Nobleton Skating Club holding annual ice show next weekend

St. Alban’s invites you to come to our upcoming Lenten services; this Sunday (March 21) Holy Communion (Eucharist) at 9:30 a.m., March 28 Palm Sunday Holy Communion at 9:30 a.m. and the combined Good Friday service for all three parish churches in the Anglican Parish of Lloydtown at St. Alban’s at 10 a.m. with coffee, tea and hot cross buns to follow.

Traditionally, there is no Communion Good Friday (April 2).

The term “eucharist,” which comes from the Greek word “eucharistia,” for “thanksgiving,” is synonymous with communion, while the word parish comes from the Greek “pariokos,” meaning “the place where one dwells.”

Nobleton Skating Club

The Nobleton Skating Club is hosting its seasonending ice show, Adventures in Toyland, next Saturday (March 27).

Have you ever wondered what happens in a toy store once the doors are locked at night? Do the toys come to life? Come to see our ice show and find out! We have two shows, at 1 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults; $10 for youth and seniors; $5 for kids aged four to 10; and children three and under are free. To arrange for tickets, please call our club office at (905) 859-4943.

A reminder to all of our skaters that costume pick-up for the ice show takes place March 22 and 23. Photo night happens March 24. All skaters must be dressed in full costumes, with skates, to get their photo taken. Dress rehearsal is March 26. Be sure to mark down all of these dates, as there is a lot happening to get ready for the big show.

We are also accepting registrations for our Spring Skating. Ice times are offered Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Registration forms are on the bulletin board in the arena lobby. Please visit our Web site at www.nobletonskatingclub. com for more details.

St. Paul’s

Presbyterian Church

Our Prayer Group meets this evening (Wednesday) at 7:30 p.m.

The St. Paul’s Community Youth Group will meet this Friday (March 19) at the church at 7:30 p.m. for a Sports Night. If you are a student in Grades 7 to 12, we invite you to come and check out what we are all about. Hope to see you Friday.

Join us this Sunday (March 21) at 10 a.m. as Jeff continues his series entitled Christianity 101: The Apostles Creed. This week’s message is Unjust Suffering. Child care (for children five years of age and younger) is provided during the gathering and our KidzKonnection program takes place at the same time.

Making plans for Easter? Moms, take a break from making breakfast and bring the family to our pancake breakfast. Our youth will be up early Easter morning, flipping pancakes and breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. Stay after breakfast for our Easter gathering at 10 a.m. (which includes Communion) and celebrate the Risen Lord with us. We are praying you and your family will be a part of this special day.

For more information about any of our activities or events, please contact the church office at (905) 859- 0843 or visit our newly redesigned Web site at www.stpaulsnobleton.ca

Horticulture

“What good is sitting alone in your room? Come, see the flower show. Life is a flower show, old chum . . . come to the flower show.”

What a great idea, and it just so happens that the Nobleton-King City Horticultural Society will hold its first flower show and meeting of the 2010 season this coming Monday (March 22) in the Nobleton Community Hall on Old King Road, at the north end of the arena complex off Highway 27, starting at 8 p.m.

“Come see the blooms . . . come hear the talk, Yes it’s time for spring celebrating. Life is a flower show, old chum . . . so come to the flower show.”

The theme of this opening show is “Poem,” and the premiere arrangement in the Design (formerly decorative) Class is indeed Poem, an arrangement inspired by a favourite a poem. Other categories in this class are Gone with the Wind, a design suggesting motion; Firefly, a miniature not to exceed five inches in any direction; Black Ice, a design using a mirror and featuring white flowers in a dark container; Lanterns Aglow, a design incorporating a lantern, oil lamp or lamp globe; Stripteasel, a design featuring wild dry teasel; and Coral Reef, an underwater design.

Terrarium, a glass/clear plastic container exhibiting growing plants, is this month’s special class.

There are three African violet (saintpaulia) categories in the cultural class, a miniature, a single and a double. Each entry must be potted and have just one crown. Other cultural categories include one potted amaryllis (hippeastrum) any variety, a forced branch not over 30 inches any variety, one crocus, snowdrop (galanthus)- one stem, one potted orchid in bloom, one potted ivy (ilex) plant, a collection of three or more cacti or succulents any variety or varieties, a houseplant grown for foliage (excluding ivy), a flowering houseplant (excluding orchids and African violets) a wintered over garden plant potted and a plant grown from a grocery item e.g. pineapple top, orange pip or avocado pit.

Guest speaker Melanie Siston, director of the Humber College Arboretum, will give an illustrated talk she calls Sustainable Horticultural in the 21st Century.

“So put down the knitting, that TV remote and the wrench, It’s time for a horticultural day, Yes it’s time for spring celebrating. Right this way your chair is waiting.”

Members will be able to renew their $15 memberships before the meeting starts and non-members are welcome, at a charge of $3 per meeting.

Exhibitors must have entries correctly tagged (tags are available from show committee members on site) and in place by 7:30 p.m., when judging begins. Members and guests are reminded that no one but exhibitors and show committee personnel are permitted in the flower show area until after the judging is finished.

“No use permitting some prophet of doom, To wipe every smile away. Life is a flower show, old chum . . . so come to the flower show.”

(Apologies to Joe Masterof — musical play, Fred Ebb — lyrics, John Kander — music, John van Druten and Christopher Isherwood — original story and, of course, Cabaret.)

Nobleton Women’s

Institute

Nobleton Women's Institute is saying farewell to Joan Jackaman, as she and her husband David are moving to St. Thomas. Joan will be sadly missed as she was a very dedicated member of the WI, the United Church and the Horticultural Society. Joan was a large part of WI 100th birthday celebration in 2008, and more recently, in getting our Heritage Books and the history of Nobleton for the last 100 years in the King City library. The books will have copies to be viewed at the library. We will miss you Joan.

WI will hold their upcoming meeting tomorrow (Thursday) at the Nobleton Community Hall. Mary Anne, Pat and Norma will convene the meeting on citizenship/ culture/community. The roll call will be “How can I protect myself against crime?” The motto will be “never be afraid to look at yourself as carefully as you ‘look’ at others.” John Arnott will be our speaker on a very interesting topic.

The WI is seeking new members. We lost Jean Boynton this past year and two members have moved. Please join us at our meeting. Don’t forget there are several histories of Nobleton. Call Mary Anne at (905) 859- 0709.

Nobleton seniors’ activities

The pot luck supper held March 9 was a culinary delight.

The winners of the euchre were Sandy Tower, Mary Steed, Mary Lostchuck, Edgar Clarkson, Walter Hill, Bob Fleury and Carol Burbridge. The lucky draw winners were Carol Burbridge, Blake Coulter and Paula Latanville.

The next evening euchre will be March 30 (note the change of date).

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