Friends gathered at Dorothy Curtis’ Home for the Annual December Meeting and Christmas Party.
Present: Dorothy Curtis, President, Nancy Marstaller, Kim Bolshaw, Linda Muller, Wendy Schlotterbeck, Krisna Evans, Theresa Oleksiw. On Zoom: Susan Gilbert, Secretary.
Cards: Kim will send cards to Friends.
Program and Devotions: Dorothy read a children’s book to us, “Why Christmas Trees Aren’t Perfect” by Richard H. Schneider. Set in the Carpathian Mountains, the author gave human traits to evergreen trees. In beautiful perfection, each tree desired to be cut and placed in the castle for the Queen. One little tree sacrificed its’ beauty and stretched branches to hide a rabbit from wild dogs, gave a wren cover in a storm, and was food for a starving fawn. In this process, the tree’s form became irregular. The Queen, at first critical, acknowledged that living for others made one beautiful in the eyes of God, and chose the little pine for her Christmas tree.
Minutes: Susan read the 11.18.’24 minutes written by Nancy Marstaller.
Treasurer’s Report: Nancy paid $60. in dues to the Northeast America region of USFWI. Our account has $180.58. The $80. proceeds from our silent auction will be given to Tedford Housing.
Tedford Meal: Team A, lead by Kim Bolshaw, brought rotisseried chicken, carrots with ranch dressing and ice cream. January’s dinner will be made by Team B, led by Nancy Marstaller. Durham Friends provide a meal on the first Monday of each month. Contributions of food or money to buy food for the meal are always welcome.
Other Business: Linda Muller reported that the mitten tree yielded 4 hats, 30 pairs of mittens, I scarf, 1 pair of gloves and 1 pair of socks. This was delivered on 12.21for the 12.22 annual Wabanaki solstice gathering as gifts for their youth group. Nancy would like to host another meeting at her home, in March or April. We discussed how the WS could contribute to the Maker’s Night.
Dorothy ended the meeting with a reading from Phillipians 44:
Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, rejoice.
After the meeting, names were drawn for our gift exchange, and cookies and tea were enjoyed amid conversation and laughter.
Respectfully Submitted, Susan Gilbert
