LEDRA BRADY, ELDER The Mission Commission had a second slow year due to COVID, quarantines and drought (like so many in Sonoma County)…But we made the best of it! We had four meetings, two in person, and emailed in between. We (Jack and Joyce Schipper and their team) kept the garden going strong, and we were able to deliver more fresh produce to families. The Veggie Table brought in $1,368 this year, and we look forward to another strong crop and more garden-to-door deliveries in 2022. We also donated money to build a well in the village of Mtapa, Tanzania that will provide fresh water to 60 people, and alleviate health problems for the village. We donated a bit to the homeless cause, paying for a lunch for the group camped by the river, and for a tent to replace one lost in the rainstorms. We participated in fundraising for Pedal 4 Protein and the Alzheimer’s Association Walk, and our congregation supported participants nancially through member contributions. We continued our Honest Conversations on Race and Racism discussion group by reading the book Native, by Kaitlin Curtice, and by hosting a series titled, “An Indigenous Experience.” The ve-part series included a session on the Doctrine of Discovery, discussion of the short lms Grandmother’s Prayer, Dawnland and Dear Georgina, with guest presenters Jeannette Anglin and Rev. Nancy Wiens. In addition, we also spent ve weeks reading and discussing the book Reconstructing the
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