Celebration rings in the Winter Solstice

Michael Collins was kind enough to host the Winter Solstice celebration held at St. Luke’s Anglican Church in Placentia Dec. 22. He also played a couple of Christmas carols on the pump organ, and encouraged everyone to join in. 1 width:500px;height:333px Dr. Jim Wyse was on hand during the evening to present a humorous poem called “The Christmas Turr,” or Black Guillemot, written by Dave Paddon. 2 height:500px;width:333px Paula Milley, Allison Kelly, Cassandra Cheeseman, Shauna Griffiths and Heather Pike (in no particular order), lead by teacher Yvonne Milley, performed a number of songs together with guitars and vocals. 3 width:500px;height:333px Just before a short intermission for tea and snacks, Sarah Power delighted the audience with a rendition of “Oh Holy Night.” 4 height:500px;width:385px Storyteller Alice Lannon delighted the audience with tales from Christmases past. 5 height:500px;width:333px

Nelson Pittman reads “Poor Needy,” a prayer handed to him by Freeman Upshall, written approximately 160 years ago by Freeman’s father, John Upshall, originally from Kingwell, Placentia Bay. 6 height:500px;width:482px