00:00:56.160And to take that initiative to go out, to put in the work, to stand alone, to build it, is something we will always be so very, very grateful for.
00:01:37.000to build our community to build our family she has put in she has put in all of herself and
00:01:48.040continues to to this very day and will for all foreseeable future she cares about this so deeply
00:01:56.680and so much that so much of our sexual writ large is a result of Steve's inspiration and his dedication.
00:02:10.640So much of our AFA family as a group, as a church, has been built on the heart of Sheila McNeiland
00:02:19.800and the love that she has for our gods and our folk and to see this happen.
00:02:24.520and, uh, we could never possibly do enough to honor them, but we're going to try anyways.
00:02:35.940And, uh, I've always wanted to see statues erected of these amazing people and what better time
00:02:48.720than when we found our home, the home of victory, Sigerheim.
00:02:54.860So we wanted to put that into place and make that happen.
00:03:01.000And I'm proud to present these statues to Steve and Sheila McNallan
00:03:08.180as a Yule gift from all of us who have been so very inspired by the work they've done.
00:03:18.720And we're so very, very appreciative from the bottom of our hearts.
00:03:23.400Good folk, I have the great honor and privilege to present to you today a gift to the McNallans.
00:03:33.520This Yule at Sigurheim in honor of them and dedication by decree of Ausheri Argoni, Matt Flavel.
00:03:41.880Well, there was a very special picture that was taken of the McNallans in a field.
00:03:52.420And it was taken around the time of the foundation of the Astro Folk Assembly.
00:03:58.140That picture has always been very inspirational to me.
00:04:01.940And I think in one frame, it captured the very essence of what we do.
00:04:11.880We present to you these statues of dedication as a gift, a mule to you both for so much.
00:04:25.880Without you two, none of us would be here.
00:04:30.880None of these great and momentous moments of the Hoffs and the attainment of Sigurheim,
00:04:38.880And none of this would have happened without you.
00:04:42.700So from the bottom of my heart, and all the folk gathered here that have helped to make this happen,
00:04:49.420and to become Husserio Brody, Matt Flavel, and his genius of getting this done,
00:04:56.240and having it made tangible, from an idea to reality, for you.
00:05:03.600To you and to all the folk, let us rejoice in our victories and our, and these are just one of many, many that we have gained and many that are to come.
00:05:20.600So, to you and to all the folk, let us rejoice in our victories.
00:05:27.600Steve reaching, reaching up towards the gods, arms outstretched in the algae's pose, facing north with his mouth open, chanting into existence this that we know as Ousitre.
00:05:50.000and with his devoted wife Sheila to his side, holding the horn, making things sacred, making
00:06:01.080things special, looking up with devotion and dedication, and that's what's brought us here
00:06:11.160today, and that's what we sought to try to recapture in bronze.