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Church potluck sign-up

Fellowship hall tables have a shape: mains in the middle, bread on the end, dessert after the kids’ line. The sign-up should match the tables.

Why the group text fails

A clipboard in the narthex misses the people who only come on the Sunday of the potluck. They arrive with a third pasta salad because nobody told them.

What the sheet should do

• Categories have limits that match the number of chafing dishes you own.
• The bulletin and the email can carry the same link.
• Someone who gets sick Saturday uses their email link instead of calling the coordinator during worship setup.

Tips from running this kind of sheet

1. Ask for a serving size in the note. “Salad” might feed four or forty.
2. Add a setup and teardown crew. The kitchen should not be the same two people every month.
3. If you have two services, say which one the meal follows.
4. Label gluten-free and vegetarian as their own slots if your congregation asks for that every time.

Starter slots

Please bring food ready to serve, with a spoon that can stay in the dish. We’ll eat after the late service. Write how many people your dish feeds. The button below copies these into a new sheet you can edit before anyone sees it.

• Main dish

  Feeds 8 or more

  6 people

• Side dish

  Feeds 8 or more

  8 people

• Salad

  Dressing on the side if you can

  4 people

• Dessert

  Cut and ready

  6 people

• Bread or rolls

  Two dozen

  2 people

• Kitchen setup and teardown

  30 minutes on either side

  6 people

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