Mt Hope 190th Celebration   ( Sun, August 24, 2025 . . .  11:45pm-2:00pm )    scroll down to sign up... Admin Password: GO!

Meal Coordinator:  Sherri Eads  571-437-3127 Invite Friends

Meal Location:   Mt Hope Church (Outside Pavilion Weather Permitting), 42507 Mt Hope Road, Ashburn, VA 20148   [view map] Print

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Come join us for a potluck in celebration of our 190th year as Mt Hope Church! Potluck will be immediately following the Sunday service! Weather permitting, we will be dining in the pavilion. PLEASE NOTE: Mt. Hope will provide honey glazed hams along with paper products, utensils and condiments. We welcome additional side items for mealtime and have suggested recipes to keep with southern cooking theme as we portray 1800s era (SEE ATTACHED RECIPE LINK). Items will need to be brought hot as kitchen will be occupied. Please see listing of suggested items needed. Also note: Disposable trays will be provided at church each Sunday until August 17th. Please bring disposable trays for easy clean up.
Bring family and friends and join us for the festivities! Hope to see you there!
SUGGESTED THEME RECIPES
Take Them A Meal

Potato Side Dish or Casserole  (Disposable buffet trays provided by church in lobby)
1. Diane Clark   Bbque beans Change   |   Remove
2. Bruce Biggs   Biggs Baked Beans Change   |   Remove
3. Lynne Moore   Party Potatoes Change   |   Remove
4. Cathy Davis   Scalloped potatoes Change   |   Remove
5. Mark & Sharon Fedorka   Potato Salad Change   |   Remove
6. Ellen Schack   Red Bliss Potato Salad Change   |   Remove
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Green Bean Side Dish or Casserole  (See Southern Green Bean Recipe for suggestion in above link;Disposable buffet trays provided by church in lobby)
1. Shawn Dineen   Potato dish Change   |   Remove
2. Christine Biggs   Southern Style Green Beans Change   |   Remove
3. Nancy Hemby   Green Bean Casserole Change   |   Remove
4.     Take
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Rice  (See Red Rice Recipe for suggestion in above link; Disposable buffet trays provided by church in lobby)
1. Terre MORGAN   rice salad with fruit Change   |   Remove
2. Martha Springfield   Rice Change   |   Remove
3. Nancy Glines   Brown Rice Change   |   Remove
4. Keysha Miller   Red Rice Change   |   Remove
5.     Take
Corn, Flat Cakes, Casserole, etc  (See Corn Pone suggesed recipe for Flat Cakes in above link; Disposable buffet trays provided by church in lobby)
1. Christine Biggs   Spoonbread Change   |   Remove
2.     Take
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Misc Vegetables  (Disposable buffet trays provided by church in lobby)
1. Myisha Gatson   Sauteed Kale Change   |   Remove
2. Timothy Gamble   Grilled & Glazed Carrots Change   |   Remove
3.     Take
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Side Dish (Your Choosing)  (Disposable buffet trays provided by church in lobby)
1. Amy Zewe   Pasta salad (cold) Change   |   Remove
2. Chris Cravens   Coleslaw Change   |   Remove
3. Denise Jackson   Corn & Black Bean Salad Change   |   Remove
4. Susan Eppert   Macaroni Salad Change   |   Remove
5. Robin Bellmer   Pigs in a blanket Change   |   Remove
6. Rebecca Hall   Italian pasta salad Change   |   Remove
Salad  (Disposable buffet trays provided by church in lobby)
1. Martha Springfield   Caesar salad Change   |   Remove
2. Lynn Eisele   Fruit Salad Change   |   Remove
3. Kelly Prescott   Mixed Green Salad Change   |   Remove
4. Jan Gordon   Carrot Raisin Salad Change   |   Remove
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Assorted Cheese Platter  (For ham and cheese sandwiches if desired)
1. Jess Sauder   Cheese tray Change   |   Remove
2. Lynn Eisele   Sliced cheese Change   |   Remove
3. Alice Zoller   Cheese tray Change   |   Remove
4. Ellen Schack   Cheese tray Change   |   Remove
5.     Take
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Bread, Croissants or Rolls  (1 dozen each; Please slice ahead of time for sandwiches if desired)
1. Nancy Hemby   Cornbread Change   |   Remove
2. Jess Sauder   Hawaiian rolls (large 36 pack) Change   |   Remove
3. Elizabeth Katerega   Croissants Change   |   Remove
4. Elizabeth Katerega   Croissants Change   |   Remove
5. Elizabeth Katerega   Dinner rolls Change   |   Remove
6. Rebecca Hall   Sourdough loaf, sliced Change   |   Remove
Molasses Cookies  (See Cry Babies Recipe included for suggestion in above link)
1. Diane Clark   Grannies molasses cookies Change   |   Remove
2. Kristie Zoller   Molasses cookies Change   |   Remove
Almond Cake  (See Vanilla Almond Cake Recipe included for suggestion in above link)
1. Emily Firestone   Vanilla Almond Cake Change   |   Remove
2. Christine Loeser   Vanilla almond cake Change   |   Remove
Dessert (Your Choosing)  (Please cut ahead of time if necessary; Disposable trays or plates please)
1. Emily Firestone   chocolate chip cookies Change   |   Remove
2. Nancy Hemby   Molasses Cookies Change   |   Remove
3. Joan Feeney   Pie & Cookies Change   |   Remove
4. Elizabeth Katerega   Pound cake Change   |   Remove
5. Linda Gibson   Cookies/cupcakes Change   |   Remove
6. Keysha Miller   Strawberry Lemon Cake Change   |   Remove
7. Joe Campanella   some kinda cookies Change   |   Remove
8. Leah Sneed   Spice cale Change   |   Remove
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Beverages  (1 dozen each; Please specify water, teas or sodas; Cans or bottles only)
1. Shawn Dineen   Water Change   |   Remove
2. Joanne Fisher   1 dozen each, water, sweet tea, coke, diet coke Change   |   Remove
3. Sabina Bowers   Water Change   |   Remove
4. Gwen Clavon   soft drinks Change   |   Remove
5. Elizabeth Readmond   Variety of drinks Change   |   Remove
6. Susan Eppert   12 pack Coke Zero Change   |   Remove
7. Evelyn Seda-Sierra   2 doz snapple, 1 doz sweet ice tea Change   |   Remove
8. Kristen Caruana   Capri Sun, roarin waters Change   |   Remove