Flower Committee Report

Flower Committee Report

Co-chairpersons: Arletta Currie, Deborah Currie
Committee: Nancy Alden, Jytte Brooks, Donna Chenail, Deborah Crabbs-McDonald, Arletta Currie, Deborah Currie, Suzanne Dewey, Marilyn Faulkner, Rita Hoar, Dedee Durham Hynes, Katherine Myers, Pat Short, Gwen Steege, Carol Stein-Payne, Carolyn Umlauf, Carrie Waara, Suki Wilkins  Alternates. Abbie Hatton, Phil Smith

Members of the flower committee provide floral arrangements to enhance the beauty of our sanctuary for each weekly worship service. After the service, members of Koinonia divide the arrangements into bouquets to deliver to special persons in our church community.

After the Easter service, 16 lilies were presented to members of the congregation who had lost a loved one in the past year and to staff members, and 20 spring plants
from the service were provided to shut-ins and others for special recognition.

Advent church decoration was a collaborative effort of Flower committee on November 29^th and Church School, placing window wreaths with the assistance of tall adult church members on Sunday, December 30^th during the service.

Thirty-five poinsettias were delivered to the church December 18^th and arranged in the church for worship December 20^th (delivered early due to snow storm). They were distributed to church staff and members of the congregation during the week of December 29^th.  We thank our sexton, Harry LaGess, who maintains and places the window candelabra each Advent and continues to use his creative skills to organize and preserve the flower pedestals and Christmas decorations and Manger scenes.

The Flower Committee budget depends primarily on donations from the congregation. We wish to take this opportunity to thank those who have so generously donated funds for other flowers throughout the year including Christmas and Easter. We encourage donations for special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and other  honors. New members of the Flower Committee are always needed and most welcome.

- Arletta Currie