Most meetings are held on the third Sunday of the month at 7 pm. The meeting places vary as do the times occasionally. The meetings are announced in Trinity News and the bulletins and thanks to Al Wood, also via e-mail. Anyone is welcome to attend and there are no dues.

We ate out in February and had a board game night in April. In May, Al Farris led us on a bird watching walk at Summerset Park. The Kimball's told us about their trip to Brazil with a slide show in June. In July we had homemade ice cream and then went to Pickard Park to watch fireworks. We learned about the work ofthe Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital from Ron Hicks in August. In October, colleen Reisner informed us about Child Abuse Prevention Council and its programs. In November, Kelly Shaw talked about the European Union. In December, we had our 4ih annual Christmas potluck at the Wood's home with feasting fellowship and festive singing.
Most meetings are held on the third Sunday of the month at 7 pm. The meeting places vary as do the times occasionally. The meetings are announced in Trinity News and the bulletins and thanks to Al Wood, also via e-mail. Anyone is welcome to attend and there are no dues.

As a clan we gave over $200 to Operation Christmas and sponsored a hole at the Sr. High School youth golf fundraiser.

The officers for 2009 are: Betty Labertew, president/treasurer and Peggy Kruse, viceepresident/secretary.

Jan: MacDuff Clan ate at Simpson after church then returned to church to learn about Mac and Mary MacKenzie's trip to Scotland to sightsee and visit Mac's relatives.

April: The clan ate at Godfather's Pizza and went back to church to hear about Tom and Sue Kimball's visit to Brazil.

May: AI Farris took the clan on a bird hike at Summerset. Then AI and Kathie Farris hosted a brunch for hikers and non-hikers alike.

July: MacDuff helped by setting up and tearing down the Trinity garage sale.

September: The clan held a potluck after church and planned the coming year.

Several clan members worked at the Food from the Heartland event at HyVee Hall, packing food to send to Haiti for Kids Against Hunger.

October: Margaret Blair set up a trip to Winterset where the clan ate a Sunday buffet, visited the tower and maze with a guest speaker, stopped at some of the bridges, and visited the former Presbyterian Church in New Virginia where Margaret belonged.

December: The clan prepared soups and served for the Advent Fest at the church with help from Sandy Newell.

MacDuff members bought supplies for the Adopt-a-Brother program at Hope Ministries for Christmas.

Jon and Margaret Vernon organized caroling and the annual Christmas potluck.

MacDuff has no set age. We are a mixture of working and retired members -- couples and singles! Come join us!

MacDonald Clan was organized during the early 1970's by a group of folks who still attend. Our membership is open to any and all who are interested, and our events are attended by both singles and couples.

We always finish and start our year these days with a New Year's Eve party. It's a great way to spend time with those friends who are so very important to us and have Trinity in common with each other. Then we also had a Super Bowl Party in January and a game night in February. Our annual progressive dinner was in April. An outdoor picnic followed in August and then a movie night in October. We had our annual Christmas party & planning event in December and are
ready for another year of fun & fellowship!

During 2008, our mission focus was on WeLIFT to which we donated many office supplies. We also collected items for the Helping Hand at our December meeting. If anyone is interested in finding out more about our activities, please feel free to contact us.