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Look at the pictures below to glimpse the outstanding work by our UCW, who demonstrated teamwork to create a festive Christmas Muffin Party fundraising event. Outdoor arrangements, scrumptious home baking, delicious homemade preserves, "new to you" and a fabulous Christmas themed table helped our guests to begin their Christmas shopping.  The delicious muffins, jams, and bottomless cups of coffee and tea helped to stir the Christmas Spirit.  All funds raised support the church and various charitable projects.  To find out more about how you can join in our fundraising efforts, click the donate button.

Several ladies participated in our Christmas Outdoor Arrangements Workshop. Plenty of fun and fellowship was enjoyed as we worked together to create these beautiful arrangements. The above is just a few pictures of the work being done in preparation for our Christmas Muffin Party on Saturday, November 25th.

Our October meeting was a joyful, socializing event.  Delicious apple crisp along with tea and coffee started our meeting on a thankful note.  Our guest speaker, Billi from the Salvation Army filled us in on the various Outreach programs that are run by the Salvation Army.  From foodbanks, to breakfast programs, to Christmas hampers to financial planning.  These are just some of the amazing programs offered and supported by many here in Peterborough.  Our thanks to Billi for her excellent and informative presentation. Our President, Jewell, presented Billi with a donation from our UCW for the Salvation Army. Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 14th at 1:15pm. 

On the morning of Saturday September 30th, the church opened its doors to visitors coming to the UCW Rummage Sale. It was wonderful to see all the people coming through and just as wonderful to see the generosity of so many people who donated items in the days before. Even after the event which was well attended, “with all the items that were left,” UCW President Jewell explained, “we easily could have had a hundred more people!”

On Friday, Friendship Hall was set up with tables and clothing racks. As volunteers started arriving, the massive pile of clothing donations that at first seemed overwhelming quickly disappeared. Then volunteers moved to the CEC where item after item was brought down from the stage. Just when it seemed like the last item had been brought out something else arrived. Still, with so many working together everything was set out in good time.

The day of the rummage sale turned out to be the same day as the East City Community-Wide Yard Sale. When Lynn and Tim noticed that things seemed to be slowing down inside the church, they made up some signs and went out to the street. They were able to direct a good number of people into the church. “The best part about the sale,” said Lynn, “was that we brought people in the community together. It was great interacting with folks and it felt good to show them that this is an active church.” Lynn has already started thinking about what we’ve learned from this year’s sale and how we can use that for all upcoming events. Don’t be surprised if at the next event you see volunteers outside the church inviting folks in!

“I will forever be grateful for all the people who came out to help sell items and clean up.” Jewell shared. At the end of the sale the UCW had made $1347.00. Thank you everyone for your support of this event!  

Our September meeting was very enjoyable.  We enjoyed conversation, tea, coffee, delicious treats, our guest speaker and devotions. 

Diane Chappell showied us her antique doll collection as well as a number of other dolls.  She shared information about dolls and why she enjoys her collecting hobby.  We thoroughly enjoyed her historical fiction story about two of her dolls. 

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 10th at 1:15pm.     

We will be holding a "New to You" Sale on Saturday, September 30th from 9:00am until 12:00pm.   

We enjoyed having a summer break, but it is now time to get back to our regular fun activities! One thing we all enjoy is our UCW meetings.  Our UCW is an open group.  All women are welcome to join!  We hold monthly meetings on the second Tuesday at 1:15pm.  We enjoy conversation, tea, coffee, delicious treats, a guest speaker on very informative topics, and devotions. 

Tuesday, September 12th's guest speaker is Diane Chappell who will be showing us her antique doll collection as well as a number of other dolls.  She regularly attends Doll Shows, selling and  showing the public her dolls. She is an International Director for a worldwide organization whose goal is the preservation and education of dolls.   

We will be holding a "New to You" Sale on Saturday, September 30th from 9:00am until 12:00pm.   

Our UCW BBQ and POOL Party was held at Jewell’s home. Twenty-nine Members attended as well as 5 Guests. It was a beautiful day, but not hot enough for swimmers. We dined on BBQ hot dogs and a lovely variety of salads and desserts. The Bennett Trio and Ben and Rachael H. entertained us with gospel and country songs. We will meet again in September.

During our May meeting we celebrated mothers and our dear member Judy who is moving out of Peterborough.  We look forward to her return visits. 

We enjoyed our Guest Speaker Cecilia Simmons - a retired Funeral Celebrant with Highland Park and Little Lake Cemeteries. Her topic was “The Value of Family Leading into Mother’s Day.”

We enjoyed our refreshments of crackers, cheese, fresh fruit and a celebration cake. Our devotions focused on Mothers. 

We collected lots of hairbrushes and combs for the YES shelter.

Some tasty treats from a recent catering.

This is a photo of Angelica Ottaweil who was a guest at the April 11th UCW Meeting. Angelica was one of four poets from the Independent Poets and Writers Group in Lakefield, who ably presented their poems beautifully. Here Angelica brings a poem to life through the use of her classically trained voice and her harp to which we could have listened to all afternoon.  We began our meeting by enjoying delicious fancy sandwiches, fresh fruit kabobs and sweet treats along with tea or coffee.  Our devotions reminded us the importance of caring for the environment that God gave us.  Our next meeting will be held on May 9th with a focus on Mothers.

Our St. Patrick's Party on Tuesday, March 14th, was a HUGE success.  Everyone had fun listening and dancing to the fabulous "Toe Tapping" Irish music of the Donegal Fiddlers!  The goodies were also delicious!  At our meeting, we gave out a Toonie to each Member. We will use our talent and use our head to make our money grow a bit, double it or more. On Palm Sunday, April 2nd, we'll have a "TIME AND TALENT TABLE" at the Coffee hour to sell our goods and see how much our funds will grow.  Whatever you can do, you can be sure we'll thank you, yes indeed!  You'll help us raise some money that we do surely need.  We'll use our talents, given by God, in some creative ways and give thanks for all our gifts as we praise God every day!

***Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 11th.  Come and join us!

Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, March 14th, beginning at 1:15pm in Friendship Hall.  We, of course, will have a green themed St. Patrick's Party.  Tea, coffee and tasty goodies will be served while we socialize. Come join us for an afternoon of fellowship and enjoy the Donegal Fiddlers who will be playing toe tapping Irish music.  Our Organist Faye McMillan is their Pianist. All Ladies are welcome to join us!  Can you spot the lucky 4 leaf clover in the picture?

Our February meeting was on the 14th, Valentine's Day!  We celebrated with tasty treats and focussed on self love, body care and energy healing.  Our guest speaker was Craig Niziolek (our Custodian) who demonstrated Therapeutic Touch.  It was very interesting and provided us with an alternative healing practice.  We also collected several bags of toiletries and some sweet Valentine treats for the YES shelter.

The power went out in East City just before our meeting was to begin.  Fortunately, the coffee was brewed, so those who enjoy coffee were able to enjoy a hot drink.  Our guest speaker in January was Brooke Erickson from The Yes Shelter. She was a good Speaker - very informative and now we know a lot more about that cause. We gave them a donation and decided to collect toiletries in the next few months. She told us about how much they need these kinds of Items.

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Our guest speaker, Marjorie Shepherd, who is a Monarchist, enlightened us more about Queen Elizabeth II and the monarchy in general. She also told us more about the local Monarchist Group.  Many thanks to the ladies who were responsible for our devotions, tea, coffee, and tasty goodies.

As we start a new calendar with it’s clean fresh pages, may we look forward with hope and optimism.

We thank God for the year gone by - for all the memories both happy and sad.

We enter 2022 in the midst of an ongoing battle against the new Omicron Variant. As a precaution and to keep everyone healthy, the UCW will not be meeting on January 11th. We look forward to meeting again as soon as it is safe to do so.

Welcome this New Year with beautiful moments, good health and all the blessings a heart can know.

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow!”

Sincerely

Jewell

UCW President 

Notice: The UCW plans to hold their annual Muffin Party in November 2022. We make Christmas arrangements, urns, and wreaths. Our supplies are low, so if you have any Christmas decorations that you no longer need, please drop them off to Joanne at the church.

Due to COVID-19 protocols, please call to make an appointment before coming to the church.

Thank you from the UCW.