HOSTESSES: We are so excited that you are thinking about being a hostess this year at the Christmas Tea. It will be held at The River Club in Mequon on December 4th. The morning tea begins at 9:00am and the evening tea at 6:00pm. Here is some information we hope you will find useful: The tables are 72 inches across and seat 10.
1. Set-Up Details:
Breakfast Tea (Wednesday, December 3): Set-up is from 5:00–7:00pm (please note, we cannot go beyond 7:00pm).
Dinner Tea (Thursday, December 4): Set-up is from 3:00–5:00pm. If you are also hosting in the morning, you may reset your table right after the morning event.
If your table is not being used for breakfast and you are only hosting for the evening, we kindly ask that you decorate your table on Wednesday night so that the breakfast attendees can also enjoy your beautifully decorated table. Final set-up times will be confirmed once registration closes.
2. Please do not have any decorations higher than 18 inches so all may see the speaker.
3. The Connection Team has a gift for each guest. Please do not bring additional gifts for your guests to the tea. We would like each guest to feel equally loved.
4. There will be name tags at your table for you to fill out for your guests.
5. Feel free to bring anything you want to decorate your table keeping in mind the height restriction. All silverware, china, glassware, white napkins and white tablecloths are provided by the River Club. Feel free to bring runners, place-mats, chargers or anything else that would make your table festive. Open flame candles are allowed but they have to be covered in glass that is higher than the flame and something below it to catch the dripping wax. Your table can be as simple or as elegant as you'd like. You can leave any chargers on the table and they will put their plates on top of them.
6. You will need to sign up and pay for yourself. Registration for hostesses opens October 5 at 1:00pm. If you have friends that want to be at your table, they can sign up on October 12 starting at 1:00pm.
7. If you would like to sign up for your friends ahead of time and are willing to pay for them, you will receive a link in an email after you register as a hostess that will give you access to the general registration page before it goes public. You do not need to fill your table. There are lots of ladies who do not request a specific hostess and we will be happy to place them at your table.
8. Valet parking will be available if desired.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Michele Miller at: mmiller90@wi.rr.com or (262) 844-0663.
Please join us in praying for this event and for our speaker, Katie Kusilek. This is a wonderful opportunity for your friends, family, and others to hear the precious gospel message.
With much love, The Connection Team
Details on the Christmas Tea:
YOU'RE INVITED to a very special Christmas Tea! This year we will again be hosting it at The River Club in Mequon on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at 9:00am or 6:00pm. Come up to an hour early to enjoy all the beautiful decorations.
OUR SPEAKER: Katie Kusilek will present "The Giver of Good Gifts." Using James 1:17, Katie will be bringing us a Christmas message that is warm, passionate, and refreshingly authentic. Click HEREto see an excerpt from 2023 when she was our women's retreat speaker.
AGE: All women 18 and older are invited!
ATTIRE: Holiday attire
PRICING & TABLES: The Christmas Tea Breakfast is $22 and the Dinner is $35. Women are asked to choose General Seating unless they have been invited by a hostess to sit at her table.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE/PRICE INCREASE: Ticket price increases by $5 on November 16th. No refunds can be given for cancellations after November 20th. There will be a wait-list if we reach capacity. Registration closes at the end of the day on November 20th.
BREAKFAST: Enjoy a buffet featuring an egg, sausage, and cheese casserole (also available in a dairy-free option), bacon, hash browns, fresh-sliced fruit, and assorted muffins (gluten-free options will also be available). The buffet will include vegan and vegetarian options along with coffee, tea, and juice.
DINNER: You'll enjoy a dinner buffet that includes grilled herbed chicken breast topped with spinach, garlic, and parmesan cheese, served with a lemon cream sauce, brown sugar-glazed carrots, rice pilaf, stuffing, as well as a Caesar salad with croutons on the side and dinner rolls and butter (gluten-free available). For those who are vegetarian or vegan, you'll enjoy a seasonal sun-dried tomato and asparagus risotto (the vegetarian version includes Parmesan cheese). Each table will have family-style desserts from Simmas (and options for those who are gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian). A hot chocolate bar, as well as tea, and water, will also be available. If you have any questions about the food, please contact Michele Millermmiller90@wi.rr.com. (Please do not contact The River Club.)
PARKING IS LIMITED: Please consider carpooling. Park at church and come together with your friends. More parking instructions will be included in a follow-up email.
QUESTIONS? If you have questions about the food or any other questions about the event, please contact Michele Miller at mmiller90@wi.rr.com.
REGISTRATION challenges/question/prefer to register by phone? Please contact Heidi Ewig: hewig@myabc.church or 262-375-2400 ext. 231
CARE NET NEEDS: Each year, we also collect items for Care Net, a Milwaukee crisis pregnancy center that provides women with free ultrasounds, prenatal and baby supplies, while sharing the love of Christ with them. Their CURRENT NEEDS are: Size 1 diapers, baby wipes, and newborn to 3-month (0-3) baby clothes.
