King's Corners
Local churches are getting back to their routines after Christmas
St. Andrew's Presbyterian

Church

Submitted by Kathy

Patterson

There's always a warm welcome at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, at 13190 Keele St., King City. Won't you join us this new year?

The Sunday worship service is at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday school and nursery care provided.

Alison Agnew has started a Bible study series on Luke in the lounge Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. Join us for a coffee and some t h o u g h t - p r o v o k i n g discussion.

The choir welcomes new members. Their annual after-church-brunch will be Feb. 4 in Aurora. Why not come along and meet this group who love to "make a joyful noise?"

The prayer group meets Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. However, this Wednesday, the group will be attending The Spiritual Life Conference at People's Church in Willowdale.

Stay tuned re upcoming events in February.

King City United Church

Submitted by David

Jeanneret

King City United Church is a vibrant, caring community, and invites one and all to our worship service each Sunday at 10 a.m. led by the Reverend Bob Biggar, and to our Sunday school, followed by fellowship and refreshments.

We are located one block south of King Road and one block east of Keele Street at 50 Elizabeth Grove.

Our youth groups are open to all young people in Grades 4 to 9, and provide a safe environment for the enjoyment of activities. For information on becoming involved and to find out about upcoming activities please call Serena or Kent at (905) 833-2707.

As we start a new year, the King City United Church choir would very much like to welcome additional members. We need you and know you would enjoy both the music and the fellowship. Rehearsals are Thursday evenings for about an hour from 8 p.m. on. Please come and join us.

For further information regarding activities please call (905) 833-5181, or, for a more detailed view of life at King City United Church we encourage you to visit our regularly updated Web site at www.kcuc.ca

The church office is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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

King City

Seniors' Centre Submitted by Hans Nielsen

The King City Senior's Centre recently held its annual general meeting.

The meeting started with a moment of silence in memory of long-time board member, the centre's property manager and rental agent, Peter Henshall who suddenly passed away recently. Peter was remembered as a friend to all at the centre and a volunteer to many causes, be it at the centre, the ham radio club and the Pilots Association where he was the longtime secretary. He was an aviation buff and pilot who at one time built his own plane. Peter will be missed by all in the community. His daily trip to the Post Office with a side trip to the centre to check it out and his willingness to share time to reminisce about times gone by will be remembered.

It was reported that the centre again had a very successful year, with many programs on the go and the social events well attended with the hall filled to capacity.

Those elected to the board of management for 2007, subject to appointment by Township council, were Vince Cancelli, chairman; Connie Inouye, secretary; Iain McDougall, treasurer; and Fred Beaton (Lions Club), Jack Brooks, Joan Dowden, Carol Field, Joyce Glass, Rena Gordon, Marie Rattray and Betty Simmonds.

The inaugural meeting is scheduled for Jan. 16 at 9:30 a.m.

The guest speaker was Bert Duclos, from the Township of King Heritage Committee, who gave a very interesting and informative talk and power-point presentation about the old heritage sites in King. Duclos has put an enormous amount of time into this project and it is to his credit that the Township has a heritage map that all the citizens of King can be proud of.

The afternoon ended with a social get-together over a cup of tea, coffee and sweets with many friendly chats. All had a most enjoyable afternoon.

For more information about the centre, please call 905-833-2824 (answering machine).

Fund-raiser at Sacred

Heart

The Sacred Heart Parish plans to beat the January Blues with a fund-raising dance Jan. 27.

It will start at 6:30 p.m. with an antipasto bar, followed by dinner at 7:30. There will be a live jazz band, DJ, prizes and even a midnight snack.

Tickets are $50 per person, and can be reserved by contacting a member of the organizing committee, or the Sacred Heart Parish office at (905) 833-1161.