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p6 weekender july 26 1986 religion page economistsun the tribune 2942200 6402100 area people take part in mennonite festival by paula crowell staff reporter markham and stouffville area mennonites will partici pate in a celebration of culture and faith that was 200 years in the making the mennonite bicentennial festival which began last month will conclude with a threeday event at harbour- front the public is invited to see displays of crafts literature and art and music will fill the air as a variety of mennonite performing artists entertain story tellers will weave their tales every hour on the hour from a replica of a conestoga wagon and children can enjoy special activities geared to the younger set stella reesor of gormley is on the festival steering committee and has been working on the celebration since february 1985 about 160 local residents are on subcommittees because in traditional mennonite fashion volunteers will provide all the manpower local women have made pies and will organize the first course of saturdays supper and wideman mennonite church is responsible for the salad bar the ladies are anticipating ab out 1200 diners chicken barbecue and back bacon on a bun booths are also the responsibility of markham and stouffville mennonites mrs reesor explained that 2700 pounds of chicken has been ordered for the weekend one of the musical groups is the rouge river family band whose members hail from the markham area and andy reesor mcdowell is organizing the lineup of talent as part of a subcommittee the celebration commemo rates 200 years of mennonites in canada and takes place the civic holiday weekend of aug 2 3 and 4 it runs saturday and sunday from 10 am to 10 pm and monday from 10 am to 9 pm admission is free and simultaneous activities are planned for the various theatres and stages on the harbourfront site the festival began the last weekend of june in vineland and continued july 5 and 6 in kitchener saturday and sunday even ings will feature traditional mennonite fare on saturday the food will represent the pennsylvania dutch element of the mennonites while a russian meal will be prepared sunday night tickets for saturdays supper are 1095 for adults and 695 for children the borsch supper tickets are 5 and 350 all proceeds will go to the mennonite central committee which does relief work around the world the food schedule is as fol lows brigantine room saturday aug 2 11 am bake sale 11 am bbq chicken and pork on a bun 445 pm pennsylvania dutch church supper sunday aug 3 noon bbq chicken and back bacon on a bun 4 pm russian mennonite church supper monday aug 4 11 am bake sale 11 am bbq chicken and back bacon on a bun 11 am hispanic and oriental foods musical performers include the witness choir locusts and wild honey diamond st church choir vineland male choir do rian and cathy falconerlichty also rouge river family band jim edi ger and the irish contingent tim bergen andrew cash john wilson mooncoin bethany bell ringers and singers and peter elias and friends performing on stage in the studio theatre will be robert loewen menno sin- gers wes elias and bertha hoeppnerelias wendy bartley and carol ann weaver armin strings and andrea weber crafts for children begin at 11 am each day in the lookout demonstrations by craft makers will be held in the shipdeck tent at noon each day irtvjjtv centennial baptist church 8252 mccowan rd south pastor harvey peters asst g thorogood 2941147 sunday july 27 1100 am pastor godfrey who are you imitating 700 pm mr jonathan chamberlain missionary from indonesia proposed new building applications for enrollment are now being accepted for the fall term at stouffville christian school kgr 10 small classes quality christian education bus transportation from markhamunionville call 6403297 unionville alliance church 4771104 pastor dave petrescue 930 am sunday school 1 1 00 am worship service how to be filled with the holy spirit 630 pm evening service all services at unionvilie public school 300 main street unionville baptist church 243 main st 4790942 pastor dr ray reed asst brian morris sunday july 27 1100 am a program of spiritual rehabilitation 630 pm knowing our election of god the end of your search for a friendly church air conditioned markham baptist church 110 church street opposite high school pastor rev douglas sherwood sunday july 27 1100 am speaker rev jim newman aurora baptist church always a warm welcome aifilialed with the baptist convention ol ont que the village baptist church new location john xxiii catholic school 1 q5 krieshoff ave unionvilie 1030 am sunday nursery and junior church to ase 8 pastor rev ralph d neil bsc bd 4790765 affiliation canadian baptist federation markham missionary church 313 main st n 2945081 pastors grant sloss myles toop sunday july 27 945 am family sunday school 1100 am pastor sloss 630 pm pastor toop you are invited to be part of a friendly caring church recent wedding n joseph lee son of shirley lee of unionvilie and michael lee of weston and lynn martel daughter of paul and maureen mar tel of montreal were mar ried recently the couple honeymooned in vermont and are currently living in alberta first presbyterian church of unionvilie ol 8 wp the i v c 0 1100 morning worship heritage centre 17 anna russel way rev michael w goheen 4777497 nursery provided unionville presbyterian church of the presbyterian church in canada t 930 am morning worship nursery care church school william berczy public school 120 carlton road rev jost kreplin 4756233 a warm welcome awaits you