CHURCHILL NEWS
by Linda Gerow

Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week for Christians around the world, with Jesus triumphantly riding into Jerusalem on a donkey. As people waved palms and threw their cloaks on the ground before Him, Jesus was welcomed as a King, cheered by those standing on the sidelines.

Each year, St. Peter's Anglican church re-enacts Jesus' journey into Jerusalem and this year was no exception. Children were dressed in traditional costumes of the day, as Fajita, the donkey, led the way down the 4th line, to Hwy #11 and then on to the church.

This is a tradition that has become well known in the Churchill community and one that will continue for many years to come. All this week there will be services at both St. Peter's (Mon-Wed at 10 a.m.) and also at their sister church, St. John's in Cookstown (Thursday at 7 p.m. and Friday at 10 a.m.), as Holy Week is celebrated. Everyone is welcome to come out and join in.

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Library News: Churchill Branch: 2282 4th Line, Churchill, Ontario: (705) 456-2671

"Due to staffing shortage, Innisfil Public Library Board will continue to change the Churchill Branch Wednesday hours to 1-8 p.m. and all Churchill programmes will be CANCELLED for the current Spring Session. We thank our customers for their understanding and patience.

If in doubt, please call ahead to 705-456-2671 to confirm open hours.

Easter Egg Hunt: Join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt. Hop through the library to find eggs and take part in games and activities. There will be goodie bags for all and you may even win the grand prize! Please register at your local branch. Churchill Branch: All Ages, Wednesday, April 4, 5:00- 6:00 p.m.

Out read! Out play! Out party! Join in the reality T.V. adventure. Be part of a reading expedition! Help your team be the first to the top of the mountain by reading!

The team that reads the most during March Break will reach the summit first! Runs Sat. March 10 to Sat. April 7: Check out your teams progress at your local branch.

Junior Youth Group: Parish of St. Peter's and St. John's (St. PJ's) hold their weekly meetings at St. Peter's Anglican church in Churchill from 6:30-8:00 p.m. each week. All youth aged 9-13 are welcome to join. Call Pam at 705-735- 3484 for information.

Senior Youth Group (ages 13-18) meet every second Sunday at St. John's Anglican church in Cookstown for lunch and bible study at 1:00 p.m.

All high school aged youth are welcome to join. Please call Pam at the above number for all information and meeting dates.

The Youth Groups are planning an upcoming retreat the end of May to Camp Couchiching. Ask Pam about all the details.

Euchre: Euchre is held every Wednesday afternoon at St. Peter's Anglican church parish hall beginning at 1:00 p.m. Call Reg at 705-456-6801 for information. All proceeds go to the church Building Fund.

The Gilford and District Horticultural Society hold their meetings from March to November each year at the Churchill Community Centre. The meetings are usually held on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. and there is often a guest speaker. The next meeting is April 9th ...Seeds to Salsa. How to grow a great Canadian tomato!

Friends and guests are most welcome. If you have any questions, please contact President, Kathy at 905-853-8785.

Branch 547 Lefroy Belle Ewart Legion News: Karaoke is back for five weeks of singing every Friday evening until April 13th.

Prizes total $1,000. Registration is 8:30 p.m. with the contest starting at 9 p.m. There will be no Karaoke on Friday, April 6th due to Good Friday. It will resume the following Friday on April 13th. Karaoke runs to and including April 20th.

Monday night darts begin at 7 p.m. and last about 3 hours. You don't have to be a member to join in the fun.

Thursday Euchre continues from 1 p.m. There is regular and bid Euchre, followed by snacks.

Saturday Meat Draws: Come out Saturday afternoons and get in on the meat draw. Everyone is welcome. There are good cuts of meat! You can't win if you don't enter. This is lots of fun so see you there.

Attention Veterans: The Legion Service Officer is coming to the branch April 26th. Please call Jack at 458-1966 for an appointment. It is all strictly confidential. He can discuss VIP, Pension adjustments or whatever else you may wish to talk about. Good things can happen.

Roast Pork Dinner: If you haven't had one of these famous Legion dinners, you don't know what you're missing.

Come on out on Sunday, April 15th when there will be roast pork and all the trimmings to go with it. Book early...don't be disappointed. Contact Maggie Barton at 456-7293 or Bob Wilkinson at 436- 5197.

The Churchill Curling club is holding a fundraising auction at the Grange Hall in Lefroy Saturday, April 21st. Viewing starts at 10:30 a.m. and the bidding starts at 11 a.m.

Donations of 'gently used' or new items for the event are being accepted. Refreshments will be available.

For information call Patty Finn at 705-456-8426, Nancy Cox at 705-423-9992 or Kim Hall at 705-456- 7644.

Ham and Scallop Potato Supper: St. Peter's Anglican Church is having a ham and scallop potato supper on Thursday, April 26th, 2007 from 5-7 p.m. All tickets are $10. Don't miss out on this scrumptious meal.

Musical Evening: The St. Peter's Anglican church choir is planning a musical evening on Sunday, May 27th at 7:00 p.m. There will be traditional, contemporary and old favourites presented. Everyone is welcome to attend. Donations only. For more information, call 705- 436-9769.

Strawberry Supper: St. Peter's Anglican Church is hosting its annual Strawberry Supper on Thursday, June 21st from 5- 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 each. More details to follow. For information, call Maggie at 705-456-7293.

Happy Easter everyone!

Smile: God looks down and notices that Adam is all alone while all the animals have companions, so he decides to create a companion for man as well. He says to Adam, "Adam, you are my greatest creation and therefore, I am going to create for you the ultimate companion. She will worship the very ground you walk on, she will long for you and no other, she will be highly intelligent, she will wait on you hand and foot and obey your every command, she will be beautiful, and all it will cost you is an arm and a leg." Thinking for a few moments, Adam replies, "What could I get for a rib?"

If you have any news items/events for this column, please contact me at 705-436-9769 or email me at lagerow@rogers.com