Bishop Robert Gay

Mother Ethel Gay

You can always have dinner or a picnic for the immediate family and a friend or two. That kind of celebration just wasn’t enough for Bishop Robert Gay and Mother Ethel Gay this year. On May 16, 2015, they stepped outside the box of a small quiet meal into a lively, spiritual-music filled Saturday afternoon occasion and offered barbecue, fried fish, tea, soft drinks, and a list of desserts for family near and far, for friends near and far, and for church friends near and far.

Check out this slideshow of pictures.

Here’s a musical performance by a group of singers from St. Matthews in New Haven, CT and a musical rendition from the Vines Sisters and Family, featuring Johnny Ray Daniels.

Bishop “Rob” Gay(far right) with great-nephew Elder Robert “BoJack” Phillips. Jr. and nephew Elder James “Buddy” Phillips