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Monday Stitchers
Our Monday Stitchers group has done it again! We have been getting together the first and third Monday of each month at Bethel-St. Andrew’s United Church in Fitzroy Harbour for quite a few years now. We have about 17 gals who come out and quilt, knit, crochet and weave. Gwen Pennings, one of our stitchers was telling us about these cute Journal Covers that she has made and she brought a couple of them in to show us. That’s all it took…….now everyone wanted to make one! Gwen generously advised that she would do a workshop for us. She provided the fabric cutting instructions ahead of time so that we could do all of our preparations at home before the workshop. On Monday, November 4th13 gals brought sewing machines, power bars and extension cords along with our prepared fabric and we were off to the races. We were so excited it was like the first day of school. The hall in our Church is quite big and we all fit in quite nicely. The level of chatter in the hall was almost deafening as we started our project. Gwen, being a retired teacher, was excellent, giving us a few instructions at a time so that we wouldn’t forget what we were doing. Along the way we had a couple of gals who wanted to keep sewing even though Gwen had not completed all of the next steps but she was able to reel everyone back in. Another interesting thing happened. I was sewing and could hear someone saying “where are my pussycats”? This gal had lost some of her material but it was eventually found across the hall from where she was sewing. Almost everyone completed their Journal Covers and those that didn’t were able to take their project home to complete. We had a wonderful, productive afternoon full of laughter, sewing and fellowship. What more can a gal ask for?
BSA United Church Gift to Post Secondary Students
Mackenzie Aldis
Mackenzie Aldis
Mackenzie Aldis
She is in a 4 year Global and International Studies program
Travis Strong
Mackenzie Aldis
Mackenzie Aldis
He is in a 4 year Fire Protection Program at George Brown College
Olivia Wertwyn
Mackenzie Aldis
Olivia Wertwyn
She is in a 4 year neo-natal program at Ottawa University/Algonquin College
Almonte fashions on display in Kinburn By Jake Davies - West Carleton Online May 16, 2024 - The popular and long running BSA Show
Each year for more than 20, including a COVID break, the Bethel-St. Andrew's United Church Women host a fashion show highlighting the spring trends for any fit. For the last couple years, Mill Street Fashions in Arnprior would showcase their spring line. This year it was Almonte's Frangipani Boutique providing the fashions with clothing from Habitat, Joseph Ribkoft, CharlieB, Hue leggings, Orient
Pancake Supper Fun
Shrove Tuesday in West Carleton
By Jake Davies - West Carleton Online
WEST CARLETON – In pre-COVID times, a fistful of Shrove Tuesday events could be found
across the mostly Christian community of West Carleton.
In post-COVID times, specifically last night (Feb. 13), there were just two Shrove Tuesday
pancake suppers in West Carleton – one in Fitzroy Harbour and one in Carp.
West Carleton Online was abl
Harbour’s Holiday Markets Hopping
Harbour’s holiday markets hopping By Jake Davies - West Carleton Online
FITZROY HARBOUR – A rarity in the village of Fitzroy Harbour, last Saturday (Nov. 25) the community hosted two holiday markets on the same day, giving shoppers an opportunity to make a day of it.
As the holiday season kicks off in earnest, shoppers could visit the Fitzroy Harbour Christmas Craft Market, a brand new Harbour tradition, and the Bethel-St. Andrew’s United Church Women Annual Bazaar, a tradition so old, organizers aren’t even sure how long it’s been running.
And organizers of both events said the two markets complimented each other well.
The Bethel-St. Andrew’s Bazaar, well more than 50 years old, is hosted by the volunteer church women at the church and everything for sale, from crafts, to knit goods, to fresh baked bread, to endless pies, to tourtieres, to frozen soup (and more) was made by those very same women.
You have to get there early if you want something, and organizers said they had to open the doors a bit early at to accommodate shoppers.
“We started at 10 a.m.” volunteer organizer Donna Laughlin told West Carleton Online shortly after 11 a.m. “We had a few early birds, but let’s say 10. The tables are getting pretty bare. The craft table, maybe not so much, but it’s shrinking too. But this table (baked goods), definitely. That’s what’s left and I’m assuming, all that’s left.”
The women had also sold more than 50 of their popular frozen soups by that time as well. Laughlin feels the craft and vendor sale just down the road has helped.
“I think so,” she said. “There have been people who have come from there, or some people who are going there after here. Whenever you are rural like us, I think that’s good. People come out to Fitzroy Harbour and you can do more than one thing at a time. It’s like garage sales, you like to line them up and get to them all in one go. And then next weekend, go somewhere else. I’ve never seen so many unfamiliar faces. Lots of familiar ones too.”
2023 Carp Fair
Fun was had by all at the Carp Fair.
We gather every Sunday in our historic Church located in Fitzroy Harbour.
Our worship services are uplifting, thought provoking and full of song.
Our Music Team! Our congregation loves to listen and we love to sing. We've been known to dance a little too!
The United Church Women get together frequently to do wonderful work for our Church Community and beyond.
The UCW’s mission is to love God; foster Christian commitment, faithfulness, and spirituality; and promote respect and love for all God’s creation.
In this photo, the UCW are making pies for a fundraiser.
Men's Ministry Lug-a-Mug Cafe
All men in our communities are welcome to this ecumenical group. For more information contact Jim Simpson at 613-832-7830 or e-mail metricman@sympatico.ca
The men have been enjoying a Lug-a- Mug cafe for coffee and conversation. We meet on the 2 & 4th Mondays of each month. If you would like to join us please register by contacting Walter Veenstra at wallyvee8@gmail
Saturday, June 11, 2022 we had a brainstorming breakfast meeting to talk about ideas for improving our church experience and making our church releva
Shining Our Light - Churches around Fitzroy Habour lit up their Churches