Organizer thankful for great Christmas lunch

Editor’s note: Stephanie Sydiaha was the main organizer for the Christ Church Christmas Lunch and wished to thank all those involved in volunteering time, effort and food and for attending a very successful event.

By Stephanie Sydiaha

SASKATOON — Greetings and Happy New Year.

Thanks for supporting the Christmas Lunch; it was a wonderful gathering. There were about 45 people in attendance, and had there not been a fresh dump of snow, there likely would have been a few more.

The food was fabulous with ham donated by Freshco on 33rd, turkey, Mennonite sausage, samosas, green bean casserole, dressing, scalloped potatoes, carrots, salad, cole slaw, buns and a selection of desserts, including amazing homemade frosted brownies, all donated by church and community members! (I don’t think I missed anything).

It was a feast by any measure. There was music and magic, good conversation and fellowship, a great way to spend Christmas Day! This gathering was made possible with enthusiastic support from the church community and our neighbours in Caswell Hill including Cathy, Ian, Ted, Ron, Wilma, Deb,

Beth, Joan, Linda, Al, Hilary, Charlotte, Valerie, Delaynie, and Betty, who provided food, cooking skills and volunteer labour. We also received cash donations to support our efforts.

A BIG THANK YOU to Mark for shovelling snow and making a special presentation on behalf of the mayor of Bedford Road (betcha didn’t know we had a mayor of Bedford Road). Thank you Mark! Ian brought takeout containers so we could send our guests home with food, and what remained was put in containers and left in the box on the church lawn.

After the other volunteers had gone and I was noodling around, I decided to put some of the MANY desserts and dainties in tin foil packages outside as well, and they were gone in a flash.

We know the need is great in our community, and it was deeply satisfying to share this