Our story

Some saints are remembered in stained glass. St. Lawrence is remembered with a grill.

Lawrence was a deacon in third-century Rome, trusted with the Church’s goods and charged with caring for the poor. When the Roman authorities demanded that he hand over the Church’s treasure, Lawrence did not bring gold, silver, or jewels. He gathered the poor, the hungry, the widows, and the vulnerable, and presented them as the true treasure of the Church.

Rome did not appreciate the joke.

For that act of holy defiance, Lawrence was sentenced to die on a gridiron. Even then, he refused to let cruelty have the final word. Tradition remembers him quipping, “Turn me over, I’m well done on this side.” It is hard to imagine a better patron for cooks, comedians, and anyone who believes joy can stare down the dark.

That is the spirit behind this beloved feast thrown annually by Christ the King - Savannah.

Our event is built on a simple conviction: food, laughter, and generosity belong together. We gather around the table because people need to be fed. We laugh because joy is not a luxury. We give because the treasure of any community is found in the people who most need to be seen, loved, and served.

The Meat Feast is not just a meal, and it is not just a show. It is a feast with a point. A joke with a backbone. A celebration that turns smoke, sauce, music, and fellowship into real help for real people.

St. Larry showed us that charity can be bold, comedy can be holy, and even a roast can become an act of love.

Welcome to the Meat Feast of St. Larry.