MINUTES
of Endless Mountains Pennsylvanians for Human Life Meeting
(a local chapter of the Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation)
May 13, 2010
Time: Came to order at 7:40PM by chairman, J Kershner.
R Lyle offered prayer.
Location: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital [Conf. Room], Wellsboro.
Attendance: 6
Minutes: Of April 8, 2010 were approved as presented.
Matters of Business:
- Finances
The treasurer reported a balance of $917.58.
- Endless Mountains Pregnancy Care Center (EMPCC)
Their director, Shellie Gerould, spoke to the Wellsboro ministerium on 4/20. She particularly noted local & other people who were conceived in rape and who now have a powerful testimony for life.
- Baby Bottle fund raisers
Crossroads Fellowship has now received back most of the bottles handed out to their congregation; these will be turned in to the treasurer tonight.
- Harrisburg Office
Handed out recent "Chapter Focus" newsletter for April.
PPLF has information on their web site about candidates for the PA primary election to be held May 18. R Lyle also shared information he obtained about these candidates from the Family Research Institute of PA.
- Literature tables at local fairs
Table at New Covenant yard sale — May 8 (Sat.): went well with lots of supportive comments; there were donations of $11.00 given. Note again that NCA gives us this table space for free.
Table at Blossburg Coal Festival: May 26-29 (Wed.–Sat.) — four of the five shifts are being covered: Wed. — Kershners; Thur. — R Lyle; Fri. — not covered; Sat. early — several from St. Peters RCC (Cavagnaros, C Lannik, J Miller, etc.) and Sat. late — the Stranges.
- Other
J DeFosse&rsqup;s revised pro-life testimony has been reviewed — it is excellent! We now approve it for placing on our web site.
Samples of a written tract (in different fonts) with this testimony were showed to us by M Strange. These were assessed, and the selected one will be resubmitted to Mrs. DeFosse for her final approval, before duplication and use at our tables this summer.
Next meeting: Thursday, June 10, 2010, at 7:30PM (in conference room or elsewhere, depending on the hospital&rsqup;s construction project).
Note that the president will be unable to attend the 6/10 meeting.
Adjournment: At 8:45 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
J Kershner, secretary pro tem