Pastor Sandy was awarded the 2008 Leysath Award tonight at the UCC MN Annual Conference in St. Joseph.

The Leysath Award is given to a person who lifts up the role of women in ministry, provides new life in the church and community , and who continues to grow through further education. Rev. Dr. Karen Smith Sellers, our Conference Minister, made the presentation at tonight’s awards event. Smith Sellers cited Sandy’s exemplary service to the conference Committee on Minstry and her own congregation at First UCC, Northfield.

Congratulations Pastor Sandy on this well deserved honor.

One of the many social happenings at UCC is a group called 9 to Dine.  This project brings together 9 people who get together for “pot luck” meals shared at each of their homes throughout the year.  Many friendships are formed with these random groupings of people.  Some groups even have reunions even though they have moved on to new groups over the years.  This group formed in 2006 and still manage to get together once a year to catch up and socialize.  Pictured here are Ed and Doris Srsen, Julie Maxson, Elizabeth Olson, Bob Kahn, Sue Mieska, Liz Hankins, Garda Kahn and Jerry Hankins. 

We now have 40+ photos in the First UCC sesquicentennial photo album. The celebration was held back in 2006. See the album or this slideshow:

See the album of 25 Cropwalk 2007 photos or this slideshow:

Locally Grown also has photos of the event. See their Oct. 1 Cropwalk photos blog post.