2020 Annual Report and 2021 Ministry Plan

Women’s Monday Night Book Group Carol Nemes
In a normal year, the 15 women in our Book Group take turns hosting the group monthly, either in their
homes or at the Holy Grounds Cafe at church. We decide as a group which books to read and discuss and,
with a wide range of topics and periods of history, we have interesting and thoughtful discussions. We end
our meetings enjoying dessert and conversation!
This past year, we only met in person in January and February, with the March and future meetings being
canceled due to the Coronavirus.
We began meeting again in June through October in members backyards and discussed a timely
novel, "Waking up White" by Debbie Irving.
In November, the book group got together via Zoom to check in with each other and to choose books to
discuss for the next 4 months.
We began Zoom meetings for book discussions in December.
We are looking forward to returning to our usual schedule of meeting monthly, on the third Monday night
of each month, September through June.
Our upcoming book selections and meeting places will be posted in the church bulletins, website and
weekly emails. All church women are welcome to join us for discussion of a certain book of interest or as
many as they would like to attend.
Lutheran World Relief Ministries Pat Brandstaetter
Lutheran World Relief Ministries Pat Brandstaetter
The year 2020 was a very different
year for the quilters. We met in January
and February, then didn’t meet for a
few months but were still able to pack
12 boxes of quilts—about half of our
usual amount. Box car loading day did
not happen in October, but Pastor Jim
transported the boxes to Elgin, IL for
shipment in November.
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