written by Jaynane Hardie
December 17th was a beautiful bright, sunny and warm day for the Christmas Coffee at the home of Jennifer Fehrer. It was a great time for the 12 ladies that came and the three hosting. The coffee was held in two shifts (11-1 and 4:30-7:00) so all the ladies could have an opportunity to attend and if possible help to prepare the food plates for shut-ins, elderly or those who might need an extra boost at Christmas.
The group put together 24 plates in an assembly line fashion that contained cookies, candy, raisins, several kinds of fruit, and a Christmas card. We were blessed to have an experienced gift basket wrapper (Connie Hoch) in our midst as well as many helping hands to wrap the plates in red cellophane wrap, tie with a curly ribbon and attach a Christmas decoration. The gifts were delivered by Sandy Schmitt, Dora Blankenhagen, Alice Herring, Evelyn Pollard, Gloria Lee, and Jaynane Hardie as soon as they were done.
The practice of giving food plates at Christmas has been a long time tradition of the of Sacred Heart Parish and was headed up by Mary Phelan and Joan Farrell for 15 years. A special thank you from all of us to them for their years of service. Also, thank you to everyone that donated money or food for the plates. We had some funds left over and that money was donated to the church fund that is used for people of the parish needing assistance.
For more pictures click here: Christmas Tea
