COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR
DECEMBER 2 ST. TERESA OF AVILA Christmas Fundraising Dinner. The meal begins at 6 p.m. Tickets can be ordered through the parish office, Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. by calling 519-669-3387. Tickets are limited: $16 adults, children 6-12 $8, under 5 free. DECEMBER 4
YOU ARE INVITED TO the Annual Community Carol Sing, an evening of Advent and Christmas Music presented by Elmira area churches at 7 p.m. at St. Teresa of Avila Church. Admission is free. A freewill offering can be made to support Woolwich Counseling Centre. Reception to follow in the church hall. Everyone welcome. DECEMBER 6 CHRISTMAS READY – HOLIDAY eating, recipe makeover and dining out. Using our OTN technology, Southlake dietitians and diabetes educators will present this interactive workshop from 10 a.m to 12 p.m. at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. DECEMBER 8 WOODSIDE EVERGREEN FELLOWSHIP FOR Seniors - 10:30 a.m. at Woodside Bible Fellowship, 200 Barnswallow Dr., Elmira. Grand Harmony Chorus - Songs of the Christmas Season in female barbershop style. Reading: Carol McKinley, Devotional: Pastor Gordon Weight. Suggested
donation $7 includes hot lunch at noon. For more information call Reta Malloy at 519-669-8752. SENIORS’ LUNCH CLUB AT the Breslau Community Centre. Community Cares Concepts invites you to join us for a light lunch. Cost $6. Call 519-6641900 by Dec. 5 to sign up. NEW HORIZONS - ENJOY coffee or tea and a delicious snack. Topic: Walking in the Shoes of an Ugandan Grandmother, Carol Barnhardt, 4G’s Guelph Go Go Grandmothers and the Stephen Lewis Foundation; $2 per person, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Maryhill Community Centre. For more information call Joan Haid at 519-648-2742 or email at jehaid@xplorenet.ca. DECEMBER 9
COMMUNITY CAN DINE, WHERE the entire community comes together to meet and eat. Please join us at Trinity United Church, Elmira. Dinner is served from 6-7:30 p.m. Menu for this month: Christmas einner (turkey and all the fixings). Pay what you can! Everyone welcome. For more information, please contact Kelly at WCS (519-669-5139) or the church office (519669-5560). DECEMBER 11 ELMIRA LEGION HUNGRYMAN BREAKFAST to benefit Woolwich Sledge Hockey. Join us anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Adults $6, 6-10 yrs $3, Under 5 free. All you can eat. DECEMBER 14 SENIORS’ COMMUNITY DINING - Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal at Calvary United Church, St. Jacobs. Cost $11. Call 519-664-1900 by noon on Dec. 12 to sign up. DECEMBER 19 BABY FOOD BASICS: 6 months to 1 year. Learn how to make and store baby food, what foods are good for your baby’s age and stage, and learn ways to nurture a “good eater.” Join Robin Hicken, RD for this free session at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs, on Monday, 2-3:30 p.m. DECEMBER 21 SENIORS’ COMMUNITY DINING AND Seniors’ Lunch Club. Community Care Concepts invites you to join us for a hot noonday meal at Linwood Community Centre. Cost $11. Please call 519-6641900 by Dec. 19 to sign up. DECEMBER 23 HUGS (HEALTH, UNDERSTANDING, GROWTH, Sharing) at the Woolwich Community Health Centre, 10 Parkside Dr., St. Jacobs. For parents and children (0-5 years of age) living in the catchment area of WCHC. 9:30-11 a.m. on the second and fourth Friday of every month. Upcoming sessions: Dec. 9, Ho-Ho-Ho Visit with Santa, Christmas activities; Dec. 23, Survival Tips for the Holiday, cookie exchange.