Kate Forer, senior pastor at Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church (PNECC) of Saratoga Springs, was our speaker on Thursday, her topic being "Finding the Why", about how organizations gain or lose membership.
Kate recalled from her childhood the response of her mother to a question about the meaning of life: "To help other people"; as well as the mission statement recently adopted by her church: "Working to make God's love and justice real in our world."
In conversation with our members at the meeting, we discussed potential statements/slogans for Malta Sunrise Rotary (MSR), such as: Together we can do more; Our differences are smaller than our shared compassion; Working for the common good.
Club President Mike Williams presented PNECC with a $500 personal donation to match MSR's recent contribution for a PNECC-sponsored trip to Uganda, to help fund educational, medical and infrastructure projects. Two of our club members are going on the two-week trip, which begins on Feb. 13.
A guest from the Rotary Club of Saratoga Springs mentioned two of their upcoming events, the Home & Lifestyle Show on Feb. 29-March 1, and the Education Foundation Basketball Tournament on April 4.
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