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The Times Advocate, 2008-10-01, Page 1616 Exeter Times–Advocate Wednesday,October 1, 2008 Community comes together for Trivitt�� Jt • Thanksgiving celebration —Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church held its fourth annual Thanksgiving Celebration Weekend last weekend, hosting activities Friday through Sunday. The weekend kicked off with an "OktoberfestTent" Friday night, which saw 700 people attend, twice as many as last year. Sausages, sauerkraut, beverages and dancing were enjoyed to the music of a German band. Saturday saw food, entertainment, a craft market, a chil- dren's play area and a chili cook -off. Proceeds from the weekend will go towards the Exeter Lioness Victoria Park project.Above, Makailah McBride of Zurich had fun on the children's slide and had her face painted. (photos/Scott Nixon) Reach for the top — Exeter's Katie Hartai and Grayson Homuth race to the top of the climbing tower Saturday morning. Hartai won the friendly competition. Sunday Service — Sunday featured a `Festival Evensong Prayer Service' with the Exeter Community Choir and Orchestra performing the Bach Cantata "Praise to the Lord the Almighty," led by Friedhelm Hoffmann. (above photo/Karen Brown) Cook -off —Above left, Jim Hennessey and Ross Ferguson show off the chili recipe of the Exeter Area Masons, Lebanon Forest Lodge. Below, Exeter's Kiley Pincombe has her face painted by Cookies the Clown. Fancy hats —Above Katara, left, and Haze Dawe show off their balloon hats. Fun for the kids — Stephen Chappel of Exeter takes a ride down the slide. 4 / i