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Member News

November 2, 2025 – A few selected views of Sunday’s program and celebration at Pilgrim House honoring the 55th anniversary of this congregation — founding members, newer members, young and mature, all joined in fellowship, accompanied by Soup Sunday and anniversary cake.

Founding members on hand to share history and celebrate were (left to right): Bill Rohde, Judy Rohde, Carol Gross, Susan Setter, A Potter, and Ron Hitzemann

Pilgrim House members participated in HopeFest for Alexandra House on September 28, 2025.

September 7, 2025 – Lilliana attends her first Water Communion program at Pilgrim House. We’re delighted to have Liliana and her parents, Elissa and Michael, a part of the Pilgrim House congregation.

July 27, 2025 – Despite the very hot weather, there were 13 walkers from Pilgrim House at Community Support Center’s (CSC) “Walk a Mile For Your Neighbors.” Our walkers were part of a group of 265 participants logging 330 miles to earn money to support CSC’s work that reaches out to neighbors and gives them a hand before they become homeless. Thanks to Marilyn Jones, Harlene Hagen, and Marcie Jefferys (not pictured) for staffing the Pilgrim House station on the walk.

June 1, 2025 – Nancy and Steve Olson treated us to cake following our June 1st program in celebration of  their 40th Wedding Anniversary. Congratulations — MANY more!

June 1, 2025 – At the PH Annual Meeting Wayne Leblanc was honored with a plaque on the PH “Wall of Fame” at the north end of the fellowship hall. Wayne’s commemorative plaque reads:

Wayne LeBlanc
In special recognition for his years of past and ongoing service to Pilgrim House, including in part:
· Orchestration of Pilgrim House affiliation with the Unitarian Universalist Association
· Construction of our Pilgrim House Signage
· Leadership in implementing hybrid programing and recording technologies critical to operation during the COVID pandemic and which remain key today
· Plus his innumerable other contributions.
In Deep Appreciation
The Members of Pilgrim House Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

May 18, 2025 – Pilgrim House celebrated Elissa and Michael’s expected arrival with lunch, cake and gifts.We’re looking forward to meeting this newest member of Pilgrim House!

Pilgrim House members have been working in our flower garden this summer.

Our youngest families enjoy fellowship time

We recently (April 13, 2025) held a very special birthday event at Pilgrim House as Ruth Kreps celebrated 97 years young! Happy Birthday, Ruth, and MANY, MANY, MORE!!!

On December 8, 2024: Celebrating the expected babies in our congregation with Kim and Eric and with Alanna and Josh and family.

On August 24, 2024, 12 from Pilgrim House members (!) along with about 18 from MWUU wrote postcards to prospective voters. It was a productive morning with about 1,200 postcards completed, and another 300 or so that will just need stamps. (That’s not the official count, just approximations that I was picking up at the end.) MWUU had it all well organized — and nice accompaniments of coffee, snacks, door prizes, and trivia questions to keep everyone in good cheer.

At our August 18 program, Carol and Fred Green celebrated their recent 50th anniversary with cake for everyone.

On June 7, Long time member and friend Mark Ellefson was in town visiting from Florida this week. Several of us met him for lunch on Friday.  We miss you, Mark.

At our Annual Meeting on June 2, Bill Rohde presented Mel and Kathy Aanerud with plaques honoring their years of work at Pilgrim House.

Mel Aanerud recognized new members Deborah Magnuson, Paul Kirst, and Karin Magill-Cuerden at the Annual Meeting.