Fly and Camel Cafés
The second Fly and Camel Café was Sunday, Nov. 6Th. We moved the café to the afternoon because evenings can be cold and dark in November.
This time, we were unplugged. Our guest headliners were the duo of singer Erin Propp and guitarist Larry Roy. Erin is a recent graduate of the Jazz Studies program of the U of M, and Larry is a fixture of Winnipeg jazz scene.
This time, we were supporting Hospitality House Refugee Ministry, an organization which Karin Gordon of our congregation works with. Thanks to all who came out!
Thanks to everyone who came to the first ever Fly and Camel Café on September 23rd. We had a great time! The band sends out special thanks to our guest singers Leanne Douglas, Laurie McLeod, and Brittany Schettler.
Bread Auction
How much would you spend for a tiny loaf of bread like this? Well someone from St. Mary's Road United Church bid $40 for this miniscule bit of baking. It was a delicious banana loaf and had lots of chocolate chips in it. But that's not the real reason it went for such a high price.
On Sunday September 11th the people of St. Mary's Road held a bread auction to raise money for famine relief in the Horn of Africa. Two tables full of healthy breads, exotic breads, sweet, sugary breads were up for auction. The total raised was $1,870. Add that to other donations made toward famine relief and St. Mary's raised a total of $4,019.10.
100 Mile Meal and more than 100 volunteers
Our first 100 Mile Meal- a Manitoba Feast on October 16, 2010 was an event that surpassed all of our hopes and expectations. There were times where it was touch and go, would we sell enough tickets. We fed somewhere between 250-300 people. the children under 5 were well represented at the first sitting where the family dining concept was a hit, but they were not ticketed.
The showing of "and this is my Garden" was well received and the film makers said they found our church very welcoming and were happy to be a part of this event.
The whole church smelled and looked and tasted wonderful. People seemed thrilled to meet the producers of the pork, Ian Smith and the candle producers Wild Dog candles. From the homegrown carrots, beets, squash, rhubarb, rosemary for seasoning, we were happy to see people lining up to buy our take away food after the meal.
We would like to thank everyone who helped make this event happen from growing and harvesting food, to cooking, decorating, selling tickets, setting tables and scrubbing pots till the late hours of Saturday and the next day. To our community helpers from Tech Voc High School, Louis Riel Arts and Technology and the girl guides who meet at the church, we couldn't have done it without you. Thanks to all who supported this event, we also made 3500.00 profit for the general church funds.