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Colborne Pentecostal Church: Division Street, Sunday services at 10 a.m. for Christian Education hour; morning worship at 11 a.m. and Evening worship at 6 p.m. Wednesday is Family night at 7 p.m. with Adult bible study. For more information call 905-355-2179. Colborne Presbyterian Church: King Street, 9:30 a.m. Sunday service; bible study and bereavement support group also provided. For more information call 905-355-1337. Colborne Pastoral Charge of the United Church: in Colborne, on the corner of Church and Percy, services at 11 a.m. Sunday; in Salem, Sunday service at 10 a.m., and in Dundonald, at 9 a.m. For more information phone 905-355-2043. Castleton United Church, on Percy Street, Sunday service is at 9:30 a.m., and a nursery is available. The pastor is Rev. Ruth Noble. For more information call 905-344-7684. In Grafton, the congregation of St. Andrew's worships at 11 a.m. Prospect Missionary Church located at 75 King Street East offers worship services on Sunday at 11 a.m. and offers a variety of children's programs. Men's Bible Study, Wednesday at 7 p.m. Pastor Isaac Flagg can be reached at 905-355-2408. Trinity Anglican Church located at 70 King Street East offers one worship service on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. Nursery and children's programs are available. Contact Rev. Ted Clarke at 905-355-1643. St. George's Anglican Church, located in Grafton with services at 9 a.m. on Sundays. For more information contact Rev. Ted Clark at 905-349-2873 or the church at 905-349-2873. Jehovah's Witnesses, located at 902 County Rd. 24 in Roseneath, meet Sundays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesdays from 7:30 p.m. to 9:15 p.m., Thursdays from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. For more information call 905-352-3274. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Grafton, hold worship Saturdays at 5 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. and at 11 a.m. For more information call 905-349-2504. Hastings/Roseneath United Church, located at 3 Albert St., Hastings and on County Rd. 24 hold worship at 9:15 a.m. in Hastings and 11 a.m. in Roseneath. For more information call Rev. Jamie York at 905-352-2000. St. Andrew's United Church, located on Old Danforth Road in Grafton, holds worship at 9:15 a.m. for Grafton and 11 a.m. for Castleton. For more information call Rev. Rose Noble at 905-349-2736. Trinity Evening Guild meets every second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in Parish Hall, September to June. Included in meetings are devotions, business, recreation, guest speaker and lunch. For more information contact Bonnie Hilliard at 905-355-1621 or Cicely Scroggs at 905-355-2276. The Apple Blossom Community Access Program (CAP) provides free public internet service, as well as printing, scanning and step-by-step tutorials. CAP has sites at the Colborne and Area Community Care, 905-355-2989 or the Colborne Public Library, 905-355-3722. Please visit or go online at: www.cramahetownship.ca. The Brighton Rebekah Lodge meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. in Fraternal Links Hall on Meade Street in Brighton. Women living in Colborne or Cramahe Township are welcome to get more information by calling Jean House at 613-475-4405. Women of the United Church of Canada in Castleton meet on first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the church on Percy Street. For more information call Cecilia Terpstra at 905-344-7397. Castleton Colborne Optimist Club: Members meet the first Tuesday of the month at the Queen's Hotel and the third Tuesday at the Friendship House. Both meetings start at 7 p.m. The club's motto is "Friend of youth". A major fundraising event is weekly Bingo (in conjunction with the Brighton Lions Club). The Club sponsors minor sports, respect for law, and bicycle safety, as well as annual soap box derby. For more information contact Cindy Evans at 613-475-6580. Colborne Rotary Club: meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Rotary Hall, The Keeler Centre, Division Street. The Rotary sponsors minor hockey, figure skating, community projects, youth programs, and seniors programs. For more information contact Graham Norcutt at 905-344-7000 or by email at graham@eagle.ca. Colborne Inner Wheel Club meets the second Tuesday of the month at members' homes. They are essentially Ladies of Rotary, but are a separate organization. Members must have a Rotarian in the family. Various fund-raisers throughout the year allow the club to make annual contributions to local charities. For more information contact Marjorie Lloyd at 905-355-3771. Northumberland Big Sisters Association needs volunteers to help with girls who need guidance and companionship. Potential volunteers are thoroughly screened and matches are made based on shared interests. For more information contact Barb Keenan, Executive Directory, at 905-885-6422. Big Brothers of Cobourg-Port Hope and District needs volunteers to help with boys who need guidance and companionship. Potential volunteers are thoroughly screened and matches are made based on shared interests. Other programs include in-school mentoring and Big Couple, where a couple is matched with a child. For more information contact Brenda DeLair at 905-885-8435. Colborne & Area Community Care is a volunteer organization providing information to seniors and the disabled, as well as transportation, home help, caregiver relief, telephone security checks, social visits, errands, Meals on Wheels, a frozen meal program, Fun and Fitness, Diners' Club and a senior activity centre in Colborne. For more information contact Kristine Zinck at 905-355-2989. The Ladies Auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion, Br. 187, meets first Monday of the month at the Legion, September through June. The Auxiliary participates in Legion activities and caters to weddings, funerals and banquets held at the Legion. For more information contact the Legion Hall at 905-355-5479. Royal Canadian Legion, Colborne Branch 187, on King Street, sponsors sporting activities, dart and euchre leagues, public speaking as well as Remembrance Day poster/poem contest. Contact the Legion Hall at 905-355-5479 for more information. The Welcome Wagon brings friendly greetings and community information to new families. The Welcome Wagon basket has a civic envelope and gifts from businesses it represents. Brides-to-Be and mothers with new babies under three months of age are eligible for information and gifts from national and local sponsors. Phone Carol Ann Neufeld at 613-475-2565. The Royal Canadian Legion Grafton Branch 580 can be reached at 905-349-2148. The Apple Route: Rural countryside, quaint villages and towns, Lake Ontario's inviting shoreline, apple orchards, rolling hills; they're all waiting to be discovered. The Apple Route is located along the north shoreline of Lake Ontario and parallels Highway 401. For more information check out the website at www.appleroute.com or phone toll-free to 1-877-475-2775. First Colborne Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are for boys and girls over five years old living in the Colborne and Cramahe Township area. Meetings are held at the Colborne Public School. For more information, or to become a leader, contact Don LaSalle at 905-355-2296. Sparks, Brownies and Girl Guides meet in Colborne, Castleton and Grafton on a weekly basis during the school year. Girls aged 5 and up are welcome to join. Pathfinders meet in Colborne only. For more information contact Sheena David at 905-344-7556. Northumberland Youth for Christ is a non-profit Christian charity that is dedicated to helping teenagers and their families in the Northumberland County area. For more information contact Daryl or Christine at 905-373-4707. Northumberland 4-H Club is a volunteer organization focusing on children between 10-21. A variety of clubs including dairy, beef, horse, sheep/goat, vet, tractor, woodworking, sports, as well as life skills, crafts, cooking, sewing, horticultural are offered through 4-H. For more information contact Doris Buttar at 905-342-5644. The Colborne & District Horticultural Society meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Prospect Missionary Hall, Elgin St. N. Colborne on the last Monday of the month, unless specified differently in the yearbook. For more information contact President Lenna Broatch at 905-355-5502, or Secretary Jill Sellers at 905-344-7061. Colborne Art Gallery, located in the historic Land Registry Office on King Street, is a project of the Colborne Society of Artists. This co-operative Society was founded in the spring of 1997. There are currently 17 members, working in a wide variety of styles. The artists open a new show every six weeks. For more information call 905-355-1798 or check the website at: www. infocolborne.com/Gallery. Heritage Cramahe (LACAC) is a committee of council that meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at Colborne Library at 7 p.m. Their mandate includes the collection, preservation, and protection of the written and architectural history of the community. Raising public awareness of heritage values and designating historic properties are among their activities. For more information contact R. Quinn at 905-344-7337. Great Pine Ridge Spinners & Weavers meet the second Monday of the month Cramahe Municipal building. For more information contact Barbara-Anne Ramer at 905-355-2546. Ontario Hooking Craft Guild &emdash; Heritage Hands Branch Colborne meets the third Tuesday of the month at various locations. For more information call Shirley Stalford at 905-355-3116. Colborne Historic House Tours Guide
&emdash; a self-administered walking tour of historic sites
within the village. Guides are available at the municipal
office, Downey Pharmacy and the Colborne Art Gallery. |
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updated 16 April 2003 |
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