ESSEX Essex Retirees' Social Club We have a nice selection of books now in our lending library. Exercise classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9 a.m. Mon. Sept. 4 Pepper winners were first Violet Shanahan, second Lois Tapping, most Peppers Eunice Henderson, door prize Elaine Taylor. Tuesday Pepper winners were first Ethel Queen, most Peppers and door prize Lily Hundey. Wednesday Pepper winners were first Ethel Queen, second Ev Griffin, Peppers Louise most Perrault, door prize Lois Tapping. Bridge winners on Thursday were first Lily Hundey and second Floyd Cascadden. Cribbage is played every Friday at 10 a.m. For information on any of our activities please call us at 519-776-6689. WOODSLEE forms are available from Claire in the office. Youth dance for grades 6, 7 and 8 on Fri. Sept. 15 from 7-10 p.m. World Youth Day 2008 takes place in Sydney, Australia in July of 2008. If you are going to be 16 by then and are interested in joining us, there will be an information meeting on Wed., Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Meeting Room A. Mission Club meeting, Wed., Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the boardroom. COTTAM COTTAM PAQUETTE Seedlings (ages 4-9) will meet Sat. Sept. 16 from 1011 a.m. at Redeemer. Turkey Dinner planning meeting on Mon. Sept. 18 at 9 a.m. at St. Stephen's. St. Stephen's Parish Council will meet on Tues. Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Redeemer Parish Council meets on Thurs. Sept. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Dessert Card Party at St. Stephen's on Thurs. Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. All are welcome. Wednesday Services start back on Sept. 20 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Stephen's and at 7:30 p.m. at St. Stephen's followed by Bible Study. Kelly and Barb Mactier thank God for the safe arrival of grandson #4 on Sept. 5, Matthew Joseph, son of Shawn and Tricia and brother of Jacob. The Official Board meeting for both churches is on Sun. Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at BM. Bible Study begins on Wed. Sept. 20 at B-M from 7-8:15 p.m. Bedford U.C. Steak BBQ on Sat. Sept. 16 from 4-7 p.m. Gesto United Church is celebrating its 120th anniversary on Sept. 24 with special music and a luncheon. Gesto U.C. annual turkey supper, Thurs., Sept. 28 beginning at 4:30 p.m. Takeout available. Bethel-Maidstone annual turkey supper, Wed., Oct. 25. Wednesday, September 13, 2006 · Page 23 COZY ESSEX CORNERS COZY RUTHVEN CORNERS OLINDA RUTHVEN OLINDA WOODSLEE BROOKER BROOKER E-mail: with your comments at: PAQUETTE essexfreepress@on.aibn.com ESSEX Holy Name Confirmation information meeting for parents and youth on Thurs. Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. If you are unable to attend the meeting, please call Claire in the parish office to register your child for preparation. If you want to be a K of C member call 519-7767812 or 519-965-1221. K of C Fish Fry Fri. Sept. 22, 4:30-7 p.m., parish hall. Takeout available. Right to Life Walkathon Sat. Sept. 30. Register at 9:30 a.m. at K of C Hall, 152 Lesperance in Tecumseh. Pledge sheets and info at 969-7555. Our parish picnic is on Sun. Sept. 17 at Gesstwood Camp at 1 p.m. Please bring a salad or dessert to share. Games, fire trucks, kids' face paintng. Everyone is welcome. Night at the Race Track Sept. 20. Wed. on Departing from church parking lot at 6 p.m., return at 8:30 p.m. Tickets availble from the parish office. Lifeteen mass on Sun. ept. 17 at 7 p.m. All high chool youth are invited to tick around for the LIFE ight that follows. New ids welcome. Youth Ministry training ay on Sat. Sept. 16 at illanova H.S. from 8:30 .m. to 10 p.m. This is a andatory training day for ll those who want to volnteer in youth ministry his year. Registration COZY CORNERS RUTHVEN OLINDA St. Paul's Anglican Iler Lodge service on Thurs. Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m. Jeff Gorick will be coming to both churches on Sun. Sept. 17. St. Paul's Congregational Council Meeting is on Tues. Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. Essex Deanery Youth, ages 12-18, are invited to St. John's, 60 Erie St. N., Leamington on Fri. Sept. 15 to Sat. Sept. 16 for a Simpson-a-thon Sleepover. Drop off any time after 6:30 p.m. Friday and pick up any time before 11 a.m. Saturday. Gospelfest 2006 will be on Sun. Sept. 17 from 1-9 p.m. at Most Precious Blood Church, 1947 Meldrum Rd. at Tecumseh. Special guest Emcee Cam Gardiner. Annual baseball game, Sunday, Sept. 24. Joint Outdoor Eucharist at 10 a.m. at Ridgeview Park, Cottam. Coming soon... midweek BCP Morning and Evening Prayer Services. Essex Deanery A.C.W. Fall Tea, Sat., Sept. 30 from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at the Church of the Redeemer, Oldcastle. Come "dressed" for tea and shop at the Country Store and Bake Sale. Habitat for Humanity day of family fun, Celebration of Building Homes and Building Hope, Sat., Sept. 30, 1 to 6 p.m., Ciociaro Club Outdoor Pavilion. Clowns, raffles and much more. For tickets, call 969-3762, ext. 23. Tai Chi classes start Wed., Sept 13 at St. Paul's from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. No cost. MAIDSTONE CROSS BAKERVILLE ESSEX WOODSLEE BROOKER COZY CORNERS GESTO WOODSLEE BROOKER Hats off to all the volunteers who helped with the 152nd Harrow Fair. Election signs are popping up everywhere. Cottam U.C. sixth annual Golf and Volleyball Tournament is on Sat. Sept. 30 at Royal Estates Golf Club. Volleyball, dinner and prizes are at Cottam U.C. Potluck dinner (Cottam U.C. style). Everyone is invited to come out and have fun. Call 839-4027 by Sun. Sept. 17. RUTHVEN OLINDA COTTAM MAIDSTONE CROSS PAQUETTE BAKERVILLE Gene and Sue Gemmell of Sterling spent the weekend with their mother, Norma Gemmell. The new mission project for the Western Association is "Fill the Barn". For just a few dollars a sheep, a goat, a pair of rabbits, a pig and a beehive can be purchased to send to farmers in China, Rwanda and Bolivia. Let's see how many animals we can purchase this year. ESSEX COZY CORNERS GESTO RUTHVEN OLINDA Chicken Barbecue at Ruthven/Olinda on Sat. Sept. 16 from 4:30-7 p.m. For tickets call 326-2506 or 326-4570. Joint Session meet on Wed. Sept. 20 at Ruthven/Olinda at 7:30 p.m. MAIDSTONE CROSS BAKERVILLE Trinity Anglican Trinity Congregational Council meet on Thurs. Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Jeff Gorick will be coming to both churches Sun. Sept. 17. Happy birthday last week to Lawson Rusello, Mary Paluch, David Blakeny and Pam Quirk. Happy birthday this week to Delys Cowan, Jennifer Beaule and Kiara Rodrigues. Woodslee at 11:15 a.m. A community potluck dinner is being held on Fri. Sept. 15 at 5:30 p.m. at the Millen Centre in support of the Woodslee Friendship Club. Suggestions for activities of interest call 9752634. For more information on the club and the potluck call 975-2303 or 975-2069. Woodslee pig roast is on Sat. Sept. 16 from 4:30-7 p.m. Essex Presbytery meeting is on Tues. Sept. 19 at St. Paul's. Golden Links card game winners on Fri. Sept. 8 were Vera McMurren, Bob Matthew, Joanne Diesbourg, Lloyd Dewhirst, Ethel Allison and Don McMurren. Door prizes to Madeline Diesbourg and Garnet Galloway. The next card games are on Fri. Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Iona College Prayer Series, Everytime I Go to Pray I Fall Asleep, Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3 and 10, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Presented by Rev. Ann Corbet at Bedford United Church. To register, call 973-7039. Community spaghetti dinner, Sept. 29. Everyone welcome. More info next week. COTTAM PAQUETTE Tues. Sept. 19 from 7-8:15 p.m. at Gesto and Wed. Sept. 20 from 7-8:15 p.m. at Bethel-Maidstone. Gesto U.C.W. will be holding a work meeting on Thurs. Sept. 21 at 1:30 p.m. MAIDSTONE CROSS BAKERVILLE WOODSLEE BROOKER MAIDSTONE CROSS BAKERVILLE ESSEX WOODSLEE Regular service times, Belle River at 9:30 a.m. and Bethel Christian Church 119 Talbot St. E., Cottam · 839-4632 Sunday: 10:30 am COZY CORNERS BROOKER & PAQUETTE ESSEX DISTRICT CHURCHES "Come and Worship With Us!" Essex Gospel Tabernacle 335 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-4667 Sunday: 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Joint Board meeting on Sun. Sept. 17 at BethelMaidstone at 7 p.m. Bible Study begins on GESTO COTTAM Weather, the weeds and trees are sure looking a lot like our fall season is here. What happened to summer? It sure flew by. Happy birthday wishes on Sunday to Jordan Robinson as she celebrates another year and on Thursday to my daughter-inlaw Sherry Baker as she chalks up another year. The Pleasant Valley Community Club held a Pepper party on Tuesday and the winners were Elizabeth Neufeld,Thomas Allison, Vi Majors, Herald Ferguson, John Neufeld and Joyce Moran. Pepper every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. On Saturday the winners at the euchre games were Lynn Will, Norma Beacom, Ken Salter, Nina Towle, Reba Knight, Grant Beacom and Ethel Allison. Door prizes to Stan Jackson and Josie Dresser. Euchre every Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Everyone welcome. Sympathy is extended to the Hartley family on the sudden passing of Clare over the weekend. GESTO COTTAM PAQUETTE ESSEX COZY CORNERS RUTHVEN OLINDA St. John's R. C. Church 1688 County Rd. 46, Woodslee 723-4458 · Sat.: 5:00 pm; Sun.: 11:00 am GESTO MAIDSTONE CROSS BAKERVILLE Cottam United Session meet on Wed. Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Happy birthday blessings to Brian Osborne on Sept. 1; Mary Paluch on the 8th; John McLeod on the 17th; Dave Lowe, Mitchel Teschke on the 23rd and Don Bezanson on the 24th. RUTHVEN OLINDA Bethel-Maidstone United Church Talbot Rd., Maidstone · 723-2284 Sunday: 10:30 am St. Mary's R. C. Church Cty. Rd. 34, Maidstone · 737-6869 Sat.: 7:00 pm; Sun.: 9:00 am Brooker Baptist Church 269 Belle River Rd., R.R. #1, Cottam 839-4953 Sunday: 10:00 am Essex United Church 53 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-5121 Sunday: 10:30 am St. Paul's Anglican Church 92 St. Paul St., Essex · 776-7711 Sunday: 8:00 am & 11:10 am Church of The Living Word Gesto United Church Gesto Rd., Cty. Rd. 12 · 776-8870 or 723-2284 · Sunday: 9:00 am St. Stephen's Anglican Church 5280 Howard Ave., Oldcastle Sunday: 8:15 am & 11:00 am ESSEX WOODSLEE BROOKER 1697 South Middle Rd., Woodslee 723-2535 · Sunday: 10:30 am Church of The Redeemer 15545 County Road 8 (formerly Colchester North) Sunday: 9:30 am Grace Baptist Church of Essex 120 Talbot Street North · 776-6222 Sunday: 11:00 am 146 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-8483 Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00 am COTTAM PAQUETTE St. Clair Baptist Church Holy Name of Jesus R. C. Church The Salvation Army Essex Citadel 26 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-4628 Sunday: 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Essex United Sun. Sept.. 17 regular worship service at 10:30 a.m. Wed. Sept. 20 U.C.W. meeting at 7:30 p.m. Sat. Sept. 16 Craft Show and Luncheon. Show 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. COZY CORNERS Bethel-Maidstone U.C. service is at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Lilian Patey. Sunday school is at 10:30 a.m. Nursery is available. Coffee hour to follow. Cottam Baptist Church Cottam United Church Trinity Anglican Church 247 Talbot St. W., Cottam 776-7711 · Sunday: 9:30 am 161 Talbot St., Cottam · 839-4789 Sunday: 11:00 am & 6:30 pm 137 Talbot St. W., Cty. Rd. 34, Cottam · 839-4266 Sunday: 10:15 am Rock of Help Christian Centre 43 Fox Street, Essex · 776-4158 Sunday: 10:00 am & 6:00 pm Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda 2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven 326-4352 Sunday: 10:30 am GESTO RUTHVEN OLINDA Essex Baptist Church 71 Maidstone Ave. E., Essex 776-8563 - Sunday School 9:45 Sunday: 11:00 am & 6:00 pm 11th. Conc. & Baseline, Maidstone Community Church 735-4717 · Sunday:10-11am. & 6pm; 2548 Cty. Rd. 27, Woodslee Tuesday: 6p.m. 975-1082 · Sunday: 8:00 am & 11:00 am Woodslee Prayer Essex Christian Reformed Church 276 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-5071 Sunday: 10:00 am & 6:00 pm St. Clement Church 9567 County Road 11, McGregor 726-5127 · Sat.:5:00 pm & Sun.:10:00 am Woodslee United Church 2616 Belle River Rd., Woodslee 975-2252