Grange meeting–in person or via Zoom! Setup 3:30, meeting starts at 4:30

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In person or Zoom meetings! Be part of our meeting, safely We’ll be happy to have you, any way you want to attend! We’ll be running the Room Air Filter Boxes that filter and recirculate the air in the Hall, to reduce the risk of transmitting diseases. On odd-numbered months, we usually hold a full, official Grange meeting, complete with officers wearing sashes, sitting in their assigned locations. Via Zoom, we have had to make some changes, of course. Officers don’t sit in their places, or wear sashes–but we try to get through Grange business (described below) systematically. We welcome anyone who wants to join us, and wants to help the Grange to function smoothly, improve our outreach, and broaden the community services we provide. If you have questions, comments or ideas, please join us! You can always contact Grange President Tim Swartz at: grangepresident@capitalcitygrange.org in between meetings. Zoom link: Grange meetings: What happens there, anyway? What happens at a Grange meeting? A Grange meeting might seem intimidating, before you check one out yourself, because it seems a little mysterious and full of “Grange Ritual”. Let’s describe a bit of what goes on, to take away the mystery. Overall structure: We do have a ritual opening and closing process, adapted by our Community Grange a few years ago to be a little more stream-lined than the ritual outlined in the Grange manual. Our Opening serves as a formal introduction to the “work of the day”–the agenda of reports and discussions which all Community Granges are expected to go through. It always includes singing—of the National Anthem or an alternative, and of an opening song chosen by our Grange Musician. Singing together is one of the fun parts! The opening also includes a performance of the “Grange Salutation” which reminds us of the ideals that Grange Members are to live by—Faith, Hope, Charity and Fidelity. Next, we start work on the agenda, which includes reports on Agriculture and Legislative…