Alternative Theme Titles:

• Grounded In Christ
• Wake Up To Serve The Lord
• A Latte Fun!
• Overcoming The Daily Grind
• Perkin' Up To The Christian Life (Could be "perkin' up to"...whatever biblical truth or principle you want to focus on)
• The Perks of The Christian Life
• Grounds For Improvement (Improving Our Christian Life)
• Laughter and Latte
• Blended To Perfection
• The Best Part of Wakin' Up Is Jesus In My Life
• Fill Your Cup
• Mugs and Muffins


Theme Verse Suggestions:

• "Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us."   Ephesians:3-20
• "…Be ye holy; for I am holy"    1 Peter 1:16


Devotional:
A Bad Cup Of Coffee

Decorating Suggestions:

Color Scheme
No suggestions.

General Decorations

• If you are using tables, you could make your setting look like a coffee shop.
• Use coffee grinders and old time coffee pots.
• Have some soft music playing.
• Check within your group, see if any of the ladies have coffee themed kitchens (which is popular). See if they may have some decorating items to contribute for your meeting.
• Display some fun coffee sayings. Print them out and hang in various spots or print out to fit into frames and place those around.
  Coffee Sayings (Craft Sayings)
  
  For The Tables
  
• Assortment of coffee mugs filled with flowers.
• Plates filled with coffee beans and candles placed in the middle. You could press several votive or tea lights down into the beans on the plate.
• Pour coffee beans at the bottom of clear candle holders and around the sides of the candles.
• Use Coffee scented candles or made with coffee beans. (There's a craft for these listed on this page down under the "Just For Fun")
• Make Coffee Trees (Dow) for your tables.


See Centerpiece and Table Arrangements

Games and Ice-breakers:
See the Icebreakers Index for more ideas.

Music:

• As The Deer (Martin Nystrom)
• Here I Am To Worship (Tim Hughes)
• God Is So Good (Chorus)
  
  Favors:
  
• Coffee Flavored Favors (Martha Stewart)
• Package your own personalized coffee blend.
  Idea From Martha Stewart (She has printable labels for the packages).
  Paper Mart is a great source for food bags for this.
• Individual pack of specialty coffee.
  --You can get personalized single serving coffee packs from Oriental Trading but they do have a set up fee of $50.00 plus the cost of the packets. You have to order at least 144. If it's for a larger event with a large budget, you may be interested in that. Search "coffee" at Oriental Trading.
  --If you need smaller quantities with less of a budget, you can sometimes find the single serving packages at grocery stores, etc.
• Coffee scoop. Tie up with ribbon and hang tag.
• Coffee Mug/Cup
• Coffee scented Candle (or decorated with coffee beans)
• Coffee flavored candies tied up in cellophane. (Check your Dollar stores. Our Dollar Tree and 99 Cent Store both carry them.)
• Coffee Themed Favor Tags


See the Favor Index.

Just For Fun:

• Coffee Themed Invites
• Cup of Joy.   An idea from the ladies at the CLM Hen House
• Share a little coffee history or some fun coffee facts:
  Coffee Facts (Gourmet Coffee Club)
  Helouise's Tips For Coffee Filter Uses (Dow)
• Do a group coffee-related craft
  Coffee Bean Ornament (Dow)

Coffee Bean Candle (Craft Bits)
Coffee Filter Angel (BCMNC)
Coffee Filter Angel Variation (Gozarks)
This one looks a little more difficult but very pretty--
Paper Roses Instructions (Martha Stewart)
Watch The Paper Roses Video (Martha Stewart)

Just For A Pun:

• Stealing someone's coffee is called a "mugging".
• When he spilled coffee on her shirt she showed him dis-stain.
  
  Doorprizes:
  
• Anything With Coffee - Check out dishtowels, novelties, etc.
• Set of Coasters
• Cream and Sugar Set
• Coffee Thermos
• Specialty Coffee
• Coffee Mug
• Gift Certificate to Starbucks or your local coffee shop.
• Coffee Related Gift Basket - Fill with specialty coffees, specialty flavorings, coffee cup(s). Search "Coffee Baskets" in Google's Image Search and you'll get plenty of ideas. (Make sure your safe search is on:)
  
  See the Door prize page
  
  Skits:
  See the CLM Skit Links
  
  Food Suggestions:
  
• Coffee Toffee Trifle (Recipe from one of the ladies at The CLM Hen House)
• Coffee Cake
• Large muffins like they sell in Starbucks.
• Serve donuts and coffee.
• Serve coffee with things that go well for dipping. Sugar cookies, biscotti, harder crunchy type cookies, etc.
• Serve breakfast.
• Serve coffee with all the fun things. Special flavorings, specialty creamers, whipped cream, sugar cubes, flavored sugar, etc.
• See if someone has a cappuccino maker you can use for the evening.
• Don't forget to put out coffee stirrers.


See the Recipe Resource Page

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Copyright 2001-2007 Julia Bettencourt
This material is intended for your use as banquet and event ideas for your own local church. Permission is granted for printing for reference only. It should not be reprinted for any other reason or reposted on any other website or message/forum board.


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