Brome County Community Bulletin Board
April 20
Brome Hall rummage sale, 330 Stagecoach Road, Brome. Friday, April 20 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 21 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Doors open for donations Monday, April 16 to Friday, April 20. For Information: 450-242-1085 or 450-243 5742.
April 21
Postponed: Craft and white elephant sale sponsored by ladies Auxiliary Legion Branch No. 77, Waterloo. It will be postponed to October 27, 2018.
April 21
Brome Bolton Fish and Game Club general meeting will be held at the Dépanneur Rouge, 483 ch Knowlton, Knowlton, Saturday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Bring your club card to be eligible for door prizes. All welcome! Registration/weigh station: Knowlton Tool Rental, 541 ch Knowlton, Lac Brome (450242-1644). Club cards are available at Petits Moteurs AR enr. (Arnold Royea) 490 Knowlton Rd., Knowlton (450-242-0218).
April 23
Monday, April 23, Health Matters revisited “Diabetes: the Sugar Factor” 6 p.m. Free! Brome Lake Community Centre, 270, rue Victoria,knowlton. avantebarb@hotmail.com
April 25
The Dorey Bridge Club (Cowasnville) STAC tournament (silver points) Wednesday April 25 starting at 12:45 p.m. Cost $10 per session. For information email karinmary@videotron.ca or 450-2605535.
April 26
A three-day rummage sale April 26– 28, St. James Church parish hall, 40 rue du Pont, Bedford. Thursday and Friday 16 p.m.; Saturday 9–11:30 a.m. Fill a big bag $10; Saturday, $5. Information: 450248-7319 or 450-248-2465. Lots of great stuff — everyone is welcome!
April 27
Spring rummage sale at Creek Church April 27, 278 Brill Rd, West Bolton, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by bag sale 9 a.m. to noon on April 28. Clothes, household items, games, and much, much more. Please drop off donations on Wednesday, April 25, 9 a.m. to noon. Contact Muriel (450-538-0558) or Steve (450-242-1816).
April 28
Brome County Museum (130 Lakeside, Knowlton) hosts a family-friendly quilting activity to complement our new special exhibit, “Stitches in Time,” featuring quilts from our collection. To participate in the activity (making a pieced square for a quilt that will be donated to charity) please register at 450243-6782. Activity is free for members of the BCHS, $2 for non-members.
May 5
Leigh-ann Memorial Fundraiser, #Nevergiveup spaghetti supper May 5 (57 p.m.). Donation $10 adult, $5 10 years and under, free 4 years and under. Followed by an arts and crafts auction (accepting donations for auction) and then music spectacle: Smokin’ Country — $5 (music only). Salle Des Chevaliers De Colomb, 224 Rue Christophe-colomb, Cowansville. 450-263-5080 (Reservations (Ross) 450-266-1716. All profits go to: Brain Tumor Foundation of Canada, Thank you from our family.
May 11
L’harmonie des saisons presents a duo recital. The program “Pardessus de viole, the woman’s violin,” presents a musical voyage to the French salons of the 18th century. Mélisande Corriveau, viola da gamba and Eric Milnes, harpsichord. Our CD of the program won the OPUS Prize, was named CD of the year Radio-canada, and made the Top 10 CBC. Granby: Friday May 11, 7:30 p.m., at Église St-eugène, 97, rue Laval Sud, and Waterloo: Saturday May 12, 2 p.m., at St.luke’s Church, 400, rue de la Cour. Tickets available: pre-sale at Bijouterie Gervais (Granby), Brome Lake Books (Knowlton), and Fruiterie Aux Belles Récoltes (Waterloo). Reservations: 450-5391309, or at the door. Adults: $25 pre-sale, $30 at the door. Students: $10 and children 12 and under: free. www.harmoniedessaisons.org
May 17
Senior Discovery Tours specializes in fully escorted group tours, for the 50plus. Join them for a travel presentation at Theatre Lac Brome Thursday, May 17 from 2 to 4 p.m., where they will showcase some of their many new tours and destinations. There will be refreshments and door prizes. Spread the word and bring your friends. Admission is free, but registration is required. Please call to confirm your attendance. Toll-free 1-800268-3492. www.seniordiscoverytours.ca
CHURCH BULLETINS
ALL SAINTS ANGLICAN CHURCH – DUNHAM
Sunday services at 10 a.m. — all welcome! The Reverend Sinpoh Han. Information: 450-295-2045. ANGLICAN PARISH OF BROME Services are at 9 a.m. First Sunday of the month — Holy Trinity, Iron Hill; second Sunday of the month — St. John the Evangelist, Brome; third Sunday of the month — Church of the Ascension, West Brome; fourth Sunday of the month — St. Aidan, Sutton Junction. Canon Tim Smart, rector. Information: 450-538-8108.
BEDFORD PASTORAL CHARGE OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA
You are warmly welcomed to join us each Sunday for an uplifting spiritual experience. We welcome you and your ideas as we provide a safe place where individually we seek out a greater purpose for our lives. Every Sunday at 10 a.m. join our community in either Bedford, Stanbridge East, or Mystic. Services in Bedford and Stanbridge East are followed by coffee and snacks. The address for each church can be found on our website, bedfordpastoral.org. For more information please contact Wendy Near at the church office on Thursday and Friday from 9 to 11 a.m. by phone, 450-248-3044 or call 450-248-2739, or by email at Bedford.pastoral@yahoo.ca.
CALVARY UNITED CHURCH SUTTON A warm welcome awaits you at our Sunday worship service in Sutton at Grace Anglican Church at 9 a.m. followed by a coffee hour at 10 a.m. in the church hall. Information: 450-538-0530.
COWANSVILLE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Cowansville Community Baptist Church meets Sundays at 10 a.m., 137 rue John, Cowansville. Everyone is welcome.
CREEK/WATERLOO PASTORAL CHARGE
Sunday, April 22 — worship and music: Creek United, 278 Brill Rd., West Bolton service and Sunday school at 9 a.m.; St. Paul’s United, 4929 Foster, Waterloo service at 10:30 a.m. Reverend Dave Lambie, minister. For information or to leave a message call: 450-539-2129.
EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH Come together for a thoughtful and spiritual experience and give yourself a good start to the week. Sunday worship is at 203 rue Principale, Cowansville, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday school is every third Sunday of the month. We serve the United Church communities of Brigham, East Farnham, Farnham, and Cowansville…but really anyone can find a home here. Give it a try and sample a Sunday. Wheelchair accessible. Worship leader: Debbie Beattie. Church office: 450-263-0204. Website: emmanuelcowansville.ca.
ÉGLISE CATHOLIQUE ST. ÉDOUARD CATHOLIC CHURCH
366 Knowlton Road, Knowlton. You are invited to participate in a bilingual mass Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Christian meditation is now on Wednesday afternoons 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (side door). The group is now bilingual and has been formed to introduce meditation to newcomers. We welcome beginners and experienced meditators. Regular attendance not required. Information, call Linda Spear: 450-538-2506.
GRACE ANGLICAN CHURCH 52 Principale sud, Sutton, welcomes everyone for Sunday services at 10:30 a.m. All welcome. Canon Tim Smart, rector. Information: 450-538-8108 or visit our website at www.gracechurchsutton.org.
GRANBY UNITED CHURCH Where God Unites all Children. Be a part of the family. 101 rue Principale, Granby. Please call 450-372-1417 for information and to confirm time of our services. guc-eug@bellnet.ca.
KNOWLTON-MOUNTAIN VALLEY PASTORAL CHARGE
Serving the regions of Knowlton, Bolton Centre, Mansonville, and Vale Perkins. Worship service at 11 a.m. at Knowlton United Church, 234 Knowlton Road (450-243-6078). A warm welcome is extended to all. Handicapped access available. Should you require the services of the minister, please contact the Rev. Steve Lawson at 450-242-1993.
LIVING HOPE CENTER
Living Hope Center, a full Gospel church, meets on Sundays at 10 a.m. at 101 Albert Street, suite 1000 (under Uniprix) in Cowansville. For more information call pastor Tony Farrugia at 450295-3573. Come and worship the Lord Jesus Christ with us.
ST. GEORGE’S ANGLICAN CHURCH 130 Principale, Granby, welcomes everyone for Sunday service at 11 a.m. All welcome. Bienvenue a tous. Reverend Richard Gauthier, rector. Information: 450-372-2197.
ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH
24 St. Paul’s Road, Knowlton. St. Paul’s — a dynamic, diverse community pursuing and serving Jesus in the Eastern Townships 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday services (traditional, contemporary and modern music and format). Please check out our new website: www.stpaulsknowlton.ca. Messy Church every third Wednesday of the month from 5 to 7 p.m. Everyone welcome! Telephone: 450-242-2885.
TRINITY ANGLICAN CHURCH
409 South Street, Cowansville. All Sunday services are at 10:30 a.m. Come and join us as we endeavor to learn and practice God’s loving will. We’d love to welcome you. Reverend George Campbell. Information: 450-955-3325 (leave message).