and Curricula) for Processing Difficulties, Giving You and Your Child a Road Map to the Best Possible Education, Help me with Sunday Fellowship Hour Snacks, http://allrecipes.com/recipe/dis-delicious-deluxe-deviled-eggs/detail.aspx, http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-butter-fruit-dip/detail.aspx, http://allrecipes.com/recipe/tortilla-rollups-ii/detail.aspx. Copyright 2010-2021 They can be refrigerated but can't require "fuss" and have to be able to be transported for 30 min. to church. Which brings us to the best thing ever: Regional Retreats. is a proud supporter of, Privacy Policy | Cookies | Terms & Conditions | Security, We have a fat church - lots of overweight people with diabetes and serious health problems. Alexandra Mamalakis and I talked half-marathons and all the smart people in her family at 1 in the morning. Its the ideal situation for me, given that my usual outlet for work avoidance was, uh, football-watching. Display as a link instead, Mmmmm - I vote for deviled eggs and veggies w/hummus. Suggestions? I like to tout district and regional events as that natural extension of chapter life, but even for folks like me without a chapter, regional life becomes all the more crucial. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/dis-delicious-deluxe-deviled-eggs/detail.aspx, fruit with peanut butter for dipping http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-butter-fruit-dip/detail.aspx, Oh, also maybe tortilla roll-ups? Those are great ideas! But hey: Northeast and Northwestget a move on!
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Thats unquestionably dope. The usual veggie or fruit tray, cheese and crackers, soup if your church isn't too big. Connect with us on social media so that we can help keep you up to dateon the things going on around here. I write about football. This wasn't the best choice but it was better than the cheesecakes and upside down cake. I miss St. Iakovos Retreat Center and the hanging icons in the tiny chapel and the unique icon of Christ in the welcome lodge. Christine moonlights at a boutique wine shop, where she edits marketing pieces and samples wine far higher than her pay grade. And he didnt even open the Bible once. Pasted as rich text. If youre in the Midwest (whats good fam?) Patrick Reardons keynote session. :D. So - I want to take some diabetic friendly snacks. Here you will find practical articles, an online community, courses for you and your children, user-friendly textbooks, and much more. to church. Try a Regional Retreat. And be sure to remember what fruit snack-related humor puts you in stitches when youre there. Yinz..Yinzs?yalls already happened. If youve already gone, go again, because we should but I cant so you must. (My blood sugar was ok, but it was 310 calories which is way too much for a snack!). They can be refrigerated but can't require "fuss" and have to be able to be transported for 30 min. Thank you for helping make our fellowship hours delicious and enjoyable! I am storing them up for ideas for what to take to scrapbooking gatherings. Ive got work that weekendand dont get me wrong, Ilove my job.
October is also awesome because theres so many things for which to registerCollege Conference and Real Break are the first two, big programs that come to mind. Have you done any reading on high-protein low-carb foods? I miss that written telephone game and the huge monastery where I went to communion at the wrong time. A favorite part of the job is taste-testing dishes. When service is done, they will be defrosted enough to eat. then I have great news and terrible news: you have a Regional Retreat coming up!and its already full.
Yeah, Im one of the names on the outside looking in. I'd go with a whole-wheat tortilla though. Cheeses and healthy meats, string cheese, cottage cheese, turkey rolled up with low fat cream cheese, nuts, veggie tray, devilled eggs, oh the list is endless. It is the closest replacement for chapter life that can be achieved. Mid-Atlantic? I have to eat because we close up the church and often don't leave until well after 1 pm. I love pretzels and hummus together. Today on the "fellowship table" were mini cheesecakes, a pineapple upside down cake, "grab bags" of chips, and snack size puddings. Please no food containing nuts.
And that Midwest Retreat thats all filled up? By Maybe i was thinking of me. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Fr. Healthy food choices are especially welcome - like cheese and fruit and popcorn! I'm usually thinking along the lines of something gooey from "The Cake Doctor." I chose a grab bag of cheetos and a snack size pudding. And we served a Paraklesis by candlelight.
I have to eat because we close up the church and often don't leave until well after 1 pm. Previous positions include pastry chef at a AAA Five Diamond property. Celery and salt or just a dab of peanut butter.
You can post now and register later. Bring in treats that are cut-up and table-ready in disposable containers. They were one of the first things to go.
Not for me, but for yourselfunless for me really motivates you, in which case, try a Regional Retreat for me.
Powered by Invision Community, Well-Trained Press Avocado & nut butters should be fine not being cooled. I still remember my first Regional Retreat fondly: organized by current SLB chairwoman Nicole Petrow (but not really, shouts to Amelia Barron and Alexandra Mamalakis), it finally gave me a taste of that which I always imagined OCF provided.
We all take turns providing the treats according to the followingguidelines and schedule.
I rolled up to Kenosha, Wisconsin in Peter Savass car, having endured the 1.5 hour trip through the Red Line and the Blue Line to make it to some church in northwest Chicago I didnt even know.
Upload or insert images from URL. I'm trying to monitor my blood sugar and lose weight. Food donations can be set out on the food table in Fellowship Hall when you come to church. You cannot paste images directly. July 3 -Congregants with last names beginning N, O, P, Q, or R, July 10 -Congregants with last names beginning S or T, July 17-Congregants with the last names beginning U, V, W, X, Y, or Z, July 24-Congregants with last names beginning A or B, July 31-Congregants with last names beginning C or D. And of course, anyone is welcome to bring treats to share at any time!
Cant for the life of me remember why. The Well-Trained Mind is the guide that millions of parents trust to help them create the best possible education for their child. I just sat there and thought to myself how he could probably take any one of my professors to town and back four times over. How would little quiche squares be? I'm still a newbie at it, but am learning a lot.
A CIA alumna with honors, she creates cookbooks and food-related content. The whole thing was up in his head. At our previous church, cheese cubes were usually served on the fruit tray. Ready-to-serve, finger foods are preferred. 2022, Supporting OCF Chapter Spiritual Advisors. (My blood sugar was ok, but it was 310 calories which is way too much for a snack!). I think October may be my favorite month of the OCF season. lol Mayo, yum!
He talked about the Stoics and Epicureans, the roles of women in the church, stupid stuff that Paul did when he was evangelizing. But my favorite part of October is the massive swell of Regional Retreats (and other regional/district events, such as YES College Days).
(If there is no fridge at the church, throw a couple of frozen cooler packs in your lunch bag).
It was just there for show.
I adore deviled eggs. Coffee, tea, apple juice and water are always available but having some treats to snack on always makes the time more enjoyable. They sell low carb yogurts that are single serve and yummy.
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It's nice to have a healthy choice.
I'm trying to monitor my blood sugar and lose weight.
lol For snacks, I like to do cheese, harboiled eggs, a little leftover meat, cashews, plain yogurt, nut butter with an apple or celery, avocado. I really like grape/cherry tomatoes, cucumber cubes, sweet red onion, feta or mozzerella, and olives that have been marinated briefly in a greek or italian dressing). We arrived late (100% Peters fault) and slid in to Fr. I had cool camp connections with a bunch of people I didnt think I wouldI knew Elias Pagones sister and somebodys elses friend or cousin or something. I chose a grab bag of cheetos and a snack size pudding. The majority of the registrants for these programs come in this month, as students start planning how theyll stay involved with OCF over their breaks. Hes one of these priests thats been everywhere and interfaced with every faith you can imagine and he just sat at a table with a Bible in front of him, quoting Scripture at least 200 times. Clear editor. But I want to get back to that retreat more than just about anything, and I cant. Your link has been automatically embedded. Veggies and hummus or veggies and ranch dip, Is there a low-carb pretzel out there that tastes decent? Copyright Orthodox Christian Fellowship all Rights Reserved. I thought you were doing low carb, young lady!!? Jean in Newcastle, Or maybe think abut those low carb protein bars? I sat in the back seat with Deanna Kolas and learned things about Minnesohta, like how to correctly pronounce Minnesohta. Taste of Home is America's #1 cooking magazine. Your previous content has been restored.
I feel like Welchs fruit snacks were involved, but thats all Ive got. This wasn't the best choice but it was better than the cheesecakes and upside down cake. I am such a throwback; should have been born below the Mason-Dixon line. Hope you didnt slack.
July 11, 2011 in General Education Discussion Board, We have a fat church - lots of overweight people with diabetes and serious health problems. Patricks mind-blowing, gang. Deviled eggs?
Though those big national programs have great merit, the power of OCF will always be the chapter life, and from the chapter life effortlessly blossoms the district and regional community. Im pretty sure Peter and I also ended up busting out in silent laughter for some reasonyou know, that pinch-your-nose-and-grab-your-sides-cause-youre-trying-not-to-make-noise laughter? Maria Pavlos and I talked bands (Glass Animals is Top-5 and alt-J is Top-3 dont @ me) for like, two hours around the bonfire, and then proceeded to have a random Facebook Messenger conversation about it a few weeks post-retreat. Obviously, its Orthodox Awareness Month, so a ton of chapters across the nation are completing challenges and racking up points as they grow the influence and awareness of their OCF chapter. Freeze them. Suggestions? Paste as plain text instead, Christine loves to read, curate, sample and develop new recipes as a senior book editor at Taste of Home. Everything I ever wanted to get out of OCF, I got in little bite-sized pieces over that weekend.