Newsletter So 2011

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WHATS UP,

KNOX?

Its back to school and church time!

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER2011


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Just a note from me.

Where did the summer go? It is hard to believe that we are in the month of September

and our church programs are starting back. The next few weeks will prove to be excitingas we prepare to implement our Vision document. Everyone will need to take an activepart in the development of our goals. It will be exciting.

This newsletter is somewhat shorter than previous ones but many of the people whoregularly contribute items did not submit this time. I encourage everyone to drop inarticles or pieces of news about your family.

My thanks goes out to Kaye Diehl, Bryan Lapier, Margaret Lupton, Shirley Weitzel,Suzanne Strahan for their contributions. Just check out the things that these people havesubmitted.

I want to extend our heart-felt sympathy to Pat Scott and family. Marys passing hassaddened us all. She was a wonderful worker at Knox and her great sense of humourendeared her to us all. Keep Pat and his family in your prayers.

David

Notes from Session

Session did not meet over the summer but will begin again on September 12. I believe themain focus for the next few months will be the implementation of many of your ideas thatwere the basis for the new Vision Document. You will be receiving a copy of this andyou are asked to read it carefully. Five committees will be formed and everyone isencouraged to volunteer to serve on one. It is only with your participation that we willmove forward and adopt as many of your suggestions as possible.

September 11 is our Back to Church Sunday as we begin our fall season together. Wehope everyone will be back from holidays as you have been missed over the summer.You are asked to bring, or at least invite, someone to join in our service.

October 2 is Communion.

Submitted by Margaret Lupton


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Church Happenings for September

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1Alley Open

2Alley Open

3Alley Open

4 5 6 7 8Alley Open

Senior choirrehearsal7:30

9Alley Open

10Alley Open

11Back toChurchService11:00 amPotluckdinner atJeff and SueOrrs.

12Board ofManagersPraiseExplosion6:00Session 7:00

13 14 15Alley Open


16Alley Open

17Alley Open

Weddingdress sale inamphitheatre

18 19PraiseExplosion6:00

20 21 22Alley Open


23Alley Open

24Alley Open

25 26PraiseExplosion6:00

27 28 29Alley Open


30Alley Open

The Alley Thrift Store is open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.


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Church Happenings for October

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1Alley Open

Mom toMom Sale

2CommunionSunday11:00 am

3PraiseExplosionrehearsal

6:00 pm

4 5 6Alley Open

Senior Choir

rehearsal7:30 pm

7Alley Open

8Alley Open

9ThanksgivingService11:00 am

10Board ofManagersPraiseExplosionrehearsal6:00Session 7:30

11 12 13Alley Open

Senior Choirrehearsal7:30 pm

14Alley Open

15Alley Open

16 17PraiseExplosion

rehearsal6:00 pm

18 19 20Alley Open


21Alley Open

22Alley Open

23 24PraiseExplosionrehearsal6:00 pm

25 26 27Alley Open


28Alley Open

29Alley Open

30 31No PraiseExplosion

rehearsal

The Alley Thrift Store is open from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.


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Dear Friends at Knox

Twenty three years is a long time when you are a child but when I look back at my time as beingTreasurer of your church it has flown.

I started in the summer of 1988 when Edna MacMillan became ill. During the years I have

witnessed the refurbishing of the Banquet Hall, Kitchen and the Ladies Parlour and kitchenette,the painting and rewiring of the Sanctuary and climbed a ladder to look at the problems AndrewJeffrey had found in the brick work on Ontario Street. None of these projects took place withouta great deal of thought and consideration by the Board. In 1988 the Church was involved in aRestoration campaign under the supervision of hired consultants . Through the years Grantapplications have been filled out for the brick work and electrical upgrading. I must admit thesewere all things that I truly enjoyed and always felt satisfaction in being a part...

The past six months have been very difficult for me personally and I felt it was time for me to sayGood bye to a position I have truly enjoyed. I was deeply honoured the last Coffee Clatch inJune when I was presented with a framed picture The Living Life Tree and a bouquet offlowers. I sincerely appreciate the fact as well that Shelterlink and the Stratford-Perth Museum

will also be remembered by your generosity.

The Verse on the picture goes as follows:Life is not a race - but indeed a journey. Be Honest. Work Hard. Be Choosy. Say "thank you",and "great job" to someone each day. Go to church, take time for prayer. The Lord givith and theLord taketh. Let your handshake mean more than pen and paper. Love your life and what you'vebeen given, it is not accidental ~ search for your purpose and do it as best you can. Dreamingdoes matter. It allows you to become that which you inspire to be. Laugh often. Appreciate thelittle things in life and enjoy them Some of the best things really are free. Do not worry, lesswrinkles are more becoming. Forgive, it frees the soul. Take time for yourself ~ Plan forlongevity. Recognize the special people you've been blessed to know. Live for today, enjoy themoment.

- This truly is a wonderful verse to live by.

In closing I would be remiss in not saying how lucky Knox is with volunteers. I am going tomention four in particular:- Sue, you have been great to work with, we both think alike and believe in calling a spade aspade.- Pat is one of the most dedicated people I know and his attention to detail is a terrific help- Tim and Eleanor what better Personnel team could an employee work with.

I would like to wish the members of your congregation all the best in the future and I am certainShannon will do a great job as your Treasurer.

Sincerely

Ruth Reath


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Knox Music Rocks

OK, folks. Ive been the music director at Knox for some time now. Idont really know how long, because as a musician, I dont count pastfour. But its definitely been long enough to see musical growth anddevelopment which enhances our worship service.

I know you, as well as myself, are all very proud of our stellar choir.They follow me down every musical path I take, which is sometimesrisky. I like to live on the edge, try new things, take myself and mygroups out of our comfort zone from time to time. Thats what keepsour music alive and vibrant.

Praise Explosion has also grown and provided a fresh musical outlet forexpressing our faith. Many people tell me how much they enjoyExplosionSundays. I can tell, because I can see many of you rocking and singingalong with us! This is the perfect group for our youth (and young atheart) to join as singers or instrumentalists. Dont worry about yourskill level. I will arrange the music to suit your level of developmentuntil you become confident to try morechallenging charts.

I know that there are many talented youth and adults in our

congregation who would really enjoy participating in our musicalministry. Nothing would make me happier than to fill the choir loft.With our new sound system coming, theres going to be room for moresingers in Praise Explosion.

Now, imagine what Knox would be like without the music to which wehave become accustomed. To keep it going, we need YOU to getinvolved. Maybe you know someone musical who hasnt found achurch family yet. Encourage them to give us a try. Come and join us,and bring your friends!

Rehearsals begin for choir on September 8 at 7:30 p.m. PraiseExplosion rehearsals begin on September 12 at 6:00 p.m. See youthere!


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Musically yours,Suzanne

STUDENTS STUDYING AWAY FROM HOME 2011/2012

The Knox Family endeavours to keep in touch with our young people who are studyingaway from home. In order to do this we need parents and/or grandparents to keep usinformed. So this is an appeal for help. Here is the list of those who were studying awayin 2010/2011:

Andrea Bedford, Carolyn and Michelle Parratt, Jennifer Lawry, Kelly Shiell, Justineand Vicki Shiell, Kyle Brunskill, Nick Bachner, Emma De Wever, Sarah Hislop, Adam

Parker.We do not think that any of these have changed but if they have, please let us know.

We have the email addresses for these young people in order to stay in contact withthem, but are there any others that we should know about who we have missed or whohave just gone away this year.

All young people receive emails from time to time, birthday greetings and the mostimportant thing, from their point of view . Care Packages!!!!!!!!!!

Please contact us if you have any information

Gareth and Gillian Jones [email protected]


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We See

Suzanne and David Strahan spent several days in New York City. While they were there

they took in several shows.

The runners of Knox have been pounding the pavement this summer in order to get readyfor fall races. Knox has members running in Ottawa and Toronto. Go Team Knox!

Its back to school and many Knox students are going to new schools this fall. Some arestarting kindergarten for the first time. Our new Grade 7 classes are heading to StratfordCentral and Stratford Northwestern Elementary Schools. Several Knox students havemoved into the high school settings. Good luck to all of you.


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Preparing your Garden for Winter

When I flipped the calendar over to September, I had a moment of panic as I stared out atmy gardens and thought I should start preparing them for winter. My mother always toldme that the work I did in the autumn meant that I would save many hours of labour in the

spring. It is still too early to really get into the trimming so enjoy the flowers for a fewmore weeks. Last year I did cut back some perennials too soon and there was some newgrowth and the plants suffered in the winter. If you garden colour is starting to becomedull you can always plant some of the Mums that are beautiful for a fall display.

Here are some ideas of things to do in the early fall.- Edge your perennial beds.- Continue deadheading any daisy-flowered perennials. These will continue

blooming for weeks if you prevent the flowers from forming seeds.- Remove any perennial weeds that have invaded your gardens.- Remove any annual weeds that are going to seed. Throw these weeds out and

do not put them in the compost. You will have hundreds of weeds if youcompost them.

- Empty your compost bin. Fall is a great time for putting the compost on yourgardens.

- Check out your garden centre or hardware store for specials on mulch. Youcan spread it out in the fall or store it for the spring.

- Consider moving your plants around. Remove the dogs to make room forbetter things.

- Take pictures of your garden and start a scrapbook that will help youremember this season. Successes and failures are important to remember.

- You can move or divide perennials in the fall. This helps lessen your work in

the spring. It is a good time to move peonies, bearded iris and lilies.

I am a rookie when it comes to gardening and I really rely on tips that my mother gaveme. Experimenting is crucial in developing a great garden. Enjoy.

Take a photo of your garden and we will include it in next months newsletter.


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1NEWS FROM THE ALLEY

The Alley has been a busy place this summer. Besides our regular customers we have

welcomed many tourists. They often have very positive things to say about our store.

Sometimes they ask if they can see the sanctuary of our church. One of our volunteers is

always happy to give a tour.

We held another very successful bag sale. We hold these at the end of the season to clear

out clothing. Our customers love these sales. For $5.00 they fill a bag with clothing.

Volunteers like these sales too as we have less clothing to put away.

The Alley is now full of wonderful fall and winter clothing. If you are looking to add to

your wardrobe drop in!

We feel good that we have been able to make financial contributions to the church and to

mission projects.

In June we transferred $11,400.00 to the church.

Our latest mission projects include:

$1000.00 to Africa famine relief

$1000.00 to the Goderich tornado fund

These two donations were done through PWSD.

$500.00 to the House of Blessing Backpack program.

We are happy that we can help Knox have this kind of outreach to our

community and beyond.

When delivering our cheque to the House of Blessing they said it was an answer to their

prayers. They had already prepared 106 backpacks and had just had a call from a mother

who had five children and nothing for them for going back to school.


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VOLUNTEERS

In order for The Alley to continue this good work we need the help ofeveryone at Knox.

Please consider building a half or full day a month into your calendar to help out. We

really need you in September and October as some of our regulars are going to be off.Students, remember it is a good place to earn volunteer hours.

We want to remain open three days a week but without your support we may have to goto two days.


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Whats Cookin at Knox!

Punch Bowl Cake

1 box yellow cake mix4 boxes instant vanilla pudding 2 cans cherry pie filling8 large bananas 2 large Cool Whip2 large cans crushed pineapple 1 cup crushed pecans

Make 2 layers of yellow cake according to directions on box.In a large punch bowl, put in large chunks of cooled cake (1 layer) in bottom of bowl.Slice 4 bananas over cake. Pour 1 can of crushed pineapple over. Next layer 2 boxes ofvanilla pudding prepared. Pour on 1 can of cherry pie filling and cover with 1 container

of Cool Whip. Sprinkle with cup of crushed pecans. Youre not through yet! Getanother bowl and start all over with the other cake layer.

Lemon Squares

IngredientsMix well cup butter or margarine, 1 cups of flour, 1/3 cup icing sugar. Spread evenlyin a 9 square pan or 7 x 9 pan. Bake for 15 minutes at 350.

2 eggs 1 pkg. dry lemon pie filling

cup sugar 1 cup chopped dates (optional) tsp baking powder 1 cup coconut

Beat eggs well. Beat in sugar gradually. Blend in the pie filling and baking powder. (Ifusing dates and coconut fold in) Spread over baked crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 25minutes. Do not over bake.

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THE HISTORY CORNER

Among our historical treasurers, this one is very special for me. The pulpit, elders'benches and ministerial chairs from our Norman Street church are a fine example ofchurch furnishings dating from the 1850's.This is the FIRST of THREE sets of ministerial chairs we have in our sanctuary.I don't imagine there are many congregations like us that have kept old pieces of furnitureand perhaps we can thank our "thrifty" ancestors for retaining them as new pieces weredonated.The refurbished pulpit and chairs now sit in the centre of the west transept where theyserve toremind us of our "roots". After refinishing the pulpit,the refinisher informed methat the pulpit is all hand-carved and no doubt the chairs and elders' benches are as well.Such beautiful craftsmanship!

It is interesting to note that the pulpit has small square shelves on either side wherecandles or coal oil lamps sat to aid in the reading of the Scriptures.One elders' bench issituated on the west wall of the transept, while the other two provide seating in thenarthex.I first remember these pieces when they were used in our CGIT room way up on the thirdfloor of the Sunday school building. They were all covered in "Presbyterian Blue"broadcloth (no doubt to cover the original prickly wine coloured horsehair covering).Before that, I believe they were used in the senior Sunday school until the great fire of1913. After the fire, they were replaced by the pulpit and chairs recovered from the

burned out sanctuary and thus made their home in the CGIT room.After CGIT disbanded, they were put away in a storage area and by the time ourEmbroidery Guild found them in the 1990's they were in an unbelievable state ofdisrepair. It is amazing how refinishing the wood and reupholstering them in needlepointturned them from "junk" and into magnificent church furnishings.The design on the back of the minister's chair is the "Crown and Cross" while the seatdesign is the "Shield of the Trinity". The beautiful needlework was done by Rena Tuerand the chair was re-dedicated in memory of her husband, Wilfred Tuer.

The two side chairs both carry the "Communion" theme. Both seats have identicaldesigns of grapes encircled with stalks of wheat and were stitched by the late RuthBallantyne. The back of one chair has a silver chalice, with grapes, stitched by FlorenceLandreth, while the other chair has a sheaf of wheat with a broken piece of bread, stitchedby myself. In 1998, the Guild rededicated both chairs in memory of Ruth Ballantyne.One of these side chairs would have been used each Sunday by the Precentor, who wouldlead in the singing of the Psalms. There was no great organ or choir in those long ago


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days, in fact there were no Hymns. Back then, we Presbyterians were called "Psalmsingers"!I hope you will take a few minutes some Sunday, after Service, and view these beautiful,historical pieces.

Submitted by Kaye Diehl


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Can You Install Love?

Customer Service Rep: Can you install LOVE?

Customer: I can do that. I'm not very technical, but I think I am ready to install now.What do I do first?

CS Rep: The first step is to open your HEART. Have you located your HEART ma'am?

Customer: Yes I have, but there are several programs running right now. Is it okay toinstall while they are running?

CS Rep: What programs are running ma'am?

Customer: Let me see.... I have PASTHURT.EXE, LOWESTEEM.EXE,GRUDGE.EXE, and RESENTMENT.COM running right now.

CS Rep: No problem. LOVE will automatically erase PASTHURT.EXE from yourcurrent operating system. It may remain in your permanent memory, but it will no longerdisrupt other programs. LOVE will eventually overwrite LOWESTEEM.EXE with amodule of its own called HIGHESTEEM.EXE. However, you have to completely turnoff GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM. Those programs prevent LOVE frombeing properly installed. Can you turn those off ma'am?

Customer: I don't know how to turn them off. Can you tell me how?

CS Rep: My pleasure. Go to your Start menu and invoke FORGIVENESS.EXE. Do this

as many times as necessary until GRUDGE.EXE and RESENTMENT.COM have beencompletely erased.

Customer: Okay, I'm done. LOVE has started installing itself automatically. Is thatnormal?

CS Rep: Yes it is. You should receive a message that says it will reinstall for the life ofyour HEART. Do you see that message?

Customer: Yes I do. Is it completely installed?

CS Rep: Yes, but remember that you have only the base program. You need to beginconnecting to other HEARTS in order to get the upgrades.

Customer: Oops...I have an error message already. What should I do?

CS Rep: What does the message say?


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Customer: It says "ERROR 412 - PROGRAM NOT RUN ON INTERNALCOMPONENTS." What does that mean?

CS Rep: Don't worry ma'am, that's a common problem. It means that the LOVE programis set up to run on external HEARTS but has not yet been run on your HEART. It is one

of those complicated programming things, but in non-technical terms it means you haveto "LOVE" your own machine before it can "LOVE" others.

Customer: So what should I do?

CS Rep: Can you find the directory called SELFACCEPTANCE"?

Customer: Yes, I have it.

CS Rep: Excellent, you are getting good at this.

Customer: Thank you.

CS Rep: You're welcome. Click on the following files and then copy them to the "MYHEART" directory: FORGIVESELF.DOC, SELFESTEEM.TXT,REALIZEWORTH.TXT and GOODNESS.DOC. The system will overwrite anyconflicting files and begin patching any faulty programming. Also, you need to deleteSELFCRITIC.EXE from all directories, and then empty your recycle bin afterwards tomake sure it is completely gone and never comes back.

Customer: Got it. Hey! My HEART is filling up with really neat files. SMILE.MPG isplaying on my monitor right now and it shows that WARMTH.COM, PEACE.EXE, and

CONTENTMENT.COM are copying themselves all over my HEART!

CS Rep: Then LOVE is installed and running. You should be able to handle it from here.One more thing before I go...

Customer: Yes?

CS Rep: LOVE is freeware. Be sure to give it and its various modules to everybody youmeet. They will in turn share it with other people and they will return some really neatmodules back to you.

Customer: I will. Thank you for your help.

Author Unknown

This story was submitted by Rev. Bryan Lapier. Thank you.


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KNOX KIDS KORNER

Its back to school and its back to church. I hope that

your summer was wonderful and that you are nowready to have the best year ever at Knox. Thecongregation is eagerly awaiting your contributionsto our church life.

About the BIBLE Anagram

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Colour this and turn it in so we can put your work up in the church.


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Knox Birthdays September/October

Jenn Raleigh - September 1

Vicki Sheill - September 2Gareth Jones - September 3Dorothy Way - September 6Laverne Ackersviller - September 12Elizabeth Drake - September 12Yvonne Sheill - September 13Justine Sheill - September 15Meagan Speiran - September 15Cora Hislop - September 17Lena McCormick - September 17Dale Sheill - September 17

Connie Orr - September 18Michael Strahan - September 19Margaret Lupton - September 21Julie Bisak - September 22Nichelle Brodhagen - September 22Shirley Smart - September 22Matthew Waldie - September 22Charlie Douglas - September 24Sue Orr - September 24Ian Strahan - September 24Carter Berg - September 25Audrey Forbes - September 26George Hider - September 26Clive Lawry - September 28

Helen Chalmers - October 1

Don Kennedy - October 1Edward Bell - October 2Susan Brunskill - October 2Mark Harris - October 2Audrey MacPherson - October 3James McTavish - October 3Brandon Riek - October 5Devin Thomson - October 6Laurie St. Pierre - October 7Mildred Thomson - October 8Garrett Wells - October 8

Ian Brown - October 10Patricia Wells - October 10Paul Barton - October 11Krista Dona - October 11Jamie Wells - October 12Ralph Brunskill - October 13Vivian Harding - October 13Adeline MacMillan - October 14Anne Orr - October 15Gladys Skinner - October 15Cynthia Vail - October 16Lynn Bast - October 17Sarah McTavish - October 17Tom Hislop - October 18Elizabeth Sheill - October 18Grace Culliton - October 20Bev Hider - October 20Elliot Barton - October 21Jillian Pitts - October 21David Strahan - October 22Marjory Sinclair - October 23Cohen Adair - October 26Brian Murray - October 26Colleen Rothwell - October 26Matt Buchanan - October 28


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Celebrating Anniversaries inSeptember and October

Gareth and Gillian Jones - September 3Elmer and Barbra Dredge - September 5Ed and Anne Orr - September 8Kirk and Lori Speiran - September 11Edwin and Grace Rothwell - September 12George and Bev Hider - September 14Stewart and Gail Robertson - September 16Bradley and Yvonne Shiell - September 16Philip and Eleanor Anwender - September 17

Ralph and Susan Brunskill - September 17Tom and Heather Hislop - September 17Steven and Patricia Wells - September 17Graham and Sharon Ewart - September 18Robert and Marian DeWever - September 19Mark and Maggie Harris - September 28

Randy and Barbara Fink - October 3Michael Bender and Caroline Rothwell - October 4William and Mary Jarema - October 6John and Marj. Sinclair - October 6

Frederick and Pat Diehl - October 8Brian and Lisa Murray - October 13Scott and Karen Savelle - October 16Andrew and Kelly Douglas - October 20Jeff and Sue Orr - October 24Steve and Caryn Scott - October 25Thomas and Dorothy Drake - October 29


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Knox rentals for September/October

Over the next two months many groups will be renting out facility.

Conestoga College will be teaching a course on cooking in the kitchen, Mondays and

Wednesdays.Community Players will be rehearsing for their upcoming play on Tuesdays, Thursdaysand Sundays.Perth Community Players will be rehearsing for their play on Fridays and Sundays.One Care will be here for Seniors Exercise on Tuesdays and Thursdays.Choices for Change will host a breakfast on September 16.One Care Seniors Luncheons booked for September 22 and October 27.Community Meals start on September 23.One Care is hosting a workshop on September 28.Girl Guides are in the Banquet Hall on Mondays and Tuesdays.Victim Services of Perth County AGM in Banquet Hall. Choir is cancelled this evening

so this group can use the sanctuary for a concert.October 15 Serena Ryder concert with Stratford LiveOctober 18 Community Living Breakfast in the Banquet Hall.October 22 Autism Stratford workshopOctober 28 Youth for Christ Event in the Banquet HallOctober 29 - Crokinole


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Adventures for Girls Join Girl Guides

Girl Guides of Canada within Knox is gearing up for another season. We now have 2units of Guides. Monday 6:30-8 and Tuesday 6:30-8. We have many plans in place for

this fall. We are expecting to travel to Laurel Creek Conservation Nature Center in lateOctober. The Guides will be serving coffee and muffins at the Moms to Moms saleOctober 1st. They are hoping to raise money to assist with the cost of the bus for our tripto Laurel Creek Conservation Nature Center. There is still time to enroll your daughter inGirl Guides. I have enclosed a list of the times, units and days the other units meet. If youhave any questions, please give Rosemary Vail a call at 519-393-6594 or email:[email protected]. Yes we do need adult leaders. Perfect community service for you highschool girl.

Girl Guide Units and Locations:

1. 4th Stratford Sparks, age 5-7 yrs Meet: Tuesday 6:15-7:45pm @ St. James Anglican Church

2. 1st Stratford Sparks, age 5-7 yrs Meet: Wednesday 6:15-7:30pm @ Central United Church

3. 1st Stratford Brownies, age 7-9 yrs Meet : Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm @ St. James Anglican Church

4. 3rd Stratford Brownies, age 7-9 yrs Meet: Wednesday 6:15-7:30pm @ Central United Church

5. 1st Stratford Guides, age 9-12 yrs Meet: Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm @ Knox Presbyterian Church

6. 12th Stratford Guides, age 9-12 yrs. Meet: Monday 6:30-8:00pm @ Knox Presbyterian Church

7. 3rd Stratford Pathfinders, age 12-14 yrs Meet: Monday 6:00-8:00pm @ Zion Lutheran Church
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Knox Want Ads

Fall and winter clothing

has arrived!

Thursday, Friday, Saturday10:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m.

SPREAD THE WORD!

Out stock of dishes, linens, jewelry, kitchen and small household items isrunning low. Wed love your donation of gently used, good quality items. Sowould our customers!


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