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Nobleton Notes for St. Paul's upcoming events Join us this evening (Wednesday) for our midweek service at 7 p.m. This 20 minute service is ideal for those people in our community who can not make a regular Sunday morning service. All are welcome. Come again Thursday morning at 9:30 a.m. for our Men's and Women's small group studies. If you are retired or work from home, these studies are ideal for you! We also have a prayer group that meets weekly at the church. Our regular Sunday morning service starts at 9:45 a.m. Nursery care is provided during the service for children up to five years of age. Sunday school for all ages (including adults) follows the service at 11 a.m. Mark your calendars for this year's Christmas pageant-Miracle on Main Street - which will be performed Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. Our school performances of the pageant will be Dec. 5 and 6, both at 9:30 a.m. Also our annual Christian book fair will be held Dec. 9. As always, we will provide a wonderful, relaxing atmosphere for you to do your Christmas shopping and to meet with friends. We will also have refreshments to warm you up while you are in out of the cold. For more information about any of our church events, please contact the church office at (905) 859- 0843. Horticulture Submitted by Hans Nielsen "Change is what keeps us fresh and innovative. Change is what keeps us from getting stale. Change is what keep us young." (Rick Pitino) The winter holiday season will soon be here and many snowbirds and travellers will be heading south to enjoy the sun and colourful botany. Sometimes, it can be tempting for a travelling gardener to bring back plants or root crops to try and grow them here in Canada. It does not always work well and many plants have been brought in over the years that have turned out to be damaging to the environment and the Canadian plant life. Many foreign plants have proven to be invasive and upsetting to the Canadian ecology, while others have a fungus for which there is no cure. In 2002 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) began to implement restrictions on the movement of host plants material and soil from California, Oregon and Europe, which may carry the fungus phytohora ramorum, associated with Sudden Oak Death Syndrome (SOD). While SOD does not exist in Canada, if established it may pose a significant threat to forest, nursery stock and ornamental plants. The above information was excerpted from CNIA News Update, and a Landscape Ontario member explained that if it spread to Ontario, it could kill a mature oak tree in three weeks. There is no cure. The solution is to obey custom rules and not bring back any plants or shrubs with soil on their roots, and to declare everything to CFIA on return, or better still, get a brochure PO214-01 from CFIA before leaving. It will explain what can and cannot be imported. The Web site address is www.inspection.gc.a and it will give you a lot of information on the current restrictions and also what you need to have to clear customs on arrival in Canada. Also visit the Nobleton/King Society Web site at www.altflora.com/nobleton Many thanks from the Nobleton seniors The residents of Nobleton 48 Wilsen Road would like to extend their sincere thanks to the Rotary Club for donating two wheel chairs to the building. This makes transporting the seniors to and from appointments and shopping much easier. This will also help the emergency services as well. All is appreciated. Knights of Columbus bus to Rama The St. Mary's Knights of Columbus annual bus to Rama leaves Nov. 18 at 3 p.m. from Nobleton arena and will return by midnight. The cost is $25 per person, and includes bus fare and buffet. For further information and tickets, please contact Chris |
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