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VFHQ News – June 2010
Clips from Chris
Just a friendly note to all from Jean
Hayden and myself. Thank you all for
all of your efforts for our upcoming quilt show in October.
Without member participation, our show would not be the
success that it is. We are looking forward to all of the
quilts you have been feverishly working on in the many workshops.
Please don’t forget to work on those boutique and Chinese auction items
which are some of the highlights of the show. You might also want to thin out
the sewing room to make room for more new and exciting items because Grandma’s
attic always appreciates those goodies that can be recycled to other
homes. Happy sewing! See you all
soon.
-Chris
June Meeting – June 15, 2010
Enjoy our wonderful annual picnic as well as listen to Polly Mello tell us about “Quilts That Go Bump In the Night.” This is not about Halloween quilts. It's a trunk show of quilts representing unusual events, including historical disasters. Recommended by Dawn Heefner and all of us who met Polly at Quilt Odyssey. Please remember to make this a successful picnic; we do rely on all our members to bring one of the following.
- If your last name begins with A—F, bring a dessert
- If your last name begins with G—L, bring a salad or hors d’oeuvre
- If your last name begins with M—Z, bring a main dish
Bees Bees Bees Bees Bees…
Afternoon Bee – 2nd Tuesday
June
June 8, 2010, 12:30 – 3:30 PM, at the home of Patti McLain Fulton, 87 Hill Church Road, Spring City, PA, 610-948-5739
July
July 13, 2010, 12:30 – 3:30 PM, at the home of Judy Snook, 163 Sloan Road, Phoenixville, PA, 610-933-8094
Evening Bee – 4th Tuesday
June
June 22, 2010, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, at the home of Marge Quinn, 919 Fillmore Road, E. Norriton, PA 19403, 610-584-5094
July
July 27, 2010, 6:30 – 9:00 PM, at the home of Laura Chaplar, 388 Ross Road, King of Prussia, PA, 610-337-3756
Appliqué Bee
July
July 6, 2010, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, at the home of Lou Chandler, 4 Ferry Lane, Phoenixville, PA 19460. (corner of Valley Forge Rd. & Ferry lane. If driveway fills up, park at G-Lodge).
August
August 3, 2010, 7:00 – 9:00 PM, Location TBA.
Our Bees are open to all members of the Valley Forge Homestead Quilt Guild. We work on our own hand projects (there’s not usually room for sewing machines); we assist each other by suggesting ways to layout quilt blocks, work with colors, etc.; and we enjoy each others company in a smaller venue. Check your calendar and see if you are able to join one or all of the Bees this month. If you would like to host one of the Bees, please contact Jean Hayden (Afternoon Bee) or Beth Quigley (Evening Bee) or Gloria Clark (Appliqué Bee).
Birthdays
June
June 3 Kim Bonanni
June 4 Sally Rapp
June 5 Mare Beth Conard
June 8 Nancy Hannum
June 20 Candy Garrido
June 23 Joyce Stemple
June 28 Donna Raymond
July
July
5
Gloria Clark
Paula Pettyjohn
July 8 Laura Chaplar
Joan Shaw
July 11 Michelle Hiatt
July
13
Jeanne
Dzedzy
Winnie Spoonts
July 17 Shellie Blake
July 19 Maxine Close
July
21
Gail
Dovalovsky
Judy Snook
July 22 Debi Kindred
July 28 Carole Armstrong
Hand
Quilting—Cathy Fennell & Lou
Chandler
and/or UFO Workshop
DATE: July 17, 2010 (Saturday)
TIME: 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM — Hand Quilting
PLACE: Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, Trooper, PA
BRING: Please bring
the following:
Quilting hoop—preferably 12" or 14" in
diameter. It can be round or square/rectangle (an embroidery
hoop won’t do)
A good thimble—preferably one designed for hand
quilting (with large dimples).
The project materials will be supplied
PRICE: $10
NOTE: If you haven’t signed up yet for hand quilting, and you still wish to do so, be sure to contact Jean Hayden or Marge Quin ASAP so we’ll know how many kits are required (we’ll want to take advantages of sales to purchase the fabric, batting, etc.)
(By the way, the hand appliqué workshop, previously scheduled to run in
the afternoon of this day, was canceled. If interested in
learning more about appliqué techniques, contact Gloria
Clark.)
Appliqué Technique—Linda Pool
DATE: August 18, 2010 (Wednesday)
TIME: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Trooper, PA
PRICE:
$25.00 plus kit ($15.00)
Harvest Festival—UFO Workshop
DATE: September 25, 2010 (Saturday)
TIME: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
PLACE: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, PA
PRICE: Free; Bring your own lunch.
Retreat Time
Our 25th Quilter's Retreat at Mensch Mill is scheduled for November 4-7, 2010. Cost is $155 per person Friday afternoon to Sunday, includes 4 meals or $205 per person Thursday afternoon to Sunday, and includes 7 meals. A $20 non-refundable deposit will hold your space. All remaining monies are due to Sally Rapp by October 12.
Our Quilt Show
If you haven’t already marked your
calendar, please take a moment right now to do so, in order to ensure that you
don’t schedule a vacation or anything else on the dates of our quilt show which
will be held October 22 and 23, 2010 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of
Prussia, PA. Please remember that all members are needed to
help with this event so when the sign up sheets come around to
help, please sign up! As usual, we will check-in our quilts
at our October 19, 2010 guild meeting. The registration
form is available on our web site: http://www.
Boutique: For those of us who are working (or will be working) on items for our Quilt show Boutique, you'll find the related forms in the Administrative section of our web site under "forms." There is a form for items you intend to donate and a form for items you intend to sell on consignment (both can be found in the same file).
Grandma’s Attic: Jean and Laura will begin collecting items at our July guild meeting. They would prefer a little at a time each month so they can store everything properly.
Next Meeting of committee chairs: September 13, 2010, location TBD.
50 - 50 with a Twist
May's 50-50 With a Twist game was "Spelling Bee". Beth Quigley and Jacqui Santangelo were the contestants for the evening. Beth confessed to being in a spelling bee during her school days and was unlucky enough to spell that word incorrectly. As fate would have it, Beth's luck turned and she spelled STASH correctly and won $23. Jacqui had to be comforted by chocolate and hand cream.
The last quarter of 50-50 will feature simple card games. In August, the Survivor's name will be drawn and a money prize will be given.
Chances are still $1 for one or 6 for
$5.
-Kate, Sally and Nancy
Fat Quarter Raffle
In the Good Old Summertime – April – May – June 2010
The Summertime Fat Quarter Raffle drawing will be at the June meeting. Only 7 fat quarters in the basket. Just holding out or can’t decide what makes you think of the good old summertime? A garden retreat, picnics in the park, mountain streams, margaritas on the deck, holiday fireworks or plain backyard fun in the inflatable pool, bring in your summery fat quarters, fill in the entry form with your name. The June drawing will give a lucky winner a bonus prize for a vacation quilting project.
The next raffle will be
July/August/September, if you have any suggestions, please email me – jrenee336@yahoo.com
-Jacqui
A New Long-Arm Quilter
I have "officially" opened my longarm quilting business. It is called Darlington Quilts.
The largest quilt top I can put on my frame is 104 inches, so please keep that in mind. The backing and batting will need to be 4 to 8 inches larger than the top on all 4 sides, so I can pin it to my frame and hold the sides with my large clamps. I have a $50.00 minimum for my E2E quilting. Let me turn your UFO's into beautiful quilts that you can use, instead of hiding those tops in a bag in your closet.
My longarm quilting machine is an APQS stitch regulated Liberty which I purchased in April of 2008, so we've had time to "bond" before beginning this new venture.
If you are interested in having me
quilt your tops during this special, please contact me either by e-mail at DarlingtonQuilts@gmail.com or call my cell at
215-498-0497. I will get back to you within 24 hours so we can discuss our
options and arrangements.
-Thanks, Sandy
Welcome!
SherriJoyce King resides in Gladwyne, PA and found us by browsing the Web. She was looking for a suburban guild that offered speakers plus other less formal get-togethers. Her grandmother made all her clothes and also, taught her to sew on an old Kenmore. Her grandmother also taught her how to crochet and knit. SherriJoyce became interested in quilting in 2000 when she got tendonitis in both elbows and was looking for a craft that was less repetitious. At that point, she visited a client’s office and saw a beautiful quilt. This person recruited her into her guild and SherriJoyce has been a quilting addict ever since. She likes to make working quilts, quilts that people will use. SherriJoyce has made several bed quilts but so far, no bigger than twin size, although she will be venturing into the full-size bed quilt sometime soon. Other than quilting, SherriJoyce enjoys laughing, reading and visiting with her daughters. SherriJoyce is retired from her job as an information management consultant. After she retired, she worked in a sewing machine store selling Babylocks and Pfaffs. She and her husband, Hussein, moved to this area to be near both their daughters, Sara and Maggie. Actually, they are in the middle of the two daughters as one works in Maryland and one works in New York. SherriJoyce and Hussein are also the proud owners of a boy puppy named Mango. Welcome, SherriJoyce!
Block of the Month
Please bring your book to the meeting each month to get the updates for the blocks to be done the following month.
Designs are from Jennifer Chiaverini - SYLVIA'S BRIDAL SAMPLER from Elm Creek Quilts. Below are the blocks we will be doing for the next three months. All blocks are 6" finished.
June
Broken Dishes Cats & Mice Bear’s Paw
Jacob’s Ladder Friendship Quilt Dove in the Window
Bride’s Bouquet Stamp Baskets Love…Mist
Grandmother’s
Wedding Ring
I
Providence
Flower Garden
Of course you can do any others blocks
listed in the book but they will not count toward the prize
drawings.
-Sally Rapp and Beth Quigley
A Special Thank You
Thanks to all the members of this
guild for the hugs, prayers, thoughts and sympathy after the death of my
father. He would be happy to know I am being so well cared
for.
- Laura
Quilt Shows
Layers: Unfolding the Stories of Chester County Quilts #3: February 27, 2010 through September 25, 2010. The final installation of Chester County community owned quilts will be placed on view in this third installation. Don’t miss the chance to see the outstanding work and read the stories that tell us that quilts are about more than fabric. For more information contact the Chester County Historical Society, 225 N. High Street, West Chester, PA 19380, 610-692-4800 or http://www.chestercohistorical.org/.
Vermont Quilt Festival: June 25 – 27, 2010, Champlain Valley Expo, Essex Junction, VT. Friday-Saturday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM; Sunday, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM. For more information visit http://www.vqf.org/.
Quilt Odyssey 2010: July 22 – 25, 2010, Hershey, PA. For more information: quiltodyssey.com or call 717-423-5148.
Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal at the Philadelphia Musuem of Art, now through July 25. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Perelman Building, Fairmount and Pennsylvania Aves., Philadelphia, PA 19130. Admission: adults $8, seniors $7, students $6, children 12 and under free. For more information: 215/763-8100; philamuseum.org
World Quilt
Show - New England at The Radisson
Center of New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire, August 19 – 22, 2010,
presented by Mancuso Show Management. For more
information: http://www.quiltfest.com/
Pennsylvania National Quilt
Extravaganza XVII at The Greater Philadelphia Expo
Center in Oaks, PA, September 16 – 19, 2010, presented by Mancuso Show
Management. For more information: http://www.quiltfest.com/
Meeting Minutes – May 18, 2010
Meeting Commenced: At 7:00 p.m. Chris welcomed all members. She also welcomed three guests for the evening, SherriJoyce, Mary, and Elizabeth and one new member Maureen Pratt.
Door Prizes: Winners are Jacqui Santangelo, Gerry Fontaine, and Mary Cramsie.
Bees: The next evening bee will meet at Karen Glasthal’s home on May 25th. The afternoon bee will meet at Patti McLain Fulton’s home on June 8th.
Appliqué Group: Will meet at Lou Chandler’s home on July 6th.
BOM: Sally announced the blocks in June are Broken Dishes, Bride’s Bouquet, Grandmother’s Flower Garden, and Jacob’s Ladder. We had approximately 15 to 16 ladies participating this month. Winner for the monthly drawing was Sally Rapp.
Fat Quarter Raffle: The theme for April, May, and June is “In the Good Old Summertime”. Bring in your summery fat quarters and enter the drawing. The next drawing will be at the June meeting.
Comfort Quilts: Jean C. reported that she delivered 11 quilts to the Southeastern Veterans Center on May 6th. She also read thank you notes from St. Christopher’s Hospital and the Veterans Center. Norma told us how nice the volunteer luncheon was at St. Christopher’s Hospital that she and Shirley attended in April.
Retreat Poem: Norma read her retreat poem summarizing the weekend’s activities and fun at Mensch Mill.
Workshop: Jean H. reported the following workshop schedule: June 19th, Debra Gabel will teach machine appliqué; July 17th will be hand quilting and UFO; August 18th, Linda Poole will teach a workshop on turned under appliqué.
Quilt Show: The quilt show entry forms are now on our web site. Each quilt must be accompanied by an e-mailed entry form and sent to Cathy Fennell. We can no longer accept handwritten forms. If you don’t have access to e-mail an e-mail “buddy” will be assigned to you.
Challenge: Judy encouraged us to keep working on our fall challenge, which is a 3-P’s theme.
Excursion: Linda is planning two excursions for our members. One will be to the Hershey Quilt Show in July. She will be coordinating trips from Thursday to Sunday, July 22nd to July 25th. The other is to the Chester Country Historical Society to see the quilt show called Layers which is running until September. E-mail or call Linda if you would like to attend either of these.
Fall Retreat: Sally will take sign ups for the November retreat in June.
AQS: Kathy is still taking orders for AQS. You can telephone those to her since she was unable to attend the meeting.
Tonight’s Program: The theme for tonight’s program is “This Quilt, That’s Me or This Quilt, That’s Not Me”. We had many members show us examples of their quilt that was or wasn’t them. This included colors, brights versus country colors. Fabrics, one member loves Batiks and another loves Thimbleberries. We had many sizes; wall hangings, bed quilts, even little memory quilts that were embellished with family heirlooms. We even had a demonstration quilt that our member uses to teach her trauma classes (Dr. Oz, watch out)! It was a lot of fun and we had great participation.
50/50 With a Twist: Tonight we had a spelling bee. Our contestants were Beth Quigley and Jacqui Santangelo. Each contestant had to be ready to hit the “buzzer light” after the word was read. Kate asked: Who can spell STASH. Beth hit the light and was able to correctly spell the word. She was the winner of $23.00. Jacqui had the runner up award of candy.
Show and Tell
Meeting Adjourned:
9:50p.m.
-Respectfully Submitted: Jean Corday -
Recording Secretary
Are you up for the CHALLENGE 2010?
There’s still time to prepare a challenge quilt! Rules below:
Three P’s – Petite, Plaid or Polka Dot
· Use at least two of the three “P’s” (you may use all three!) to make a quilted project.
· Petite is defined as 20” or less on any given side. If petite is NOT chosen as a parameter of the design, then the size of a quilted wall hanging should be no larger than 50" on any given side.
· Plaid or polka dot fabric must be included in at least 25% of the overall design whether used singly or in combination.
· Use any design or pattern, original or commercially available, and any construction technique for your project. You may use components that are appliquéd, pieced, embroidered, cross-stitched, painted, embellished, etc., or a combination thereof.
· You must include with your submission a typed description of your challenge piece (perhaps something intriguing about material, or an interesting occurrence during the process, or a unique aspect of the design, or an unusual technique you used, etc.). Your description should be between 50 to 75 words (no more than 100 words) using 12-point type (or standard typewriter size), on a card or paper no larger than 8½ x 8½. (If you don’t have access to a computer or typewriter, a neatly hand-printed description will be acceptable.)
· Your creation can be any quilted item (including jacket, bag, etc.).
· Your creation should be something made during the coming year (between 10/2009 and 9/2010).
· As usual, one entry per-person will be accepted.
· Completed challenge quilts will be displayed and voted on at the September guild meeting in 2010.
· All questions regarding this challenge should be directed to Judy Snook 610.933-8094 or judyann112@verizon.net
Thank Yous
From St. Christopher’s:
A generous heart…is a priceless treasure. Thank you for your gift. The handmade comfort quilts, surgery dolls and books are immensely appreciated. Please extend our sincere thanks to all of the members of the Valley Forge Homestead Quilters.
From Southeastern Veterans’ Center:
Dear Jean,
On behalf of our residents at Southeastern Veterans’ Center and staff, I wish to express our sincere appreciation for your generosity in donating the hand made quilts.
Your contribution(s) has most certainly further enhanced the programs and services provided to the residents at Southeastern
We are extremely grateful for your
continued loyalty, commitment and support. Once again, thank
you for your dedication to “Serve Those Who Have Served”.
-Sincerely,
Rebecca Kesselring, Commandant
Summer “Quilty” Reading
Bostwick, Marie. A Thread So Thin: A Cobbled Court Novel. NY: Kensington Books, 2010.
The third in the Cobbled Court series, we are reintroduced to Evelyn Dixon and her friends during the cold winter months in New England. This story deals with Evelyn’s son, Garrett and his girlfriend, Liza plus other characters involved in their romance. Liza has returned to art school but had worked in Evelyn’s quilt shop and is about to graduate but is not sure what she wants to do with the rest of her life. One will be entertained with the quilt references, the quilt shop episodes as well as the many love intrigues throughout this delightful novel. The ending is a surprise well-worth the read.
Chiaverini, Jennifer. The Aloha Quilt: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel. NY: Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Bonnie Markham, one of the original Elm Creek quilters, is going through a nasty divorce and trying to recover from the loss of her quilt shop in this wonderful new novel by Jennifer Chiaverini. One will enjoy quilting fun along with information on Hawaiian quilts, since Bonnie travels to Hawaii to start a new life away from her soon to be ex-husband, the Elm Creek quilters (who she misses terribly) and other problems. If you ever wanted to visit Hawaii, this book will take you there and much more. Another enjoyable and well-done book by my favorite quilt author, Jennifer Chiaverini.
Sachitano, Arlene. Quilt As You Go: A Harriet Truman/Loose Threads Mystery. Austin, TX: Zumaya Publications, 2009.
Harriet Truman, the owner of a long-arm quilting business, is involved with making quilts for a Civil War reenactment in her hometown of Foggy Point, Washington. As in the previous Loose Threads mysteries, Harriet becomes involved with an unexpected murder of a man that many thought was already dead. Quilt As You Go is a great read full of intrigue, romance, quilting and fun. One will want to continue to read this book until the mystery is solved and life goes back to normal in Foggy Point.
Wilde, Lori. The True Love Quilting Club. NY: Avon Books, 2010.
If you believe in true love and finding your soul mate, as well as enjoy reading about quilting, this may be the book for you. This is a true Romance Novel with quilting thrown in. It starts with a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old-boy who meet in Twilight, Texas and both feel they have found their soul mates but due to circumstances beyond their control, the young girl, Trixie Lynn, moves away. Trixie Lynn’s life is full of twists and turns and she ends up in New York trying to be an actress but with a twist of fate, returns to the town in Texas and meets up with her soul mate. Just a word of concern, if you read Romance Novels you will be okay with some of the scenes that tend to be more sexual than is needed but if you are uncomfortable with these types of scenes, you may want to pass on reading this book.
Quilts Needed
Houston, TX- Entries sought for “Still We Rise Again: Quilts for New Orleans”. This is a juried exhibit featuring quilts that celebrate the unwavering spirit of New Orleans, the GulfCoast, themes of rebirth, renewal and the recovery of a city devastated five years ago by Hurricane Katrina. Quilts will premiere at International Quilt Market & Festival October 30- November 7, 2010. (Other exhibit locations TBD.) Entry deadline July 1, 2010.You may submit up to two entries for consideration. For Entry form e-mail: m_walter@charter.netor or visit http://www.aquiltersgarden.com/ (Exhibit to benefit appraiser scholarship & conservation workshop for damaged quilts) Questions contact curator Mary Walter 617-480-6360.
Quilt in a Day (QIAD)
A special lecture by Pat
Knoechel (Eleanor Burns' sister) will be on June 18, 2010 at
Homemakers Country Quilters. The event will take place in the Walnut room at the
4-H center/ Penn State Extension on Bridge St in Creamery, PA (on Rt. 113, south
of the village of Skippack-Rt. 73). Her presentation begins
at 9:30 AM (come early 9AM). Pat will be demonstrating all the new QIAD books,
patterns and tools. She usually brings items for sale by cash
or check only. This is NOT a regular meeting for HCQ and
there is no fee to attend.
-Kathy Graff
Mark Your Calendar
Sizzling Summer Days sale at The Quilter’s Palette, 3130 Pricetown Rd., Rt. 12, Fleetwood, PA 19522 on July 19 through July 24, all fabric is 20% off. The Quilter’s Palette has new shop hours; the shop is now closed on Mondays.
At Steve’s – June 15, 2010
Quilt In A
Day
and
Quilting With
Color
Eleanor Burns sister, Pat
Knoechel, is coming to Steve's!
Once upon a time, one sister
named Eleanor said to her sister named Patricia, "I need some quilting rulers to
go with my Quilt-In-A-Day books!" And thus was born a company named
Creating With Color. Truly a sister company!!
Come and
join Pat for this demonstration on new books and patterns from sister companies
Quilt In A Day, along with wonderful quilting rulers
from Creating With Color.
This lecture/demo will feature
two new books:
American Barns and Orions
Star
And three new patterns:
Autumn Leaves, Twice As Nice,
and Whirligig
#831 Tuesday, June
15 a. 1:00 - 3:00pm ~or~ b. 6:30 -
8:30
Only $15.00 to attend, limited
seating!
To register, go to our website: http://www.stevessewandvac.com/ Click on
Spring 2010 classes. Find this class in the Special
Events and Just For Fun categories.
American Quilter’s Society
American Quilter’s Society Show deadlines for entering quilts are as follows:
AQS Lancaster 2011: November 5, 2010
AQS Paducah 2011: January 3, 2011
For more information visit the AQS
website, http://www.americanquilter.
If you like challenges, The
National Quilt Museum, http://www.quiltmuseum.org/, sponsors an annual New
Quilts from an Old Favorite contest. This year’s block is
Orange Peel and the entry deadline is November 1, 2010. For
art quilters, check out the calendar at Studio Art Quilters Association, http://www.saqa.com/, for a
variety of challenges.
(from American
Quilter, Vol. XXVI, No.3, May 2010, page 8.)
July Meeting Preview – July 20, 2010
Join us for our annual Ice Cream Social. Did you know that if pins and needles are in a wool pin cushion, they maintain their sharpness longer? This is your chance to make one in an evening. Bring basic sewing tools: needle for embroidery thread, scissors, etc. The guild will provide the wool fabric, the stuffing, and embroidery thread. Linda Hamel will work with us to create our own wool pin cushions.
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Guild Board Elected Officers: President – Chris Candello Vice President – Marge Quinn Treasurer – Candy Garrido Secretary – Jean Corday Membership Chair – Nancy Hannum Immediate Past President – Lou Chandler Committee Chairs On Board Program Chair – Gloria
Clark Newsletter – Cathy Fennell
(editor)
Other Committees Info & Resources Web Master – Lou Chandler
Publicity – Nancy Hannum Historian – Nancy Hannum Library – Carol Divis AQS books – Kathy Graff Guild Meeting Support Set-up – Cathy Fennell Refreshments – Laura
Chaplar Hostess/ Door Prizes – Patti
McLain Fulton
Hospitality – Vicki
Lopresti Block of the Month – Beth Quigley, Sally Rapp 50/50 Game – Kate Sevensky, Sally Lightcap Fabric Raffle – Jacqui Santangelo Challenge – Judy Snook Guild Events Quilt Bees – Jean Hayden
(day)
Appliqué Bee – Gloria
Clark Retreats – Sally Rapp Excursions – Linda Hamel Quilt Show – Jean Hayden Projects & Support Raffle Quilt – JoAnn Thomas Comfort Quilts – Jean Corday Sunshine – Norma Brechbiel Member Comfort – Judy Snook
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Information for the next newsletter must be received by the first of the month. Send to: Cathy Fennell
Guild Meetings DATE: Third Tuesday of each month TIME: 7 p.m. PLACE: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, King of Prussia, PA
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