A Remembrance of Jason Overall by Greg Allen
01/24/10 04:02 PM
My favorite memory of Jason has to do with how Jason
helped us as a congregation to understand that even
though we did not have the huge kitchen we could
still give a mean party for around 100.
Several years ago Father Steve asked me to pull together a Mardi Gras celebration but he was concerned that it had to be for a fairly small group. I told Jason that I was sure we could give a really nice party for around 100 people (an unthinkable number to Father Steve) in the parish hall if we had standing cocktail tables. And because I knew how to make them 3" high in cardboard, I was sure they could be made 4 feet high of wood and would store flat. Jason jumped in and we made them together in the organ shop.
I have always felt that music and food do more to bring a congregation than anything else and I believe that Jason's contribution on both levels made us a much stronger church. How many gatherings have I seen at All Saints for large groups where those tables were used? I have lost count.
And so when we get gather together to celebrate in the parish hall this Fat Tuesday, I will think of the sweet unassuming man who made the tables with his own hands. Jason Overall.
Several years ago Father Steve asked me to pull together a Mardi Gras celebration but he was concerned that it had to be for a fairly small group. I told Jason that I was sure we could give a really nice party for around 100 people (an unthinkable number to Father Steve) in the parish hall if we had standing cocktail tables. And because I knew how to make them 3" high in cardboard, I was sure they could be made 4 feet high of wood and would store flat. Jason jumped in and we made them together in the organ shop.
I have always felt that music and food do more to bring a congregation than anything else and I believe that Jason's contribution on both levels made us a much stronger church. How many gatherings have I seen at All Saints for large groups where those tables were used? I have lost count.
And so when we get gather together to celebrate in the parish hall this Fat Tuesday, I will think of the sweet unassuming man who made the tables with his own hands. Jason Overall.
— Greg Allen