Banquets rate high in popularity as a way to plan for people to gather socially for food and fellowship

      Buccaneer Breakfast or Banquet

BEGIN A NEW CHURCH YEAR

Invitation

Pirates bold

In search of Gold

Will treasure rate

At a breakfast date.

Buccaneer Breakfast

Date          _____________            

Time         _____________

Place _____________

Print invitation on a pirate chest made of gold construction paper. On outside splash in bold letters: BEWARE-Break seal at own risk!

Purpose

Use this breakfast (or banquet) for one department or for all church leadership to offer inspiration at the beginning of a new church year. Present the goals of the organization.

Each guest receives a colored eye patch (made of red, yellow, or green construction paper and twine). He writes his name on the eye patch and ties it around his head. 



 

Decorations

For the center of interest build an island with palm trees, small shrubs, and a large treasure chest that has jewels spilling out of it. Around the wall place pirate flags (black with white skull and crossbones) and treasure maps with burned, curled edges.

Decorate the tables with small artificial palm trees, red and gold flowers, ships, small islands of sand, and small treasure chests of jewels.

Program Covers

Print programs on gold construction paper. Use a drawing of a pirate with an island in the background. Touch up the program with tempera paints to bring out green palm trees, sandy shore, blue water, red pirate sash, and white skull and crossbones on the pirate's hat.

 
 

Program

Invocation

Walking the Plank (reception of guests)

Pirates Galley (breakfast)

Welcome to the Cove (toasts)

"Our Gold Nuggets" (workers)

"Our Pearls" (new members and prospects)
"Our Rubies" (old members)

Pirate Chants (songs of the sea and of sailing)

Captain Kidd (stunt time)

Treasure Hunt (Present the work of the organization and the goals for the year.)

Booty for All  (Ask a guest speaker to bring an inspirational message on each person's personal responsibility in achieving the goals and the reward in Christian growth and development.)

Benediction

Breakfast Menu

Juice of the Island
(orange juice)
Scrambled Gold (eggs)
Fried Treasure (bacon)
Hardtack (toast)

Davy Jones's Delight (coffee)
Jellied Jewels (preserves)
Sweet Nuggets (sweet rolls)

Banquet Menu
Juice of the Island
(Pineapple)

Fried Treasure (chicken)
Whipped Gold (potatoes)
Congealed Jewels (J ell-O salad)
Buccaneer Beans (green limas)
Hardtack (French rolls)

Frozen Nuggets (ice cream cake roll)

Favors

Mount small pirate Fags made of black or gold paper on wooden skewers and stick in red apples. 

 

Additional Banquet and Party Ideas are printed in our Banquet and Party Ideas Booklet.