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ACW Christmas Craft & Bake Sale News

Christmas Craft and Bake Sale Saturday, December 7th, from 10 to 1   We are hoping you can donate any of the following for our volunteers to sell to our customers… ~ home baking such as cookies, Christmas cakes, pies, granola, tarts, preserves, etc. ~ frozen meals (eg. mac and cheese, Shepherd’s pie, soup, etc) ~…

Lenten Food Bank Drive

Christ Church is holding our annual Lenten Food Bank Drive from February 25th to March 31st. Thank you to anyone who is able to contribute to this most needed outreach support for those in our community who may require assistance from this food program. Below are suggestions of non-perishable food that would be very much appreciated by the Markdale Foodbank: Canned food; peas, corn, tomatoes, mixed vegetables,…

An Evening On Broadway And At The Movies

It’s here! Below you’ll find the videos for our An Evening on Broadway and at The Movies concert we hosted back at the end of April. In four parts, we hope you enjoy this as much as we did performing! A Special Thanks to Bashi, Kylie and Yuri for all their filming work, editing and support in getting these videos up for…

Spring Rummage Sale

Spring Rummage Sale:  May 5th and 6th from 9am to 1pm Finally, we’re able to have a rummage sale again at Christ Church! We haven’t been able to hold one of these popular fundraisers since 2019. As always, we will be looking for volunteers to help with set-up, take-down and assisting in the parish hall. Many hands make light work, as we’ve seen each time we…

Lenten Food Bank Drive

This year has been a particularly difficult year for those living with food insecurity and the impact of inflation on their lives. Non-perishable food, cash, cheques (made out to Markdale Food Bank) or e-Transfers (address available to those who request it) are most welcome. Tax receipts are available from the Markdale Food Bank for donations of cash, cheques or e-Transfers. Please consider donating to the wonderful…

World Day Of Prayer

World Day of Prayer Service Traditionally, the World Day of Prayer service would be held in a local Church and planned and prepared by people from local Churches on the first Friday of March. This year that falls on March 4, 2022. Because of the Covid 19 pandemic and the current restrictions, we are not able to host either the planning meeting…

Alternative for the Traditional Christmas Bazaar

Dear Christ Church friends, We’ve had another challenging year, and more new ways of doing things have been required! As you may have already gathered, we will not be able to hold our Traditional Christmas Bazaar again this year. Not only have our bazaars always been a wonderful source of fresh home baked food, beautiful handcrafted items, a warm and welcoming place…

Community Christmas Baskets Drive

Hello Everyone! Once again this year we will be supporting Annesley’s Community Christmas Basket Drive. This program supports the local Food Bank and provides food baskets to those in need for Christmas. With the continuation of the pandemic, our local Food Bank has seen an exponential increase in need from our community. Donations can be dropped off at Christ Church on Sundays…