Brome County Community Bulletin Board
December 5
Sutton Legion Bingo every Wednesday at the Sutton Legion,
2 Curley St., Sutton. Jackpot of $200 or more. Starts at 6:30 p.m. Bring your friends and lucky charms. Info: 450-538-2864.
December 6 to 23 Robin Badger and Robert Chartier are opening their pottery studio to the public for their annual Christmas Open House.
Robert’s new collection of one of a kind works will be unveiled alongside Robin’s blue porcelain line. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested to come and visit the studio, see how things are made with clay, chat with the artists, see their recent creations and perhaps discover an amazing and unique handmade gift. Their studio is located at 67 Bailey Road in West Bolton and the show runs from December 6 to 23, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. All are welcome! For more information: 450242-2836 or www.robinbadger.com
December 8 December 8, from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Midnight Madness at the Comptoir Familial
in the Chapel (behind Stedouard Church), 366 Knowlton Road. Sale of Christmas articles, toys and more.
December 8
A Bazaar will be held at St. James Church Parish Hall,
40 rue du Pont, Bedford, Saturday, December 8 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bake table, crafts, white elephant table, surprise bags. A handmade quilt will be raffled. Refreshment: a muffin and coffee or tea: $3. Information: 450-248-7319 or 450-2483923. Everyone is welcome!
December 8 Christmas Concert, Honeysuckle Sisters with Stanley Lake Trumpet,
Kevin Sullivan drums, Michael Hynes piano. December 8 at 7 p.m., Auberge Lakeview Inn, 58 Victoria, Knowlton. Tickets: $20, call 450-243-6183. Support the Knowlton food bank. Part of midnight madness!
December 8
The Mental Health & Well-being Support Group.
Please phone Linda: 450243-0928 or pleasantvalley001@gmail. com for the location of the meeting. Join us for an opportunity to share experiences in a safe environment and receive support, information, encouragement & acceptance. Having support makes all the difference!
December 8
Country Dance, Saturday December 8 & 15, from 7 to 11 p.m. at the Trinity Anglican Church, 409 South Street Cowansville. Music by Keepin’ it Country. Donation $8. Door prizes! Canteen on premises.
December 8
December 8, Annual Christmas Bake Sale sponsored by Brome County Historical Society Museum, 130 Lakeside from 10 a.m to 1 p.m. or until sold out. Information: call 450-243-6782.
December 9
All you can eat brunch will be hosted at the Sutton Legion.
Eggs your way (omelettes are our specialty). Donation of $10 for adults, children 6 to 12 yrs $4, little ones are always free. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. 2 Curley St., Sutton. Information: 450-538-2210.
December 9
Please join us for a traditional Carol Service
on December 9 at 2 p.m. at St. James Anglican Church, 725 Lakeside, Foster. Celebrate with us the second week of Advent at the little church on the hill and visit after in the hall over Christmas sweets.
December 9
St. Paul’s In Concert, Christmas Carols and Poetry.
Poems by David Chennell, Gloria Leney and David Edmond. Music by Pierre Cabana, organist. Sunday, December 9 at 4 p.m.. St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 24 St. Paul’s Road, Knowlton 450-242-2885. A freewill offering ($10 suggested) will be received to finance the upgrade of St. Paul’s Hauptwerk system.
December 9
Creek United Church Christmas Carol Service,
278 Brill Road, West Bolton at 2 p.m. on December 9, with Laura and John Barr, Dave Lambie and Creek United Church Choir.
December 11 Tuesday, December 11, “The Good Deed Breed,”
6 p.m. Be a part of the team of ladies doing good deeds around town! Avante Women’s Centre, 15 rue du Pont, Bedford, 450-248-0530, avanteoutreach @outlook.com
December 12 Insights into Aging, sponsored by the Townshippper’s Association,
December 12. Food for Thought lunch at Knowlton United Church at 12 noon. Cost $7. Guest presenter: Nancy Page. Topic: Technology tips, computer tricks and web-browsing hints.
December 12 Wednesday, December 12, “Christmas Party & Toonie Fair,”
6 p.m. Pot luck supper, bring your favourite dish to share. 40 rue de Pont, Bedford, 450-248-0530, avantegayl@bellnet.ca
December 13 Thursday, December 13, “BYOSP,” 9:3011:30 a.m., Bring Your Own sewing Project
with the required materials and we’ll git-r-done. Avante Women’s Centre, 15 rue du Pont, Bedford, 450-248-0530, avantegayl@bellnet.ca
December 15 Sutton Junction Community Hall. A fundraising Bake Sale
will be held at the Hall on Saturday, December 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Drop in for a cup of coffee and stock up on Christmas cookies, fudge, pies, muffins, squares, cakes and all sorts of treats including gluten free pastries. Come and support a good cause. The Hall is located at 128 Mt. Echo Road in Sutton Junction.
December 15
You are invited to come help us celebrate the 3rd annual Christmas Country Music Appreciation Jam,
in Country style, at the Burrough’s Falls Reception Hall in Ayer’s Cliff on Saturday, December 15. Hours of live country music, a Christmas buffet with all the trimmings, plus several door prizes, all for just $15. We have an awesome show lined up. Along with the amazing house band “Bobbi Dee and The Honky Tonk Rebels” will be our special guest Gary Darling, plus a mystery guest and also some of our other favorite local musicians may stop by to Jam. This is one Christmas event you really won’t want to miss! Tickets now available! To reserve a spot, call Burrough’s Falls at 819-8384912.
December 19 Messy Church Christmas!
Wednesday, December 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. Join us for free food (ham dinner), friends and fun! Everyone welcome. www.stpaulsknowlton.ca. St. Paul’s Church, 24 St. Paul’s Road, Knowlton, email: stpaulsknowlton@gmail.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
Second Sunday of Advent, December 9 – worship and music. Creek United, 278 Brill Road, West Bolton, service and Sunday school at 9 a.m.; Service of Lessons and Carols at 3 p.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 205 rue Principale, Cowansville, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday School is every fourth Sunday of the month. This Sunday we celebrate communion with our minister, Rev. David Lefneski. 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. 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.
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 (450243-6078). 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 9:30 a.m. at 127 Principal behind the Princess Theatre in Cowansville. For more information call pastor Tony Farrugia at 450-295-3573. 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 is 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). New: St. Paul’s at Night, a video church experiment (because it is tough to get up Sunday morning). Begins Saturdays at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. Please check out our website: www.stpaulsknowlton.ca or St. Paul’s Knowlton’s Facebook page. We are now live streaming! 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. Information: 450-955-3325 (leave message).