The Annual Christian Centre Fall Supper was held Oct. 18 and this edition held some distinction – a celebration of the 40 years that the Christian Centre has been a part of Snow Lake.
In keeping with the past 37 years that such a supper has been held, the 38th was also outstanding. It offered up an excellent meal and some great entertainment to the 200 or so people in
attendance.
Not only do attendees at the event enjoy a great meal of turkey, trimmings and pumpkin pie, but there is also some terrific entertainment. All provided through the talent of locals Tony Butt and Denis Yates, in addition to the fine folks from the Christian Centre’s sister church from Newton, Manitoba.
Getting the evening underway, Val Foord welcomed attendees and brought a number of items to the group’s collective attention.
Included in these were the seasonal and 40th anniversary decorations around the hall, which were the result of the creative talents of Sophia Moritz and Velma Yates.
Foord further advised that the proceeds from the supper would go in part to the grads and to others who would be announced at a later date. She also noted that $1,500 from last year’s supper went to the Dari-Lynn Miller fund.
At this point Ms. Foord revealed that in celebration of the church’s 40 years, the original minister, Ken Neufeld and wife Caroleen were in attendance, as was former minister John and wife Anita Klassen, who served in Snow Lake from 1982 to 1988.
Prior to the supper, there were further introductions of folks in the crowd, such as the Kalssens’ daughter, Krissy, and her husband John as well as former residents Don Schick and Joe and Linda Kryschuk.
As in past years, tables were called to line up for supper and the gent in charge of this task once again came up with inventive ways of picking the order in which people ate.
This year the theme was conveniently 1974 (40 years ago). As in past years, the meal was nothing short of fantastic!
Once dinner dishes were cleared away, Mayor Kim Stephen spoke to the crowd. She was at ease and prepared – like she’d been at it for years.
Yates and Butt performed two fine tunes and there was some outstanding music and laughs provided by the folks from Newton. They proved once again why the fall supper always delivers; the event showcases some exceptional voices, as well as a collective and priceless sense of humour.
This year being a special one, Val Foord asked the Neufelds to speak and as they did, a slide show from their years in Snow Lake helped everyone to reminisce and reflect on the church’s history and their own.
Prior to the evening ending, the voices of Newton sang out in two more selections, before everyone who was so inclined was invited back for the annual church services the following morning and a longer edition of the slideshow later Sunday evening.
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