Be sure to put Sunday, February 23, 12:30-2:00 p.m. on your calendar for the second of our four congregational meetings about the transition process. We will be considering the question: “What does it mean to be a multigenerational congregation?” Lunch will be provided, and child care will be available; please contact Norma Bailey ([email protected], 989-560-3952) to confirm. A progress report of the first meeting is available here on our website.
Many thanks go out to the many hands that contributed to the wonderful Memories of Margaret memorial sharing on Sunday! While the official memorial service for our dear Margaret Nash is in May, we shared a lovely lunch and remembrance for Margaret with her daughters, grandchildren, and other beloved family, friends, and UU community.
Thanks to the set up muscle consisting of Ivory Griffin, his friend Tim, Margaret’s daughters Anne and Josie, and family friend Lisa. Additional fine touches were provided by Kris Los, Vicki Chessin, Gisela Moffit providing set up/clean up and baking. Flowers and cleanup by Liz and Jim Dealing, signage by Ashley Rae, remembrance hosting by Rev. Joe Cleveland, dish washing by friends of the family (Lisa, et al), soups by Chris Bauerle, Vicki Chessin, Gisela Moffit, and Laura McBride, bread donation by Grace Rollins, and desserts by Joyce Henricks, Capalene Howse & Bill Tinsley, Annette Pratt, Susan Powers, Mary Alsager, Vicki Chessin, Gisela Moffit, and Kris Los (our memorial bakers). Special thanks to Josie Csete for the donation of dish/silverware, and mints. If I inadvertently omitted anyone, please let me know! I value everyone’s contributions but distrust my memory! Josie and Anne appreciate all the hard work and memory sharing! Margaret's two daughters and one granddaughter will be in town at the end of the month, so we are planning an open house on February 2 after the service at the library annex for the fellowship, Margaret's family and close friends. We want to honor her memory and share stories about this wonderful woman who touched so many of our lives. Start thinking about what you would like to share. Details are still being worked out and will be announced next week. The official Memorial Service for the entire community is still planned for the end of May, but this will be a more intimate time for recollection and sharing of memories of the woman who was a teacher, a Rosie the Riveter, a good friend and a life-long UU. But she was also very humble and did things that nobody knew about, so this will be the time to learn more about her and honor her legacy.
As many of you know, Margaret suffered a stroke on Saturday, January 11 and was hospitalized at McLaren Hospital in Mt. Pleasant. She has now been moved to Woodland Hospice, 2597 S. Meridian Rd., also here in Mt. Pleasant. The phone is 989-773-1072. Please keep Margaret in your thoughts and hearts. She is a founding member of our fellowship and has been a strong supporter of our mission.
On Saturday, January 25 at 2 p.m. at Clark Funeral Home, there will be a memorial service for Valerie, beloved founding member of our fellowship. Family and friends will gather to celebrate her life and remember this extraordinarily talented woman who used her special gifts to help others with their lifes' problems. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this special gathering.
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