Sacred Elders’ Potluck Oct. 24
Date: Thursday, October 24
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Cost: Potluck
The featured speaker is Betty Kent, former president of the Texas Gourd Society. Betty says, “To touch a gourd is to touch a little bit of history.” The Bible translators called the vine that covered Jonah to be the gourd vine. “And the Lord God prepared a gourd and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head……so Jonah was exceeding glad for the gourd.” (Jonah 4:6)
Historian, Noah Smith wrote: “In lieu of a canteen, each man carried a Spanish gourd, a curious specimen of the gourd family, having two round bowls, each holding near a quart, connected by a short neck, apparently designed for adjusting a strap about……this was a fantastic military array…” The Chinese proverb reflects the culture’s prosperity belief: “If you give or receive a gourd, with it goes all the best in life: health, happiness, and other good things.”
To attend this great presentation, please sign up in the Foyer so that we know to expect your attendance.
Hope to see you there!
Thursday, October 24 — 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
