St. James Holy Smoke Barbecue Contest

I want to take the opportunity to clarify where we are with this year's contest. This information will also be emailed out to the teams and the web page will be updated as well. Although there is a lot of good news out there regarding COVID-19, there remains the concern for large gatherings where recommended physical distancing cannot be maintained. In the spirit of ensuring the safety for all involved, we have determined we will cancel the Friday Fun Night activities we had ...planned. We also will not have food trucks on site as Fr. Mike mentioned in his video message early this week. We cannot wait to bring all of it back next year, truly even bigger and better than before! That said, not all is lost! The contest WILL CONTINUE AS PLANNED. We have already been working with the teams and revising plans to ensure we have a successful contest. We are also adding teams because the interest remains strong. If you are interested in competing, we have a place for you! With our 12 acre campus, there is plenty of room for BBQ teams! In addition, the Knights of Columbus, along with That Man is You (TMIY) and the Do Dads, have teamed up to bring another curbside dinner option to you. The link below will give our community another opportunity to adopt a pork shoulder. All of this will help offset expenses incurred by the BBQ event as well as fund the extra COVID-related expenses incurred by the parish and school. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me or comment below. We look forward to having a successful BBQ on August 28th-29th! Troy Sheeley President, St. James Do Dads https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4EACAA2AA7FE3-adopt1

Excelsior Springs successfully held their BBQ contest as planned this weekend. Great job! We’re pretty much next up. Are you excited??

We have compiled the final list of BBQ Teams for this year's contest: Knights of the Round Smoker (KofC) That Meat is Yummy (TMIY) Smokey and the Brisket Locomotive1... Pigilicious Smokin Toads Daddy Shark BBQ Too Sauced to Smoke Sanford Que Show Me Smoke BBQ Bieber Q Smokin Van Norman Wood Be Smokers Hold My BBQ If we miss you, please let us know ASAP. Due to COVID-19 we are having to submit our site plan a little earlier than anticipated. More details to come next week. Thanks!

Welcome Locamotive1 to the contest!!

We are excited to announce that 5 Star Jazz Band will be performing at this year's Family Fun Night on Friday, August 28! Check them out at www.5starjazzband.com