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Countdown to Rodeo!
AUGUST 11-13
The Richer Rodeo Committee has been working hard to prepare for the August 11-13 Richer Rough Stock Rodeo. New this year is a tie in with the professional bull riding circuit for Friday night with a Bull Riders of Canada Bullnanza. Following the show will be the annual Giant Cowboy Social!
Additionally there is a lot more entertainment at the Busking Stage on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday night will see the return of award winning Ryan Keown on stage!
More food trucks will be on-site to keep those lines moving.
With the family fun zone, kid train rides, pony rides, reptile show and a petting zoo, the kids should have a blast! Facepainting and balloon creations!
The annual parade will again take place on Saturday venturing down the Dawson from the west end of the community.
Two pancake breakfasts to check out. The first Saturday morning at the Young at Hearts Hall and the second in the park under the Premier Tech Multiplex.
A Sunday morning Gymkhana will take place in the rodeo arena before the rodeo action. Spectators can check out the skills of competitors as they take on horse and rider challenges to compete for buckles!
And the always popular mutton busting, wild pony races and chicken scramble happen on both Saturday and Sunday.
Go to www.richerrodeo.ca for program info or visit the Richer Rodeo Facebook page for updates.
Thanks to all our sponsors and volunteers who make this happen every year!
From The Pastor’s Desk... Reflection
By Pastor Ben Funk
Isn’t it amazing how we can learn a lot about our faith by reflecting through the eyes of a child. Jesus says as much in a statement He made so long ago: “For although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned, you have revealed them to little ones.”
Think about this, for a moment: What were your first words as a child? You probably have no recollection, but that’s okay, because you could probably make a good guess. Mom and Dad were our everything as toddlers so much so that they were the foremost things on our minds and in our words. The identity of ourselves and our world could not be separated from them.
As beings made in the image and likeness of a Trinitarian God, a God who’s essence is relational, this doesn’t surprise us. Our essence and identity too is inherently relational. This explains why Jesus talks about His relationship with His Father in heaven immediately after talking about the wisdom of children. Children come to know who they are because of their relationship to their parents. We come to know who we are because of our relationship to our Heavenly Father. Hence why we are pursuing a family-centered faith formation process for our children! If we truly want our children to better understand themselves in light of their heavenly Father, it is most effectively passed on through the lifestyle of their earthly parents. If children learn to walk, talk, and do just about everything else essential for life from their parents, why not also the most essential thing of all?
God revealed that He is a loving communion of persons. May the communion of our families be at the heart of where our children come to know communion with our loving God.
We hope you are having a wonderful summer with your family and friends.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
The museum will hold a Farmers Market on Saturday, August 5th and 19th from 10 am to 2 pm. Hope to see you there.
Richer Community Club & Richer Recreation Committee Meeting...
Wednesday, August 9, 7:30 pm at the Dawson Trail Museum.
Richer Rough Stock Rodeo
August 11 – 13 in the Richer Dawson Trail Park. All your favourites plus more! Friday Night Bull Riders of Canada event! Visit www.richerrodeo for info and follow our Facebook page.
Cinema Under the Stars at the Dawson Trail Museum on August 18 at 9 pm. The movie is FREE. Popcorn and drinks available for sale. Movie is Mon Cirque À Moi.
Wrestling for the Wetlands
Hosted by Southeast Ducks Unlimited under the Premier Tech Multiplex in the Dawson Trail Park on August 26. VIP ticket Meet & Greet at 6 pm. General admission at 6:30 pm. Advance tickets available at Burnell’s Food plus and the Richer Inn. Pro Wrestling Fun for the entire family!
Dinner and Dance...
Richer Young at Heart Club Dinner and Dance Saturday, September 9 (One week earlier than usual due to a schedule conflict) with live music by the Gemstars. Cost is $25 per person and dinner is at 6 pm. Music till 11 pm. Call Ron @ 431 275 0874 for tickets.
Harvest Festival Celebration Mass
Archbishop Albert LaGatt along with Father Kevin Lereh from the Ste Anne Parish will hold a Harvest Festival Celebration Mass at the Richer Multi Plex at the park on September 10, at 10:30 am, followed by a procession to the Museum Grotto. Lunch will be available, and the museum will be open for tours. Bring your lawn chair at the park.
EnRicher deadline:
Thursday, August 31 is the deadline for August 2023 submissions for the EnRicher.
