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Speakers Series at Pioneer Memorial Church
Join us for our Speaker Series at Pioneer Memorial Church, 2370 Highway 60 at Hillside. All are welcome!
Tuesday, May 6th at 11:30 to 1:00, Kristie Shaver from Food 4 Kids Muskoka. We will serve a light lunch of soup and sandwiches
Kristie Shaver is the Communications Manager for Food4Kids Muskoka as well as their Volunteer Coordinator and Marketing/Social Media Coordinator. Food4Kids Muskoka provides “Weekends Without Hunger” to 320 children weekly (and growing) among 22 schools from Severn Bridge to Huntsville and out to Muskoka Lakes. This program was designed to bridge the gap between the estimated 1000+ children who go without food on weekends, relying heavily on breakfast, lunch and snack programs at schools. food4kidsmuskoka.ca
Sunday, May 18 at 10:30-11:30 Mitch Case, Métis speaker. Lunch will be provided after the church service and a Beading Workshop will follow if you wish to join us.
A proud Metis citizen from the Historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis Community. Mitch is a community based historian, focusing on the history of Ontario Métis communities; especially those around the Great Lakes. A Councillor on the Provisional Council of the Metis Nation of Ontario, Mitch was elected on a platform of advancing Métis Self-Government, improving communication, advancing Métis culture, and most importantly advancing the historic claims of Métis community. As a Metis representative at local and regional levels, Mitch is passionate defender of the Métis right to self determination, jurisdiction over lands and resources and the cause of Métis Nationalism. Mitch volunteers in schools, colleges and universities across Ontario where he is invited to speak about Métis culture, history, traditions, rights and contemporary issues. mitchcase.ca
Tuesday, June 3, 10:00-11:30 Marielle and Dave of Helping Buddies Muskoka, We will serve coffee, tea and goodies.
Do you have a to-do list that is too much to tackle on your own? Helping Buddy will come to your house no matter how small the job. For more information about the program, contact: Dave & Marielle, Owners and Helping Buddies 705-349-3699, HelpingBuddy.ca
100th Anniversary of the United Church Celebrations, Progressive Tour Saturday, June 7, Combined Service Sunday, June 8 at 10:30
We are celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the United Church of Canada!
Join us on Saturday, June 7th at our 4 churches in our Progressive Celebration: 9:30-10:30 at Pioneer for Breakfast, 11:30-12:30 at Stewart for Sandwiches and Lemonade, 1:00-2:00 at Seabreeze with a bagged snack, 2:30-3:30 at Knox United for dessert. 4:00 at the Dorset Pavilion for an Indigenous Fire Ceremony.
On Sunday June 8th all our churches and visitors meet at 10:30 at Stewart United Church for a Combined Service and a Celebration BBQ.
Help us celebrate 100 years- see our churches, learn about our history, meet our members and enjoy some delicious treats.
Coffee House Live Music at Stewart United Church, Dwight - Fri. Oct 3, 7pm
EXPERIENCE AN EXCITING BEST OF MUSKOKA LIVE MUSIC EVENING
WITH SEAN COTTON, CHRISTINA HUTT AND MIKE PHILLIPS
Down By The Bays presents a Muskoka COFFEE HOUSE on Friday, October 3, 7:00 at:
Stewart Memorial United Church, 1212 Dwight Beach Road, Dwight, Lake of Bays
The link for on-line $30 tickets is: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/coffee-house-concert
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Only 100 tickets available for this intimate concert.
$10 from each ticket sold will be donated to the Stewart Memorial Exterior Renovations campaign.
Cash concession available (by donation)
SEAN COTTON: A Georgetown , Ontario native and Toronto expat, Sean Cotton currently creates and performs in the Central Ontario regions of Muskoka and Almaguin Highlands. After retiring from a 20 year career on the road and in the studio as a guitar player and harmony vocalist with performing-songwriting duo The Undesirables, Sean has settled in the village of Burk's Falls, Ontario where he operates a recording studio producing artist, recording his own albums as well as working as a jingle composer for radio.
https://seancotton.ca
CHRISTINA HUTT: Christina can fill a room with her rich, resonant, out-of-this era voice and move you with her honest, charismatic delivery. Once described as a full-bodied glass of red wine, her sound is reminiscent of the soul-stirring vocals you would have heard flowing from a transistor radio in the late 50’s. You will understand why Hutt has been dubbed “the voice” in her hometown of Muskoka, Ontario. She welcomes you into the secrets of her heart with fierce passion and endearing spirit. Christina’s ease in a diversity of genres brings a captivating quality to her performances.
https://christinahutt.com
MIKE PHILLIPS: Phillips has travelled the country, from Vancouver to Toronto to Halifax and back, in pursuit of a musical dream that awoke in him as kid learning on his dad’s guitar, but only after he stopped taking accordion lessons. It was bass guitar that really turned up the heat up for Phillips and he played in garage punk bands doing original music only through to the mid ‘80s. It was then that he started playing guitar as his main instrument and began to perform in a series of three jug bands, first in Halifax, then Vancouver with the Hard Rock Miners, and finally landed back in Toronto with famed party band Jughead.
Tiller’s Folly Live Concert at Stewart United Church, Dwight - Fri. Nov 7, 7pm
Come to the Tiller’s Folly Live Concert of Celtic, Folk and Bluegrass Music on Friday, November 7, 7:00 at:
Stewart Memorial United Church, 1212 Dwight Beach Road, Dwight, Lake of Bays
Tickets are $40 and available at this link https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/tillers-folly-live-concert
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Only 100 tickets available for this intimate concert.
$10 from each ticket sold will be donated to the Stewart Memorial Exterior Renovations campaign.
Cash concession available (by donation)
For over twenty-five years, Tiller’s Folly have been uniting the past with the present as modern-day storytellers of lore, singing the West’s pioneer history to life. From the outset, Tiller’s Folly aspired to create acoustic music that is thoughtful, progressive, yet timeless in nature. Music that is representative of their Pacific Coastal home. They set out to preserve a measure of the West’s colonial heritage in stories & songs.
Drawing influence from Scottish, Irish and Maritime Music traditions, Tiller’s Folly have continued to expand and refine their potent blend of Pacific Canadiana, and ‘beyond.’
“As one of the tightest, and unflinchingly focused, folk bands in the nation, Tiller’s Folly continues to produce music that is both distinctly Canadian and firmly rooted in the Celtic tradition. Stirring Up Ghosts confirms that Tiller’s Folly is a national treasure”
— Peter North / Edmonton Journal
Tiller's Folly website: https://tillersfolly.com
FOR YOUR INFORMATION - This trio are performing at Toronto's top music venue THE HUGH'S ROOM on Nov. 2 (this is a quality show!)
Victoria Day Tea- May 19, 3-4:30 at Pioneer Hall
You are invited to our Victoria Day Tea on Monday May 19 from 3:00 to 4:30 at Pioneer Hall.
Tea, coffee, scones, jams, sandwiches, sweets and a good ole British SING-A-LONG!
We hope that you will dress up for our Tea
Admission by cash donation with all funds to Pioneer Memorial United Church
Todd and Robyn Music Concert-May 23 7:30 at Knox UC
We are excited to present the “Todd and Robyn Music Concert” on Friday May 23 at 7:30 at Knox United Church, 1012 Harvey Street, Dorset.
Only 70 seats-Tickets, at $20 each, can be purchased in Dorset at Pizza On Earth and Pharmasave, online at this link, or at the door (if available) with cash.
Simple songs for simple life: a concept from Todd and Robyn, the husband/wife duo from Bracebridge, Ontario
After moving North in 2021, the pair decided to dive into the vibrant Muskoka music scene! Calling the Bracebridge Hall their second home, Todd & Robyn have had the rare opportunity to develop their live chops all while being supported to write original music. With soulful harmonies and lively tambourine, this Folksy Americana duo will not disappoint.
Todd Blair entered and won first place in the 2023 Huntsville’s Got Talent.
Get your tickets for this fabulous concert as soon as possible so you won’t be disappointed!
Easter Services at Lake of Bays Pastoral Charge
Easter Services
Lenten Study Weekly on Wednesdays- Zoom & in person at Pioneer 10 am
April 13 Palm Sunday begins HOLY WEEK 10:30 Communion at Pioneer with Rev. Meg Jordan, Streamed at Knox at 10:30 with Communion
April 18 Good Friday Pioneer Sanctuary 10:30 a.m.
April 20 EASTER SUNDAY All individual churches open for celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Easter Sunrise Fire @ Pioneer 7 a.m.
Pioneer Memorial 9 a.m. in Hillside,
Stewart Memorial 10:15 in Dwight
Knox United 11:30 in Dorset.
You Fancy Yourself- Theatre at Pioneer - April 23-26
"You Fancy Yourself is a tough explosive work that sends passions spinning across the stage. Ideas tumble like battered leaves caught in a windstorm in Ardal's excoriating vision." —Hamilton Spectator
PERFORMANCE DATES:
Wednesday April 23 (2pm)
Thursday April 24 (7pm)
Friday April 25 (7pm)
Saturday April 26 (2pm)
$40 per ticket Link to purchase (You can decide whether you support the Zeffy platform. To opt out use the dropdown and check “Other” and put in 0%)
$10 from each ticket purchased will be donated to the Pioneer Memorial United Church Environmental Lighting Fixtures upgrade fund.
Pioneer Memorial United Church is located at 2370 Hwy #60 (at the foot of Tally-Ho Winter Park Road) Hillside, Lake of Bays.
SYNOPSIS:
You Fancy Yourself is the story of a young girl with a vivid imagination and a stunning ability to enrich the lives of everyone she encounters. When Elsa and her family move from Iceland to Scotland, she is filled with uncontrollable joy over the new adventure she is about to begin. With her infectious energy and love for the dramatic, Elsa stands out both in her community and within her classroom, but this exuberance also targets her as an outcast.
Written and performed by AWARD WINNING playwright, Maja Ardal, You Fancy Yourself, is a hilarious and poignant tale set in the world of playground politics and childhood loyalties, and has been highly praised for its ability to awaken the youthful memories in all of us.
Doors open 30 minutes before show time.
General seating. 50 seats/performance (If seats are available, you can pay CASH at the door.
There is a CASH concession available (by donation)
Plenty of free parking
Thank you to Capstone Market for your sponsorship!