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A Very Merry Christmas Dinner

12/7/2016

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Parker Johnson
Calgary, AB, Canada

On December 6, 2016, Calgary Community of Christ partnered with Lions Village to put on a wonderful community Christmas dinner for the residents and members/friends of the congregation. It was a special moment for us, giving the congregation an opportunity to share with our new neighbours in close community.

You see, Lions Village took us in when we needed them most. In August 2016, our congregation sold our facility as part of its congregational renewal strategy. While this sale was planned and intentional, our community was in need of a safe, comfortable space to meet temporarily until we could finalize next steps in our new location...wherever and whatever it may be. Our congregation now meets each Sunday morning in a bright, warm space located inside the Lions Village facility in NW Calgary. These residents of this facility are our neighbours, and we wanted to show them just how grateful we were for their generosity by providing them with a community dinner.
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Cochrane Young Singers provided musical entertainment at the Community Christmas Dinner.
In addition to dinner, the Cochrane Young Singers gave a beautiful Christmas concert, and all in attendance were even able to sing a few carols together. Special thanks to all those who helped to coordinate this event - you've helped nearly 100 people get into the holiday spirit!

Enjoy the recorded concert below!
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Greg Clark link
12/7/2016 03:42:16 pm

This is Greg Clark from the Herald. Could you send us photos (each one megabyte or larger) and information from this event that we could consider using for the Christmas Around the World feature in 2017? Send it to [email protected]. Many thanks.

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Parker Johnson
12/8/2016 10:20:25 am

Thanks for writing Greg! I'm working on this and will get you more information in the coming days.

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