The Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Crèche was held in Frankenmuth, MI in October of 2002. The main address was given by the Reverend Bohdan Kosicki, whose magnificent carvings can be seen below. Betsy Christensen gave the afternoon address on the “Ann Arbor Creche Display and French Santon Tradition.” The optional excursion to the Silent Night Chapel and Bronner's Christmas Wonderland concluded at the Silent Night Chapel with carol singing.

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Carving by Fr. Bohdan Kosicki	Betsy Christensen explaining the role of her French Santon characters	Friends of the Creche banner is introduced to the gathering
Rita Bocher, editor of the Creche Herald talks with attendees	Mary Fuller, Wally Bronner, Fr. Tim Goldrick Fr. Goldrick is Chairman of the 2003 Convention and Fuller is Registrar	The Creche group gathered in front of Waller Bronner's “Silent Night” Chapel
Carving by Rev. Bohdan Kosicki	Raffle table nativity scts and Christmas crafts	Rev. Bohdan Kosicki's carving of a nativity scene and angel ladder
St. Nicholas	altar at the Silent Night Chapel in Frankenmuth, MI	Wally Bronner singing “Silent Night” in his beautiful Silent Night Chapel