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White Gift Sunday 2006
Posted Dec 13, 2006 (Corrected Dec 19, 2006)

White Gift Sunday 2006 took place December 10. The Youth Group led the service and presented a brief skit. The service featured a number of carols by le Chœur des enfants de Lachine, directed by Silvio Palmieri and accompanied by Manon Descoteaux. It also included a play by the Sunday School, presentation of white gifts and gifts for children picked by the congregation from the Outreach Gift Tree during the past two weeks, and a donation to the Lachine Food Bank. Our thanks to the Youth Group and their leaders Kevin McKenzie and Linda Rodd, and to the Sunday School students who practiced for the play and their teachers Susan McKenzie and Roy Rodd. Following are a few photos of the event (pickable to view a larger version).

Michelle McKenzie, Robbie Rodd and Jacob Osborne discuss waiting for Jesus versus doing as He did.

Le Chœur des enfants de Lachine presented a number of hymns and carols in several segments.

The Sunday School presented a play in which each of several creatures bragged about the importance of its gift to the interviewer (Cassandra McKenzie) of the programme Your Heavenly Host. First was the cat, John Parmater.

Then came the sheep, Erin Overbury (quite emphatic!).

Then the cow, Susan McKenzie.

Finally, while the donkey (Elizabeth Rodd) was speaking, in came the angel (Caroline Rodd) to set them all straight.

Valerie Coffin of the Summerlea Outreach Committee presented a cheque to Margaret Payette of the Resurrection Food Bank.

And we close the White Gift Sunday story with shots of the White Gifts and the Gift Tree gifts that the Outreach Committee will give to the food bank for inclusion in family food baskets.

Thank you to all who organized, prepared, learned, presented and enjoyed this White Gift Sunday service.

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