The program committee at Knox United Church in Emo is presenting Christmas coffee parties this Friday and Saturday (Dec. 12-13) at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.
“Nestle in with us for an evening of family entertainment while savouring a generous serving of one of our luscious desserts, coffee-house style!” the committee said.
“Enjoy a nostalgic nativity slide show with musical interludes from individuals and families of our own church community,” it added.
Featured will be choice of 10 delicious desserts, as well as the sale of Coffee Can Snowmen and Mini Swamp Trees crafted by program committee members.
Up for silent auction will be quilts made by Kerri Tolen and Jill Kellar.
All proceeds will go to the church’s Mission and Service Fund.
The program committee from Knox United (Dorothy Brown, Ruth Meyers, Linda Lamb, and Cindy Judson) have been preparing for these Christmas coffee parties since September.
They met Wednesday afternoons for work bees to produce crafts, devise plans, and share good times. The focus of their crafting has been on the Coffee Can Snowmen and Mini Swamp Trees.
The snowmen are comprised of recycled materials (i.e., coffee tins, and discarded toques and scarves). They’d just think they were all done assembling and painting them when more tins would arrive on the counter.
The best part was painting on the faces. For something as basic as a snowman, it’s surprising how many expressions the swish of a brush creates!
And just what are swamp trees, you ask? It started with a trek to a cut-over in the fall to pick spruce poles. Once the poles were sliced and mounted on bases, the fun began.
The committee made big messes getting the branches clipped and the holes drilled for gluing. But this group of women know their power tools, and I don’t just mean the vacuum cleaner.
They assembled a four-foot forest that would make even the Creator proud.
In the midst of their planning, Kerri Tolen offered to make a quilt for the committee, which turned out to be a gorgeous, brightly-coloured crazy quilt.
Kami Leatherdale of Mine Centre donated half the cost of the machine quilting. “We are so very grateful to Keri and Kami for this generous quilt,” noted Linda Lamb.
The quilt was on display in the Thread Shed on Front Street during “Holly Daze” last week. The final bidding in the silent auction will end Dec. 13.
“Our annual coffee party has been modified to capture the most enjoyable elements from last year’s debut—that being the evening social, coffee-house style,” the committee said.
“We are excited about plying you with luscious desserts, magically peaceful atmosphere, and a touch of nostalgic Christmas,” it added.
Meyeres noted the church’s Mission and Service Fund promise was not making the mark, so this is a wonderful way to celebrate the church community while they meet their goal.
It was decided to run the event for two nights to ensure all concerned will not miss out, she added, noting they have seating for 60.
During “Holly Daze,” the program committee had set up shop in the Thread Shed to sell other crafts and baking, which proved a success. The proceeds from this effort were set for outer storage space.
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