King's Corners
Country bake and craft sale coming to St. Andrew's next Saturday

King City

Senior's Centre. Submitted by Hans Nielsen

The King Township Recreation department recently held a well attended information session regarding new activities the seniors may want to participate in. Many ideas were floated and they will now be digested by the Department for future use.

The next pot-luck and movie afternoon is planed for this Friday (Nov. 17) at noon. Make your favorite dish and come out and have fun. It will be the last potluck of the year at the centre.

The 39ers

The next meeting of the 39ers is planned for this Monday (Nov. 20), starting at 1:30 p.m. The guest speaker is to be Constable Carol Hamilton of York Regional Police. She is a senior support liaison officer in the department's community services section, and is to speak about legal matters pertaining to seniors. She was very popular at her last visit and the 39ers have asked her to come back for another session.

Refreshments will be served and all are welcome. For more information, please contact Shirley Scott at (905) 833-3724.

St. Andrew's

Presbyterian Church

Christmas is now in the air at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

The Christmas in the Country bake and craft sale will be Nov. 25 from 1:30 until 4:30 p.m. Come out and enjoy the tearoom while you shop. There will be exciting, creative gifts, seasonal decorations, delicious baking, and preserves and an opportunity to order your poinsettias. Tickets are available for

the Dec. 1 performance of Marion Ford, a Christian dramatist and soloist who will portray Jesus . . . Through a Mother's Eyes. The performance will start at 7:30 p.m. Stay for refreshments and a chance to meet Marion afterwards. The cost is $8, with children 12 and under getting in free.

Dec. 9 will be a busy time, with the poinsettias arriving for pick-up between 11 a.m. and noon. Later, at 6 p.m., the Christmas pot-luck and family time takes place.

The choir's cantata, This Holy Child will be featured at the Worship Service Dec. 10 at 10:30 a.m.

Call the church for information or if you need a ride to any if these events at (905) 833-2325.

King City

United Church

King City United Church is a vibrant, caring community, and invites all to its worship service each Sunday at 10:00 a.m. led by the Reverend Bob Biggar,

and Sunday school, followed by fellowship and refreshments.

The church is one block south of King Road and one block east of Keele Street at 50 Elizabeth Grove.

Nov. 19 will see two special events to which all are invited. During the morning worship service, the dedication of our new hand chimes, serving as an adjunct to our existing hand bells, will take place. And at 3 p.m., there will be the covenanting service for the Reverend Biggar.

All are invited to participate once again in the true meaning of Christmas by being part of our Christmas Angel initiative, which was created to sponsor families during the holiday season. Members of the congregation have been active in this program since 1998 and, thus far 170 families have benefited. When sponsoring a family you will receive a description of the family members, a wish list with possible ideas for needed gifts, as well as the name of the grocery store they shop at. Further and more detailed information may be found at christmasangels@look.ca

The Sunday Study Group continues following the morning service, with this week's topic being an examination of the Sermon on the Plains from Luke's Gospel. Pick up refreshments in the auditorium and gather in the parlour at about 11:15 for a 45-minute discussion.

Dec. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m., the Youth Group will be hosting a Fun and Games Night at the Church for interested young people currently in Grades 4 to 9. Dec. 15, there will be a potluck supper at the church, followed by an evening of caroling involving the Youth Group and members' families. For additional information, call Serena or Kent at (905) 833-2707.

The church choir would very much like to welcome new members. Rehearsals are Thursday evenings for about an hour, starting at 8 p.m. Do give it some thought. Have a word with Keith Hodgson following the morning service.

A limited supply of tickets for the annual Men's Dinner, Nov. 24 and 25, is still available; however, owing to the popularity of the event, a waiting list is about to be started. This is a very special dinner, with salad, mouth-watering roast beef and vegetables, followed by delicious dessert, tea and coffee. Along with the dinner, the men's chorus will entertain you with songs and skits throughout the evening, all for $25 per person. To get your name on the list, call Al Henderson at (905) 833- 5047 or John Kell at (905) 833-6432.

King City United Church will once again be hosting a blood donor clinic, Nov. 27, from 4 to 8 p.m.

For further information regarding King City United Church activities, call (905) 833-5181.

If you wish to insert a news item in this weekly column, call Dave Jeanneret at (905) 833-5696, or email to jeanned@interlog.com

Seniors' euchre

The top player among the ladies in Nov. 3 euchre play at King City Seniors' Centre was Mary O'Brien (82 points), followed by Dianne Wear (80) and Dorothy Gillies (48). Tops at the men's tables was Ron Coles (106), followed by Vic Warner (83) and Rena Gordon (52).

Draw winners were Hilda Fawcett, Dorothy Gillies and Mary O'Brien.

The next euchre session will be Nov. 17, starting at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served and all are welcome.

Sacred Heart bazaar

Saturday

The Catholic Women's League invites all to the annual bazaar at Sacred Heart Church. There promises to be something for everyone, including freshly baked apple pies, antique treasures, a whiteelephant table, new items and a raffle. lunch will also be available, including home-made minestrone, sandwiches and apple crisp.