Eight members of Hope Circle met at Bethany Lutheran Church at 5:30 p.m. on March 12. Those attending were Vicki Linke, Jacki Aymar, Kim Moody, Vickie Hines, Barb Coulthard, Evelyn Mitzel, Ruth Jensen and Sue Larson. Evelyn Mitzel was the hostess and served a delicious meal prior to the meeting.
Vicki Linke, chairman, called the meeting to order following a devotional reading by Evelyn Mitzel. Sue Larson, secretary-treasurer, read the February minutes and gave the financial report.
Discussion was held concerning the upcoming carnival on March 29 at the community center from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The group will raffle a large tub filled with groceries, a women’s pink UnderArmor sweatshirt and a quilter’s sewing basket filled with quilting related items, plus baked goods will be sold. Set up time will be at 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Vickie Hines announced that the Bethany ladies are responsible for macaroni salad to serve for the lunch following the Rite of Confirmation on April 19 at the Community Center. Plans were made to prepare the salad on April 18 following the group’s return from Bridgewater, where they will attend the Prairie Rivers Conference Spring Gathering. The “Love Offering” will be items for the food pantry in their county.
Evelyn Mitzel has finished the baby quilt with four cowboy boots to go to the Lutherans Outdoors auction, which will be held on Aug. 30 at Joy Ranch in Watertown. Thank you, Evelyn!
Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday will both be held at the United Methodist Church.
The Bible study was entitled “Suffering and Endurance” from the book of Job found in the Gather magazine.
Kim Hiemstra will be the hostess for April – time and place to be announced.