Backyard Bash 2025
Saturday, July 26
4 pm - 9 pm
304 Bond Street, Brooklyn
$10 entry (nobody will be turned away for lack of funds)
St Lydia’s Backyard Bash will feature so much summertime goodness: food, drinks, music, art, auction, and raffles - all to support another year of fulfilling St. Lydia’s mission.
In recent years, St. Lydia’s has hosted an auction as its summer fundraiser, but this year, a silent auction will be just one part of this lively celebration. Drop by anytime between 4-9 PM for fun plus opportunities to invest in the neighborhood, feed hungry bellies, and forward St. Lydia’s mission to provide refuge from isolation and reconnect neighbors.
Previously, St. Lydia’s has used the fundraiser to “raise the rent” to cover a month's rent at the storefront. This year, the stakes are higher as it’s time to launch a fundraising campaign to prepare for hiring St. Lydia’s next pastor. Help raise $6,000 toward this new adventure!
Entry to the Bash is $10 with additional donation options for those who have a little (or a lot!) more to give. No one will be turned away due to a lack of funds.
Invite friends, family, and neighbors to come along!
Entry Tickets
Entry ticket - suggested $10 - gets you into the party, free food and drinks, music, and more!
If you’d like to “level up” to fund our next pastor:
$25 - covers 4 drinks at the Backyard Bash
$50 - feeds 10 Lydians at Waffle Church
$100 - keeps the lights on for a week OR buys supplies for a Creative Bond workshop
$150 - feeds 20 Lydians at Dinner Church
Or name your amount ($0 - $10,000+ all happily accepted)! One donation/submission per ticket please.
Tickets can be purchased onsite via cash, Zelle, or PayPal.
Raffle Tickets
A $10 raffle ticket allows you to win homemade gifts, artwork, a bottle of wine, gift cards, services, lessons, and more.
Or buy more than one for the best chance to win! You’ll receive your total number of tickets at the door.
Tickets can also be purchased onsite via cash, Zelle, or PayPal.
A list of available items, art, services, and lessons will be available soon.
Examples from past years:
Abstract Painting, Hudson Valley Lodging, Pasta Lessons, Gift Certificate - Bond St Coffee, etc.
Silent Auction
More details coming soon, including how you can participate in the silent auction online!
A list of available items, art, services, and lessons will be available soon.
Examples from past years:
Abstract Painting, Hudson Valley Lodging, Pasta Lessons, Gift Certificate - Bond St Coffee, etc.
For Lydians, can you bring or prepare food, music, or another skill to the party? Do you have goods or services you’d like to donate for folks to bid on?
Fill out the volunteer form by July 10 or reach out to Billy (chair@stlydias.org) to put your talents to good work!