The Annual All-Church Pancake Breakfast and Membership Voting Meeting
A gentle (or not so gentle) reminder for us all!
Music: Elizabeth Alexander
Words: Elizabeth Alexander
Affectionately inspired by attendance at 40+ years of annual church meetings, this good-natured comic song gently implores members to (please!) familiarize themselves with the agenda before the meeting. And also enjoy the pancakes.
The song is currently scored for medium voice (or unison choir) and piano, but what you decide to do with this song is up to you. Have fun!
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Composer Notes
Affectionately inspired by attendance at 40+ years of congregational meetings, this good-natured comic song implores members to (please) familiarize themselves with the agenda before the meeting. And also enjoy the pancakes.
Performance Notes: Feel free to make this song your own! If you have a meeting coming up soon, the“alternate transitions” allow for dialogue, choreography, or handing out actual packets!
What if your church’s annual meeting isn’t in November? Beyond singing “September” or “December,” you have my blessing to belt out “May-vember,” “June-tember,” “Ju-lember,” or “Oct-ember.” I have no suggestions for the first four months of the year so you’ll just have to figure that out for yourself. Or you can just sing “November” and pray that members read the church calendar. Good luck with that.
The Annual All-Church Pancake Breakfast and Membership Voting Meeting
It’s coming soon! We know you just can’t wait!
Anticipation’s crackling in the air.
It’s been a month of Sundays since you saved the date,
And soon you’ll be deciding what to wear.
From night till noon you’re in a breathless state
Because the days and hours are quickly fleeting
Before our Annual All-Church Pancake Breakfast and Membership Voting Meeting.
We know you want to be a thoughtful member
When we hold our yearly meeting this November
So we kindly ask you all to just remember
The most thoughtful thing that you can do is take this packet home with you and…
Read it! Read the packet!
Please don’t leave it on a bench somewhere or sack it.
Don’t wait until the night before to crack it.
Find out what we’ve got in store
And ask your questions long before
We hold our Annual All-Church Meeting, our Annual All-Church Meeting,
Before our Annual All-Church Pancake Breakfast and Membership Voting Meeting.
There’s an info session soon about the budget.
That’s the proper place to question it or judge it.
But if right before the vote you try to nudge it,
You will find that it is much too late for meaningful debate, so please just…
Read it! Read the packet!
Don’t just stick it in the pocket of your jacket.
Don’t waste our precious time and raise a racket.
Ask your questions early on
So there won’t be a marathon
At our Annual All-Church Meeting, our Annual All-Church Meeting,
At our Annual All-Church Pancake Breakfast and Membership Voting Meeting!
© 2026 by Elizabeth Alexander
