Wednesday, December 6, 2006 · Page 28 follows. Bethel-Maidstone at 6:30 p.m. Gesto at 8 p.m. Sun. Dec. 10 service at 9 a.m. with Jeff Gorick's praise in song. Gesto U.C.W. will be having their Christmas lunch on Thurs. Dec. 7 at Colasanti's at 12:30 p.m. All the ladies are welcome. Sun. Dec. 24 Christmas Eve Services are at 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Sun. Dec. 17 Christmas luncheon after the service. Bethel-Maidstone Sun. Dec. 10 Jeff Gorick from Harrow will share his inspirational and Christmas songs with us. There will also be Sacrament of Baptism. There is a Stewards meeting on Mon. Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. Presbytery will be holding their Christmas party at Gesstwood Camp on Tues. Dec. 12 at noon. The noon hour Advent Service for Dec. 13 is at the Christian Reformed Church with Clare Bondy as speaker. Lunch will follow. Get well wishes are extended to all those who are not well. Christmas Eve Services for both churches are as Weather in our area over the weekend is more like what we should have for the first of December. Not all that rain and fields and ditches flooded. As we enter the last month of the year we reflect back on all that has happened this past year and we will welcome another year. Where did it go? Happy birthday wishes on Saturday to Edward Sauve as he becomes a teenager; on Sunday to Faye DeVries as she celebrates another year, pop into Knapp's to wish her many more healthy years; on Monday to Fred Wright as he celebrates #76. Happy anniversary wishes to Arn and Lenore Palmer as they celebrate on Wednesday. The Pleasant Valley Community Club Christmas Potluck is on Saturday evening at 5 p.m. Bring along a dish and join in for a great meal and cards will follow. The lucky winners at last Tuesday's Pepper game were Helen Slavick, Stan Jackson, Elaine Taylor, Mike Foldesi, Doug Fields and Josie Dresser. The regular card party winners were Gerry Caron, Cecile St. Denis, Peggy Kettle, Ron McLean, Reba Knight and Garnet Galloway. Door prizes went to Keith Dresser and Don Ames. Come on out on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. for Pepper and on Saturday at 7:30 for euchre. Erie Shores Quilters' Guild On Nov. 21 the Erie Shores Quilters' Guild held their annual Christmas Dinner with 169 people present.. The scrumptious dinner was at St. John's Parish Hall in Woodslee. The homemade bunnies that each person received were a big hit and were put in a variety of positions at each table. Some were put on shoulders, some were hung on the back of chairs and some even hung off the edge of the tables. At the Christmas dinner the Guild members were asked to bring lap quilts to be given to the Royal Oak Lodge for the residents for Christmas. Over 60 were collected. The winners from the Erie Shores Quilt Show that was held on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 were as follows. Bed Quilt Viewer Choice and Canadian Quilters' Association Rosette to Marion Wiebe and Honorary Mention to Marion Wiebe. Wall Hanging Viewer and Ontario Choice Connections Quilting Rosette to Wendy Carmanico and Honorary Mention to Nancy Trowbridge. Apparel Viewer's Choice Joanne Patterson and Honorary Mention to Dina Gignac. Challenge Appliqué and Redwork Marion Wiebe (Prize $50). Challenge Pieced Debbie Ferguson (Prize $50). Our next meeting will be on Tues. Jan. 16, 2007 and it will be sharing a special quilting event that you have attended. ESSEX & DISTRICT CHURCHES Come and Worship With Us! Holy Name of Jesus R. C. Church Bethel Christian Church 119 Talbot St. E., Cottam · 839-4632 Sunday: 10:30 am 146 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-8483 Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:30 & 11:00 am 43 Fox Street, Essex · 776-4158 Sunday: 10:00 am & 6:00 pm Bethel-Maidstone United Church Talbot Rd., Maidstone · 723-2284 Sunday: 10:30 am Rock of Help Christian Centre St. Clair Baptist Church 11th. Conc. & Baseline, Maidstone 735-4717 · Sunday:10-11am. & 6pm; Tuesday: 6p.m. Brooker Baptist Church 269 Belle River Rd., R.R. #1, Cottam 839-4953 Sunday: 10:00 am Church of The Living Word 1697 South Middle Rd., Woodslee 723-2535 · Sunday: 10:30 am St. Clement Church 9567 County Road 11, McGregor 726-5127 · Sat.:5:00 pm & Sun.:10:00 am Church of The Redeemer 15545 County Road 8 (formerly Colchester North) Sunday: 9:30 am St. John's R. C. Church 1688 County Rd. 46, Woodslee 723-4458 Sat.: 5:00 pm; Sun.: 11:00 am Cottam Baptist Church 161 Talbot St., Cottam · 839-4789 Sunday: 11:00 am & 6:30 pm St. Mary's R. C. Church Cty. Rd. 34, Maidstone · 737-6869 Sat.: 7:00 pm; Sun.: 9:00 am Cottam United Church 137 Talbot St. W., Cty. Rd. 34, Cottam · 839-4266 Sunday: 10:15 am St. Paul's Anglican Church 92 St. Paul St., Essex · 776-7711 Sunday: 8:00 am & 11:10 am St. Stephen's Anglican Church 5280 Howard Ave., Oldcastle Sunday: 8:15 am & 11:00 am Essex Baptist Church 71 Maidstone Ave. E., Essex 776-8563 - Sunday School 9:45 Sunday: 11:00 am & 6:00 pm Elford W.I. Elford W.I. will meet for our Christmas dinner on Thurs. Dec. 14 at 12 noon. Motto - The path to success is paved with good intentions that we carry out. Roll Call - Donation to a charity. Program Ruby Robinson. Bring card to reveal Secret Pal. Lunch Cottam Anglican Trinity Church. All ladies are welcome. The Salvation Army Essex Citadel 26 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-4628 Sunday: 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Essex Christian Reformed Church 276 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-5071 Sunday: 10:00 am & 6:00 pm Trinity Anglican Church 247 Talbot St. W., Cottam 776-7711 · Sunday: 9:30 am Essex Gospel Tabernacle 335 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-4667 Sunday: 10:30 am & 6:30 pm Unitarian Universalist Church of Olinda 2953 Olinda Sideroad, Ruthven 326-4352 · Sunday: 10:30 am Essex United Church 53 Talbot St. S., Essex · 776-5121 Sunday: 10:30 am Gesto United Church Gesto Rd., Cty. Rd. 12 · 990-8870 or Office: 723-2284 · Sunday: 9:00 am Woodslee Prayer Community Church 2548 Cty. Rd. 27, Woodslee 975-1082 Sunday: 8:00 am & 11:00 am Grace Baptist Church of Essex 120 Talbot Street North · 776-6222 Sunday: 11:00 am Woodslee United Church 2616 Belle River Rd., Woodslee 975-2252 Calling all family historians and custodians of photographic heirlooms ... W E N EED Y OUR H ELP ! 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