New Lowell United celebrates anniversary and renovation June 5
Well, spring and summer came with a bang this past weekend. You really didn’t know if you should go swimming or plant your garden! Mother Nature sure plays the cards in different directions just two weeks ago we were dodging snowflakes.
Please remember that the young people are out and about now after school and into the evenings biking, walking, running with their buddies and perhaps not remembering their safety rules so it is up to the adults to be a bit more careful than usual. Don’t forget to drop by a baseball or soccer game and show the youth that you show your support around good healthy exercise in their community.
The New Lowell United Church is celebrating a wonderful milestone this Sunday. It is their anniversary and also the grand opening of their accessibility addition that the congregation has worked so hard on for the last few years. They invite you to attend this event. The ribbon ceremony will take place inside at 10:30 a.m. and it will be followed by the worship ceremony, which will include the dedication of the lovely stained glass windows from Avening United Church. The Charge Choir will supply the music for this service. Please be advised to use the alternative parking for this event. Parking is available at the Recreation Park and the Library. You are not encouraged to park on the road. The church parking lot is going to be used for the guests and people with accessibility difficulties.
Are you feeling the urge to hit the greens and have a day of golfing? Well, join in the fun with the Annual Golf Tournament held each year as a fundraiser for the New Lowell United church. This year the date is June 11 and the venue is Bear Creek Golf Course. It is a wonderful fun day with lots of prizes, golf cart for your team and a delicious roast beef dinner. Call Tom Macham at 705-424-0579 ASAP so he can reserve you a place on a team.
The Cemetery of the New Lowell United Church will hold its biennial memorial service at 2 p.m. on June 12. Please bring a lawn chair and if it is inclement weather we will do the service in the church. This is a special time when we take a moment to reflect on our loved ones and to thank the volunteers who take such good care of the grounds of the cemetery. The surroundings are always in pristine shape. A pat on the back to Lorne and Marilyn McLellan, Gerry McDonald, Harold McNiven and Tom Macham for their dedication and to Stephanie Kell as the secretary/treasurer of the cemetery, who can be contacted at 705-424-0902.
By the time you read this the Grade 3s and 6s will have big smiles on their faces as they have finished their EQAO tests and can get back to thinking about summer holidays. Last week there was a wonderful turn out for the “welcome to kindergarten” night. Almost 20 children attended the evening with their parents and enjoyed meeting the teachers and principal and they all saw the different kinds of things that they will experience in kindergarten in the fall… right down to a special bus ride around town. For some of the children it was the first ride on a school bus and they had big smiles and some had frowns that turned to smiles as they bounced up and down. Welcome to New Lowell Central Public School!
Don’t forget seniors, you have lots to do around town on Wednesdays there is the euchre at the Legion starting at 1 p.m. and the first Tuesday of each month (June 7) is the social time at the New Lowell Church starting at 1 p.m.
The Sparks (the junior Guides) have ended their successful year under the leadership of Charity Dobbs. They have earned lots of badges and had great fun. Unfortunately, Charity will not be coming back as a leader so if you know of anyone who would like to take on the leadership of Sparks, please call Tammy Samuels (Guides and Brownie leader) at 705-796-0767. It is important that we keep the three aspects of Guiding going in New Lowell Area. A heartfelt thanks to Charity for her wonderful years of giving to the Sparks and her leadership we wish you well but you will be missed. The Brownies and Guides are starting to wind up their year also with special events and their year-end camps. They will have many adventures to tell their family and friends.
The congregations of St. John’s United in Creemore and New Lowell United in New Lowell will say farewell to Rev. Leslie Searles on June 26. She was a supply minister for one year while the charge worked on looking for a new minister. We say a very fond farewell as Rev. Leslie has brought us much laughter, love and praise during this year. Thank you for sharing your faith with us!
That’s the news for in and around the village if you have news that you want to share please e-mail me at sandra@bednarek.ca or call 705-424-6497.
My thought for this week… I wish Noah had not taken the mosquitoes on the ark… happy swatting.
