BORDEN — The Borden Friendship Club held their final potluck supper for 2023 on Dec. 28, in the Club Room with 36 out to enjoy the evening. After the meal, four were on hand to blow out the candles on the cake – Dianne Rawlyk, Gaby Lajoie, Miriam Hamm and Archie Wainwright. Four December celebrants. G. Sparks, Gary Leschyshyn, Ken Tanchak and John Longmore, were absent.
Peter Thiessen was emcee for the program and starting were Peter and Aven Paetkau singing with Mary Thiessen playing the keyboard for Little Drummer Boy, Joy to the World and three more songs. Sandra Long read There is a Santa Claus. Ed Neufeld played his harmonica for Red River Valley, Waltz Quadrillo and Streets of Laredo, and then Rev. Sheldon Carr read a poem by T.S. Elliot entitled Journey of the Magi.
Cheryl Larner told a joke and Evelyn Skarra read a poem the late Mary Carpentier had written about Saskatchewan. Evelyn also read a humorous letter from her grandmother entitled Dear Family on what and what not to do or bring for Christmas dinner. Upcoming in January for the Friendship Club is the business meeting Jan. 10 at 2 pm, cash bingo Jan. 17 and the potluck supper in the Community Centre Jan. 25 when the guest musicians will be John Reimer and Carey Quiring.
St. John’s Anglican Church held an Epiphany Service of Holy Eucharist Dec. 31 with the singing of Christmas carols and a luncheon held in the Lower Hall following the service, courtesy of Rev. Sheldon and Rosann Carr. The church is holding a luncheon Monday, Jan. 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Lower Hall, serving soup, buns, cookies and beverages, by donation. The funds will be donated to the Borden Care Home.
Bible/book study sessions at the Anglican Church start again Jan. 5 at 11 a.m. and there will be a special service Jan. 19 at 2 p.m. for 2024 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Jan. 18 to 25. Everyone is welcome and the offering will go to the Borden School breakfast program. Rev. Carr, along with Anglican and Lutheran Church members, holds a service at the care home the last Friday of each month and in January it will be Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.
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