12/09/2025
Thank you to everyone who made ABC 2025 a memorable event. All the preparations, decorations, food, music, and speakers were incredible!
Thereās a key list of people Iād like to mention: our Table Hostesses- Leah Mielke, Kim Lahaie-Day, Audrey Bublitz, Anne Grotefend, Nancy Milk, Charlene McCaughey, Esther Huebner, Katie Seelman, Heather & Corinne Krull, The Rice Girls, Toni Lomen, Karen Krull, and Caroline Roberts; Food Coordinator-Janet Batkoski (and her team!); Music Director-Anne Grotefend (and the choir plus instrumentalists Leah Mielke & Virginia Black); Program and Speakers Lead- Esther Huebner and Audrey Bublitz; Table and Seating Coordinator- Karen Krull (thank you Lydia and Corinne for checking in our guests!); and especially the Clean Up Coordinator-Vicki Johnston (special recognition to all the men who helped with the heavy lifting, George Johnston and Mike Schriefer holding the door and umbrellas). Iām sure I left out many names but that is only because so many did help. The event was a huge success. We had 101 names signed up for attendance, but the rainy weather factored in a bit, with 85 attendees checked in!
What a wonderful way of being reminded of the message:
āIn this Advent season as we celebrate God, Our Father, with worship and song and prayer, we can reflect with gratitude the birth of His Son, Jesus, the Christ, our Messiah, our King, as we remember the gift of the Holy Spirit and the Saving Grace of faith in Jesus Christ, Emmanuel!ā
