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Check out photos from the Apple Dumpling Booth Oct. 1-4, 2008. |
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Sunday, Oct. 12, Ferguson's were surprised with a reception after worship honoring their ten years at Winchester Friends. |
Ron and Pam with the certificate made for them and signed by Winchester Friends. |
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Ron with Ertel's, Clarence Kritsch, Jim Holliger and Murray Schemmer. |
Gene and Linda Cover from Texas were guests on Sunday. |
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Many thanks to the Christian Fellowship committee for the wonderful cider, cookies, and breads for the fellowship. |
Other guests included Cleo McFarland's sister and family from Michigan. |
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Missions Rummage Sale September 27, 2008 Close to $1,200 was raised for Hurricane Relief for Quakers in Cuba. Many thanks to all who helped for the busy week of preparing for the sale. After the sale, a truck load of goods were donated to Muncie Mission. |
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Suzanne Weber stacks clothes. |
Jenny Hines and Enoch Hines display their finds as they packed up the remains from the sale. |
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Kendra Holliger on Friendship Sunday, Sept. 14 at the Farmland Conservation Club. To see photos and a summary of Jay Marshall's message, please check out Friendship Sunday 2008 Photo by Allison Baldwin |
Missions Rummage Sale September 27, 2008. Mark Edwards sorts through tables to make sure things are well displayed. Mark celebrated his 40th birthday working all day at the sale......what a way to party!! |
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The Compassion Garden table August 31, 2008 in the annex of the meetinghouse. Peaches from the Connerly's tree, Brandywine, pineapple, roma and beefsteak tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers from the Compassion garden, peach jam from Doris Girton, jalapeno jelly, pickled beets, fresh tomato salsa, and bread and butter pickles from Pam, and fresh farm eggs from Carol Thornburg. |
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With no recent rain, grass growth has slowed and Ron was able to mow this past week with a hand mower and a lot of sweat!
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Junior Church kids are helping the missions committee with their Cuba emphasis by collecting change for a missions project in Cuba. |
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| Lindsey Garza, church secretary in the church office with Ferguson's Australian friends who were here in the middle of August for a visit. Lindsey was pen pals 8 year ago with the Marke's oldest daughter (who was still in Australia and not able to visit). |
(Mary, Maxine, Pam, and Reed) Reed and Mary Ketring with Pam Ferguson and Mary's sister, Maxine Claussen, on a recent visit to Maxine's antique store in Hollandsburg, Ohio. |
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Fifteen Friends gathered for the Growing Edge #3 Book Discussion Group on Sunday evening August 3, 6:30 PM at the parsonage, to review Rich Mullins, an Arrow Pointing to Heaven. The book is a devotional biography written by Rich's close friend James Bryan Smith. The evening included a short video about Mullins, a musician from the Arba, Indiana, area who rose to fame and fortune in the Christian music industry (his best-known composition was the widely-used worship song Awesome God). His life came to a tragic end in an auto accident in September 1997, but his music and prophetic witness live on in the account of his committed life of discipleship. The group is currently reading Tony Campolo's Red Letter Christians: A Citizens Guide to Faith and Politics for the discussion in October. For the discussion in January they are reading Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression. Both books are currently in the church library and may be checked out. |
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| Visitors in June included Jo Anderson Gasper from Indy and Byron Anderson from West Lafayette, Indiana. Jo and Byron are the children of Hap and Mary Anderson and cousins to Bud Bosworth. | Jo and Walter Mills visiting over lunch at Mrs.Wick's. |
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| Other visitors included Rob and Val's grandson...... | ....and Bill and Linda's granddaughters. |
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This is the 6th grade class of the Community Vacation Bible School and the baskets they made for their craft project. This group toured each of the churches involved in the Bible School, met the pastors and talked about the heritage and theology of each church. Five Winchester Friends adults taught and worked at Bible School for the week in addition to five students who participated. |
On Tuesday June 10, the Afternoon and Evening USFW combined for an evening out together at a local Mexican Restaurant. The women enjoyed good food and fellowship.
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Lisa Garza ends her term as Evening USFW president and Virginia Densmore will assume her role in the fall. Beside Lisa is Sharon Reynard. Thank you, Lisa, for your leadership! |
After the meal out, the group met in the backyard of the parsonage for coffee and a short business meeting. |
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Turner's and Missy Smith at the Father-Family Lunch on June 8, 2008. Overalls and jeans were the favorite dress for the day! |
Over 90 people stayed to enjoy the meal of fried chicken, potato salad, baked beans and everything else good. It was a fun day of laughter and fellowship. Thanks to the Afternoon USFW for hosting the meal! |
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Work on the Compassion Garden this year including digging out clay placed there last year and replacing it with top soil. Tomatoes were finally able to be planted on the first of June. |
A reception was held in May to thank Diana Macy for her 17 years as church secretary. Lindsey Garza was hired to replace Diana. |
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Ellene Kritsch, Bettye Locke, Virginia Densmore and Crystle Austin at her baby shower @ the Austin's home, April 26,2008.
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Alice Cox, Ellen Craig, Bev Schemmer and Florence Comer at the baby shower, April 26, 2008. |
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April 22 Hunger Dinner at the church that featured inexpensive dishes that would be affordable on a food stamp budget. 27 people enjoyed the meal, fellowship and videos on relief and hunger. |
Sharon Reynard, Terry Reynard and Linda Sipe with their Earth Day tee-shirts. |
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Linda Sipe's vegetable chili that serves 10 people for $10. A recipe book is in the process of being put together with all the recipes from the evening. |
Pam Ferguson spent a week in Idaho helping her mother after back surgery. This is Mary and John Curtis at the rehabilitation center before Mary came home. |
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April 19 workday at the church. Jeff Clark installed handrails in the basement. Norman Peters made the handrails. |
Tony Kritsch and helpers changed the spotlight on the rose window in addition to placing new fluorescent lights in the sanctuary. |
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Tony, Gary Girton, John Edwards, and Rob Pearson fixing a broken light fixture. |
Rob Pearson and Jim Holliger changing light bulbs. |
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| Easter Sunday morning muffins and Hot Cross Buns after worship. Virginia Densmore helped make and serve muffins.....Thanks Virginia for your help! | |
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A few of Junior Church kids planting the first seeds for the 2008 Compassion Garden on March 2, 2008. |
Gary Girton, John and Joyce Edwards spent most March at the parsonage repairing the parsonage upstairs shower and putting in a new kitchen faucet and reverse osmosis system. Their work is greatly appreciated!! |
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After the Old Fashioned Church Dinner, Marty Sulek gave a presentation about the Crimean War and English Quaker efforts to prevent the outbreak of the war and their relief efforts after the war. |
Clarence Kritsch and Lois Hogg enjoying the meal of Chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, deviled eggs, coleslaw, salt rising bread, pumpkin pie and many other "good things to eat." The 25 cent cover charge went to Heifer, International. |
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Fabulous Friends Sunday School Class Feb. 10, 2008 |
Old Fashioned Church Dinner on Feb. 17, 2008 |
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Clarence Kritsch with his latch hook rugs for Celebrating the Arts January 27, 2008. |
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On Friday, Jan. 18, the Junior Girls had a sleepover at the church with Virginia Densmore. |
A break for the group canning meat at Goshen. |
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On Tuesday, January 22, 8 Winchester Friends went to Goshen, Indiana to help can turkey for shipment overseas. Above is pictured Rosalyn Landess weighing turkey and Gary Girton placing turkey in a can. Photo display will be set up in the parlor on Sunday. Click here to see all the other photos and more information about the day.
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Those who gathered for the first workday on the Bags to Bags project, Saturday January 26, 2008. To see more photos and to see instructions, check out the Bags for Bags page. |
