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Trinity United Church has been holding a Book Club for over 25 years. We are an informal group that enjoys reading and discussing books – primarily fiction. We meet on the last Monday of each month from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Church Parlour. At the September meeting we plan the reading list for the year. Winter months we meet by Zoom. We are looking for new members. Contact Barb at dhicks11@cogeco.ca to be added to our mailing list. Here is our reading list for 2023-2024 October Looking for Jane Heather Marshall  (in person) November The Herd Emily Edwards  (in person) December Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boulan  (by zoom) January Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt   (by zoom) February The Postcard from Italy Angela Petch  (by zoom) March Snow Road Station Elizabeth Hay  (by zoom) April This is How it Always Is Laurie Frankel  (in person) May A Place Called Sorry Donna Milner  (in person) June The Sealed Letter Emma Donoghue  (in person)  

Our Rain Barrel Pickup day is now a Garden Fundraiser!  If you come between 10 am and 2 pm we will have some other great garden additions to get you growing.  Proceeds support REAL’s monarch gardens on the REAL Deal site and at Town Square.  Rain Barrels. We recommend you preorder (and pay) for your rain barrel online at rainbarrel.ca/REALDeal by May 3.  Basic barrels are $65.  This is your chance to get other styles, colours or replacement parts directly from the company.  After May 11, we will have some basic grey and terracotta barrels for sale through the REAL Deal Store, but when they are gone that will be it for the year.  To order, go to Rain Barrel.ca/REALDeal/ page or contact Lauralee at (613) 283-3069 or llmerkley64@gmail.com. Native Plants and Perennials.  We will  have a large selection of native plants and perennials from Grow Wild in Omemee.  We will be able to provide a list soon, but we will not be taking  pre-orders.    Tree Saplings.  We will have a selection of bare root tree saplings from Ferguson Forest Centre in Kemptville for sale as well! Seeds.  The Monarch Garden team collected seeds from REAL’s gardens in the Fall of 2023, and have packaged them up for sale.   Mushroom Compost.  Trinity United Church will be back selling mushroom compost to benefit their projects, starting on May 11.  For details contact Jan Montgomery jmontgomery827@gmail.com More about the Barrels.  The rain barrels come from rainbarrel.ca, a Hamilton company that specializes in running fundraisers for various organizations.  They use recycled, food grade barrels, so you know they are safe for your plants.  Rain barrels are used to collect water from a downspout, conserving water for dry periods.  Plants thrive on the air temperature, chlorine free water.   A variety of colours and styles are available.    Each barrel comes with a filter basket, overflow and interconnectivity outlet, overflow hose, nipple and spigot, which you can easily attach yourself.  Be prepared to sit your barrel on some bricks, blocks or a platform so you can get a bucket under the tap. If you already have one rain barrel, please note you can interconnect multiple rain barrels to ensure you don’t waste a drop when it rains. Payment.  Please bring cash for the May 11 sale.  You can prepay online for the barrels with debit, MC or Visa, but if you are paying the day of pickup, please bring cash also. 

Join us at our next Sugar Flower Workshop on Saturday May 11 at The Craft Witch https://craftwitch.ca/ in Smiths Falls. Master Sugar Artist Christina is hosting a Sugar Flower Rose bouquet workshop from 12:00 to 3:00. $75 per person. Limited seats available. A truly unique experience that you can share with you mom or grandma. Or come out and make her a beautiful one-of-a-kind gift.  A workshop that will start with a blob of sugar paste and end with beautiful sugar roses and leaves in a vase. These long-lasting creations can be enjoyed a very long time. No experience necessary! All supplies provided, just bring your creativity!   Visit Sugar Art, Sugar Flowers and Sugar Classes | unique cake toppers (sugarartcanada.com) for more information. www.sugarartcanada.com