October Interest Groups
BOOK NOTES
When: 11th October, 9.30am
Where: Mary-Ellen’s home
Book:
Co-convenors:
Mary
Roberta
September’s Review
Our September book was The Queen’s Fool by Philippa Gregory. The story takes place in England, starting in the winter of 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah Green, a fourteen- year-old Jewish girl is forced to flee Spain with her father. This young woman is caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth. Hannah must find her true destiny and choose between the safe life of a commoner and the dangerous intrigues of the royal family that are inextricably bound up in her own yearnings and desires. Our book group unanimously enjoyed this book. We rated it a 9 out of 10 overall! Comments about the book included: “great read”, “well developed characters – just loved Hannah ‘the fool’ and Will’s character”, “loved the history of the time period , would have liked even more historical information”.
Thank you, Gaye, for hosting our meeting.
COUPLES ACTIVITY
Convenor: Andrea D.
Pot Luck Dinner and Gathering
When: Friday October 21st, 7:30pm
Where: Andrea and Keith's home
Enjoy an evening of great food, fine wine and lively conversation. All Newcomers and their partners are welcome to this relaxed and informal social evening. Catch up with old friends and meet some new ones. If your other half is out of town, grab a friend or come on your own. Hope to see a good crowd. Please RSVP to Andrea.
BIBLE STUDY
Convenor:
Marie
Where: consult newsletter
When: Wedneday, October 5th & 12th
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Study: Very informal discussions about spiritual matters. If I call myself a Christian, what does that look like on a day to day basis?
GET TOGETHER CRAFTS
Convenor:
Jaime
When: Thursday mornings 9-noon
Where: Sobey’s Community Room
Topsail Road
Already in full swing, the craft group is meeting every Thursday morning from 9 – 12 in the Sobeys store on Topsail Road (just past the Village Mall). At this moment we are all doing our own crafts (or just come in for a chat and coffee), but later on we will work on projects of interest to the group. We welcome everyone, you do not need to be “member” of the group to drop by!
Our first “group” project will be a quilt that we will donate to the Festival of Trees Silent Auction. In the past years members of our Craft group have personally donated crafts to the Silent Auction for the Cancer Society, we thought it would be nice to work together on a project for the Silent Auction this year. Andrea has volunteered to gather the materials needed, and we hope that many of you will help us make this quilt a reality. You can help us in two ways; first is by working on the quilt on Thursday mornings, the second way is to donate some money towards the materials of the quilt. We estimate that the materials will be in the range of $80- $100 for the quilt. Give Jaime a call or Email if you want to be part of this project!
OUT TO LUNCH
Convenor:
Millie
When: 12 noon Friday 21st October
Where: Peter Belbin’s Steakhouse & Salad Bar, 223 Duckworth St.
We try to have our lunch the third Friday of every month. Sometimes we hook a wonderful place and then sometimes we don’t! We have no set rules. Eat, Drink and be Merry. Everyone is most welcome. If you wish to come to lunch this October, please reserve your place by contacting Millie by Oct. 18th.
GOLF GANG
Convenor:
Marie Hanni
As you look out your windows most mornings, there can be little doubt as to why our days of golf are numbered. We are still hopeful for a few more rounds once the hurricane rains stop and just before the snow begins to fly. Every fall we try to play on Dec. 1st and we have been successful for 3 years running!
In January and February we will be hitting the odd bucket of balls at D’Angelo’s and then on to Chapters for coffee and a chat. In early spring we will take lessons or a clinic or two. Meanwhile, practice putting on the living room rug and try chipping over the chairs with a light ball. It’s that short game that really counts!!!
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS
Co-convenors:
Ann
Jaime
When: Wednesday 19th October
Where: Jaime’s Home
The Community Volunteers started the year with the Relay for Life, a team of 10 members of the Newcomers Club participated in this 12 hour relay. It was a wonderful event and thanks to the indoor location this year, we stayed dry all night! The event raised $80,000 in St. John’s for the Canadian Cancer Society.
We want to welcome all members to the Community Volunteer interest group; you can become part of the interest group or just participate in events as they come up. It is a great way to get connected to St. John’s volunteer community and at the same time make some new friends.
Our ongoing project is the Naomi Centre Dinner Club; once every two weeks on Monday night, we cook dinner for this centre for girls at risk. If you want to know more about this, please contact Jaime or Ann or sign up at our next Social meeting in October.
Naomi Centre Dinner Schedule: As you see, we still have a few spots to be filled this month, give us a call if you can fill any of these spots!
October 3 Roberta
Andrea D.
October 17 Looking for volunteer
Looking for volunteer
October 31 June
Looking for volunteer
Win a Quilt and Support the Library
As a fundraising project the St. John’s Library Board is holding a ticket draw for a reversible quilt, hand stitched by Marjorie Coleman-Sadd of the Cabot Quilters’ Guild. The size of the quilt is approximately 6’x7’ and is valued at $800.00. Pictures of this beautiful quilt and tickets will be available at the October general meeting. Ticket prices are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00 and proceeds support the materials and programs of the Public Libraries. Your support for this project would be greatly appreciated
WINTER WALKERS
Convenor:
Peggy
Winter walkers will begin at 9.30 September 29. We meet at The Works gym at MUN off Elizabeth Avenue. Cost $2 to use the track. Please wear clean walking shoes. We will continue to meet each Thursday through the winter! Same time. Same station!
Happy walking!
NEWCOMER TENNIS
Co-convenors:
Sandi
Roberta
Well the new year of Newcomers officially got underway on September 19th with a fabulous turnout at the Gallery. Now, following on from that, you may or may not be aware of the Newcomer Tennis Group. It is a group established to encourage Newcomer members to get together for a social hit and/ or lesson followed by coffee. Of course we have members of all different skill levels, but please don’t feel that you can’t join it – we welcome one and all!
We play at the Greenbelt Tennis Club (a facility with 6 indoor courts and 4 outdoor courts) every Friday morning year round.
Whilst the Club is mostly for members only, they do run clinics and lessons for both members and non-members. So the Newcomer group, in conjunction with the Greenbelt Tennis Club, have been able to arrange a private Clinic (if we have enough people interested) to help new players, or returning players who may or may not be members, learn more about the game and develop their skills. The clinic would run for 10 weeks and the cost would vary depending on numbers, but we anticipate it being in the vicinity of $10 - $25 per week. In addition to this, those Newcomers who are members of the Club may opt not to do
the Clinic but would like to come down for the social hit – we can organise that too!
So having said that, please feel free to drop either Sandie or Roberta an email or give them a call and let them know if you would be interested in joining the group this year – they would love to have you come along!
Brush Up Your Computer Skills
Convenor: Pia
Whether you are interested in getting started with using a computer, or want to know more about MS Word, or learn a bit about computer maintenance or how to surf the web or how to organize digital photos, this group is for you. We will meet in small groups according to skills and interests - hopefully with a few computers or laptops at hand. Some of you have already signed up at the September Social. I will contact all interested in a week from now to set up our first meeting.
Friday Adventure Touring Group
Also known as the Walkie-Talkie-Munchie Group. This is not a Newcomers’ interest group, but open to anyone who wishes to take part. It is a wonderful way to get to know
St .John’s and the surrounding areas. The group meets every Friday morning at 10 a.m. in the lobby of the Holiday Inn, Portugal Cove Road, next to the kiosk. If you are interested, please, mail Elizabeth.
GAMES NIGHT
Convenor:
Peggy
The first Games Night will be held on Friday, October 7th at 7pm at Gaye’s home.. We'll play Chicken Foot or cards, depending on the number of ladies present. Please RSVP to Gaye. Come casual.
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