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Wednesday,April 28, 2004
Exeter Times -Advocate
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Zurich diners' weekly meals in new arena
By Carmel Sweeney
ZURICH CORRESPONDENT
ZURICH - The fish -fry
supper held at the Blue
Water Community Centre
in Zurich last Friday night
was a big success!! It was
a delicious meal.
Also the sports and
leisure show held in the
arena all weekend was
interesting to see and had
lots of nice
displays
from various
businesses. This event was
sponsored by the Lions
Club.
St. Peter's Catholic
Women's League at St.
Joseph will be having a
potluck supper in their
parish hall on Tuesday,
May 4 beginning at 6 p.m.
Everyone is welcome to
attend. Membership dues
of $15 will be collected
after mass on May 1 and
2.
The annual March for
Life will take place in
Ottawa on May 13. A bus
will be going from this
area; cost is $25 for adults
and $15 for students. Call
Susan at 236-7296 or
Bella 236-4178 for more
information.
Also Catholic education
week will be held at St.
Boniface School from May
2to7.
Sincere sympathy
May we offer our sincere
sympathy to the family of
Bob Dietrich and relatives
as his mother, Dorothy (of
Blue Water Rest Home)
passed away last week;
ZURICH
Also to the family and rel-
atives of Viola Ducharme
who passed away on April
19.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Kerri
Gingerich and Barry
Willert on the arrival of
their boy, Ryan James
Harold who was born on
April 17.
A surprise 50th birthday
supper was held for
Melissa
NEWS Francis of
Lucan last
Saturday at Eddington's in
Exeter with 15 relatives
attending. Following sup-
per there was a get-
together at the Sweeney's
in Zurich.
The school play held
three nights at St.
Boniface School last week
was a great success. The
gym was full for all the
performances. The theme
was 'Into the Woods.' The
children did a great job
and thanks to the hard
work and many hours of
the directors: Harriet
VanderBurgt, Dianne
Miller and Teresa Van
Raay.
Tanya Bedard and Jody
LaPorte recently enjoyed
spending 10 days on a trip
to Budapest (Hungary)
where they visited with
her sister, Tara Bedard.
They also travelled to
Rumania and
Transylvania.
The Agricultural Society
will be having their fair
board meeting at the new
Blue Water Community
Centre in Zurich this
Thurs., April 28 at 8 p.m.
All members are asked to
attend and help plan for
the 140th anniversary din-
ner to be held on Sat., May
8; social hour is at 5:30
p.m. and supper is at 6:30
p.m., followed by an
evening of entertainment.
Tickets are $15 a person,
available from Margaret
Deichert, Paul Klopp, J &
L Variety and Erb's
Country Kitchen.
Several from the Zurich
area enjoyed the Stars On
Ice skating show at the
John Labatt Centre in
London on Sun., April 25.
It was great seeing so
many famous skaters.
Heather, Heidi and Donna
Klopp along with Carmel
Sweeney enjoyed supper
at the home of Linda Earle
and family before the
show.
Starting Wed., May 5,
the Diners will be having
their weekly meals at the
new Blue Water
Community Centre. Also
Betty Kirk will do the
exercise class there from
10 to 11 a.m. Cost is $2
per class. Everyone is wel-
come to come out and
exercise.
A reminder that the
ladies auxiliary is having
their meeting at the Blue
Water Rest Home on
Tues., May 4 at 6:30 p.m.
Membership dues are $2
and anyone is most wel-
come to join.
The Monday night ladies
bowling league finished
for the season on April 26
at the Town and Country
Lanes in Zurich. Awards
night is May 10 in Exeter.
Thank you to the execu-
tive and new owners Larry
and Barb Robinson for
their help and support
making it a fun season.
Grade 8 student Lauren
Haberer of Zurich Public
School returned home
recently from Toronto
where she was a page at
Queen's Park from March
22 to April 16. She found it
to be very interesting and
a great experience. She is
the daughter of Michelle
and Steve Haberer.
The Blue Water Zurich
Skating Club awards ban-
quet is at the Blue Water
Community Centre on
Sun., May 2 at 4:30 p.m.
with a family potluck sup-
per. Call president Mary
Becker for more informa-
tion.
The St. Boniface CWL
meeting was held on April
20 with 22 members pre-
sent following mass for
vocations by Father John.
Guest speaker was Ivan
Bedard on behalf of the
new Blue Water
Community Centre
Development Committee.
He gave a very interesting
talk on the new communi-
ty centre. He also said
more fundraising events
are being planned, such as
the grand opening on June
5 with Joe Overholt enter-
taining, and a dance by
the Rec League on August
7. Don Beauchamp is
president of this commit-
tee.
The CWL made a dona-
tion to the arena building
fund. Call convener Janet
Church celebrates anniversary with quilt show
By Rhoda Rohde
THAMES ROAD CORRESPONDENT
THAMES ROAD - Rev. Marilyn Carter was in charge of
the regular church service on Sunday morning.
A new Introit was sung, people shook hands, Rev.
Carter gave greetings and the announce-
ments and also led in the call to worship,
prayer of approach and affirmation of faith
in unison.
Zachary Kadey lit the Christ candle and Rev. Carter
told the boys a story about love. The choir sang It Will
Never Lose Its Power accompanied by organist Marilyn
Vandenbussche. Psalm 30 was read responsively. Rev.
Carter read John 21:1-19 and the title of her sermon
was Do You Love Me?
Helen Kadey and Miriam Veldman received the offer-
ing. Everyone read the commissioning responsively. Rev.
Carter pronounced the benediction. Everyone sang May
the God of Hope Go With Us.
Announcements
The Outreach Committee would like to express a thank
you to all who supported the Bluefields School Project in
Nicaragua last Sunday. With your support $65 was
raised for this project.
April 30 and May 1: 125th Anniversary Celebration,
Holmesville United Church, invites you to attend the
UCW quilt show and tea to be held at the Holmesville UC
April 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. and May 1 from 1:30 p.m. to 4
p.m.
May 5: Standing Committee meetings starting at 7
p.m. followed by Council meeting at 8:15 p.m.
May 11: 8 p.m. UCW meeting. Program: Leadership
development. Sharon Lynn, Kathy Bray, Virginia
Warwick, Margaret Stewart. Roll call: A person from the
Bible using the first initial of your name. Lunch: Joan
Skinner, Anne Kernick, Helen Kadey, Muriel Parsons.
May 15: (Saturday) 8 p.m. to May 16 (Sunday) 10 a.m.
Thames Road Elimville Christian Education committee
is hosting a Wake-A-Thon for students, Grade 4 -Grade
8. Please help sponsor these children as they raised
money for Mission and Service fund and Children of
Chernobyl. Members of Zion, Woodham and Kirkton
Sunday schools are also invited to participate. Contact
THANE
Helen Kadey for more info.
May 16: Community of Churches Annual Conference
Sunday Service with guest speaker Alan Slater, a retired
farmer from the St. Marys area who spent time in Iraq
as a Christian peacekeeper. The service will be held at
Thames Road Elimville UC with orchestra and singsong
beginning at 10:30 a.m. and wor-
ship service at 11 a.m. Special
music by joint choir. This service is
coordinated by Centralia, Zion West, Kirkton, Woodham,
Hibbert and Thames Road Elimville United Churches.
Please note
Choir practices will be held April 25, May 2 and May 9
at Thames Road Elimville UC from 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Everyone is welcome!
Money from the Lenten Calendars for M&S Fund is
due now. Please put your money in a plain envelope
marked with your name and M&S Fund, Lenten
Calendar.
Personals
Congratulations to Brian and Carisa Richardson on the
birth of their daughter, Kinsley Carisa on Saturday
morning. Congratulations also to Don and Janis
Richardson, grandparents and to great-grandparents
Ken and Dorothy Duncan.
Get -well wishes are extended to Marion Cann who was
a patient in SH Hospital recently. Cann returned home
on Tuesday.
Dan and Anne Gallant and Alexander of London
attended church here and then visited with Anne's par-
ents, Fred and Bev Delbridge.
S ROAD NEWS
Rebekahs plan euchre
EXETER- The blood donor clinic received 155 units of
blood. The new officers for the 2004-05 term were
elected: NG -Jean Hodgert; VG -Phyllis Parsons;
Secretary -Gloria McFalls; Financial Secretary -Barb
Tiedeman; Treasurer -Mavis Atthill.
Reminder of Past Grands on April 29, 8 p.m. at Sis.
Gloria's to discuss the dessert euchre on May 12.
Soudant if you want to join
the CWL at a cost of $15.
Patti Hunt read the min-
utes of the last meeting
and Bella Soudant read a
newsletter from Right to
Life.
Thirteen women and
Father John attended the
fun night and supper in
Goderich on April 19.
Cecilia Farwell sent out
three get -well cards, six
sympathy cards and
arranged drivers for Meals
on Wheels each month.
President Joan Regier
and Debbie Pennings
attended the Convention in
Woodstock on April 26
and 27 with Bella Soudant
and Father John attending
the banquet on Tuesday.
Julie Becker will be the
ticket convener for the
Bean Festival quilt. The
door prize was won by
Therese Stark.
The next meeting is May
18 at 8 p.m. with Rose
Marie Regier and Mary
Lou Denomme's group in
charge.
The Knights of Columbus
are planning their deli-
cious pancake breakfast
for Mother's Day Sunday,
May 9 after the 9 a.m.
mass.
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