Pastor Pete’s 25-Year Anniversary

Did you know that September 1 marks 25 years since Pastor Pete began serving at FFC!? That’s a reason to celebrate! We can do that together in a few ways:

1 – Join us August 31 after the 10:30 Service for a brief presentation in the sanctuary at noon, followed by a potluck lunch in the gym. We will provide fried chicken and mac & cheese! Feel free to bring a side or dessert! Please sign up at the Information Station or online here to let us know how many to prepare for!

2 – Bless Pastor Pete! Send him a card, a gift card, a monetary gift, or contribute to the scholarship fund we’ve set up (Did you know Pastor Pete is beginning online studies this fall in a pursuit of his doctoral degree in Ministry at Friends University?) Check out the full, silly list below!

Here are 25 ways you can celebrate Pete. Some are serious, most are not! 😉

  1. Write him a 25-line letter of appreciation. If you’re worried about your handwriting, don’t be. Have you seen his!?
  2. Write him a card of 25 words. Beautifully concise, unlike Pete’s sermons.
  3. Give him a restaurant gift card. Bonus points for increments of $25!
  4. Give him a monetary gift so he can go buy 25 rubber chickens or something else important.
  5. Contribute to the scholarship fund we’ve set up for him (as he begins online studies this fall in pursuit of his doctorate in Ministry at Friends University!) (Use online drop-down or by marking clearly on a giving envelope)
  6. Send a few amusing photos of Pete highlighting his early ministry days through the present, to Andy (andy@SalemFirstFriends.org). Bonus points for bad 2000s fashion choices.
  7. Give him 25 cents. You know, Quarters and Quakers are his two favorite “denominations.”
  8. Arrange a 25-llama parade for him. Just keep the spit-stains away from the new carpet.
  9. Send him a 25-second voice-memo of appreciation. Your own personal podcast.
  10. Give him 25 bear hugs. But don’t crush him, he’s fragile.
  11. Bake him a 25-inch peanut butter pie. Maybe throw in a pair of stretchy-pants.
  12. Draw him 25 pictures. Stick figures are entirely acceptable. His fridge shall become an art gallery. 
  13. Send him a list of your 25 favorite things about him. Or you could really make his day with a list of 25 constructive criticisms! 😉
  14. Bake him 25 cookies. Then he’ll have plenty to not share.
  15. Send him 25 of your favorite “dad jokes.” The worse the joke, the better the tribute.
  16. Fill his office with 25 balloons. Just try to avoid an “Up” situation.
  17. Give him a compliment the next 25 times you see him. He might start wondering if you’re up to something…
  18. Give him 25 high-fives. Your hands will hurt, but your hearts will soar.
  19. Get him 25 pounds of his favorite candy. It’s probably something awful like Necco Wafers 
  20. Cover his yard with 25 garden gnomes. And give them names. 
  21. Put googly eyes on 25 items in his office. Creepiest stapler ever.
  22. Shower him with 25 pounds of confetti. And bring a vacuum cleaner.
  23. Give him a 25-inch trophy. Make it a bobble-head of Pete!
  24. Get him a Jim Thome #25 jersey. The Thomenator!
  25. Hang a 25-foot banner on his house. Mandy would love that.