Volunteer Appreciation & Leadership Service Awards

Being a catechist at St. Al's, I received an invitation to today's event.

An afternoon is planned in your Honor! ... Please designate the dish you wish to bring when you call in your RSVP.

I can understand that serving food adds something to the event. And I can understand if the parish can't afford to have it catered. And I understand that we can't expect the staffers to cook for everybody. But something about the "A toast to you - BYOB" aspect seems to take the shine out of the polish.