Sunday M.A.S.S. Brunch for November

The First Sunday of the month is fast approaching.

Due to the fact that we've also got a Halloween Pub Crawl going on the night before, it was requested that "brunch" be moved to later in the day to give people more time to get the zombie/pirate/spaghetti monster makeup off their faces and the cobwebs out of their heads. So, this month, "brunch" will be at 2:00PM. Also remember that Daylight Savings Time switches on Sunday, so if you forget to change your clocks, you'll be showing up to brunch an hour early!

Also, our regular Sunday M.A.S.S. attendees have grown in number enough that we've started to give the restaurant hostesses a heart attack when we say how many people we're expecting, and then how unsure we are of exactly how many it will actually be (they seem to prefer exact numbers in the single digits). Finding a place that has room for us, is flexible, and takes reservations has been difficult, but we may have found a good home.

So, this Sunday we'll be in the "meeting room" at The Stone of Accord (that's the new Sean Kelly's on Reserve St. near the Interstate). When you come in the door, just tell the host(ess) you're with the group in the meeting room, and they'll help you find us. If this works out, then we'll probably make this a permanent location for future brunches (which will move back to their regular time slot in December).

A M.A.S.S. Knitting Club is also forming. Come to Sunday Brunch to meet some of the other Knitters and find out more details.

We hope to see you Saturday night for Halloween and/or Sunday afternoon for "brunch".

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The Missoula Area Secular Society (M.A.S.S.) is a (soon to be) 501(c)3 Non-Profit Organization for atheists, secular humanists, agnostics, and all other non-theistic Missoulians to meet, socialize, and grow with other like minded individuals. "We Believe In You!"

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M.A.S.S. Knitting Club / Winter Camping Trip

As is expected to happen when you get a bunch of like minded individuals together for socializing, many of them tend to discover other common interests. Such has happened with us and a M.A.S.S. Knitting Club is now forming. Naturally, all genders are welcome. The only requirement is an interest in knitting. For more information, contact our VP,

There are also rumors of a possible "M.A.S.S. Welding Club" forming in response to the knitting club (beer drinking may be substituted for actual welding at club meetings). Further information on this will be posted as it becomes available.

A winter hike into a forest service cabin is also being coordinated. Space will be very limited on this event, and preference will likely be given to those who regularly attend other events, so... we'll see you at the Halloween Pub Crawl and/or Sunday Brunch next weekend!

New Board Member!

Our first annual members meeting was a big success. All existing board members were re-elected and we added one more. Our newest board member is Milo Coladonato. Milo is also on the board of directors for Footloose Montana and brings a wealth of experience and fund raising ideas to M.A.S.S. We are extremely excited to have him on board.

The first board meeting after the members meeting was held at the Old Post. At that time the officer positions were voted on, and all the existing officers retained their positions. So, our new directors and officers are...

• Jon Garvin, President
• Traci Brown, Vice-President
• Gina Simunovich, Treasurer
• Russell Thayer, Secretary
• Milo Coladonato, Board Member At Large
  

The official minutes of the meeting will be posted to the blog as soon as Russ sends them to me.

1st Annual M.A.S.S. Members Business Meeting

In July, members of the Missoula Area Secular Society elected their very first board of directors and instructed them to turn M.A.S.S. into a legal non-profit organization.

Since then an attorney has volunteered his expertise, Articles of Incorporation have been drafted and approved, Bylaws have been drafted and approved, both have been filed with the Secretary of State, and the forms for filing with the IRS are being finalized.

Our new bylaws call for an annual meeting of the members in October for the purpose of electing directors. So, on Thursday, October 22nd, we'll (re)elect a new set of 5 directors (one more than we have now), and kick off the staggered 3 year terms for those directors that our bylaws call for. Members must be present at the meeting to make nominations and vote.

We'll be meeting in the "small conference room" at the Missoula Public Library at 7:00pm. Come in the lower level entrance off of Front St. The small meeting room is in the hallway next to the computer room.

We promise to keep things short so we don't take up your entire evening, so please arrive on time (or early) so that we can knock this out and adjourn. An impromptu post meeting social gathering/celebration at a nearby bar or restaurant wouldn't be surprising for those wishing to make a longer evening of it.

Feel free to R.S.V.P. on the Facebook group (not required). Having our Twitter updates sent directly to your cellphone is recommended for last minute updates and changes.

Sunday Brunch Moved to The Shack!

Alert Member Jen K. noticed that Dauphine's appears to have closed, so Sunday Brunch will be at The Shack this month.

222 W. Main St (about a block from Orange St.)
Sunday, October 4th, 9:30am.

Sunday Brunch at Dauphine's? NO.The Shack!

Is it the first Sunday of the month again, already? Yes, yes it is. So, once again the Missoula Area Secular Society will be descending upon a local eatery to eat their food and engage in friendly and enlightened conversation.

This month we'll meet at The Shack. (This is a change from our earlier announcement of meeting at Dauphine's, which alert member Jen K. noticed has closed.)

Where: 222 w. Main Set, about a block fromOrange St.
When: Sunday, October 4th, 9:30am

RSVP if you'd like on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for last minute updates (you can setup your twitter account to have our tweets sent directly to your phone).

Sunday Brunch at The Catalyst

We are going to switch things up and try having brunch at the Catalyst this month on Sunday the 6th of September. In order to ensure we all get to sit together I'm going to move brunch up to 9:30. We will be finalizing camping trip plans, so if you plan on going camping with us I would highly encourage you to come to brunch. We will also be discussing the possibility of getting t-shirts, and a logo for the group. Jon is off at burning man, so I (Traci) will be there with my Watson bobble head if you are looking for us. I look forward to seeing all of you on Sunday.

The Catalyst is located at 111 North Higgens Ave.