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St. Mungo's
Guild - 80th Anniversary |
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To commemorate 80 years in St. Mungo's, the Guild held an
Anniversary Celebration and Christmas Party with all the
trimmings on Monday 15th December 2008.
A Nativity Scene was enacted on stage with Helen Sutherland and Joan
Traquair playing Mary and Joseph, with Margaret Webster and Isobel
Donachie playing to passing "wifies", Mabel and Elsie, amazed
by the Christ child in the manger. Jenny Ramage played John the
narrator.
Following a toast Sheila Haig read some tales of the Guild, produced
from archived minutes of past events.
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The Church of Scotland had sent over a
Certificate to the Guild officially recording their 80 years of
activity in St. Mungo's, and the good work carried out.
Avis Anderson cut the cake before a buffet supper,
complete with a selection of sumptuous sweets, was started upon.
With everyone fully replenished the Rev Dr.
John Stevenson donned his mortar board to start the quiz night
session. With two teams
formed we launched into a series of questions, with "bells" as
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Tales of St. Mungo's Guild
St. Mungo's Guild was inaugurated on the 19th September
1928, when 102 women and 16 girls met in the Church, as there
was no hall in those days. A committee of 15 women, with the Rev
Landale presiding was formed.
The first event was a social in the Cowan
Institute which 450 people attended. Two brass vases were
then purchased, which are still in the church, and the ladies
took turns to buy flowers for the church each Sunday. The cost
at that time was limited to 2/6 from Guild funds!
The Guild were, and still are, good at raising
funds. In the first year a total of £361.19.0 was raised, of
which £200 was given toward the building of the Church Hall,
which opened on 22 January 1930.
On the 31 January 1929 the Guild were granted
permission to hold their meetings in the Church Hall on a Monday
evening, something that has remained ever since.
In November 1965 the Guild put forward a
proposal to improve the hall heating, and by 16 November the
minutes indicate that the heating was much improved.
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Unfortunately one team seemed to have all the
"brains", especially Christina Mackay, whose knowledge of poetry,
books and films astounded many of the audience.
Their runaway success was followed by an unusual rendition of the
Sound of Music, which was sung by Julie Andrews at her 69th Birthday
celebration.
The Christmas carol Silent night was followed by a closing
prayer, completing an entertaining evening to be remembered.
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The Alternative Sound of Music Botox and nose drops and
needles for knitting
Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings
Bundles of magazines tied up in string
These are a few of my favourite things
Caddillacs and cataracts, hearing aids and glasses
Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses
Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings
These are a few of my favourite things.
When the pipes leak, When the bones creak,
When the knees go bad,
I simply remember my favourite things,
And then I don't feel so bad.
Hot tea and crumpets an corn pads for bunnions,
No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions,
Bathrobes and heating pads and hot meals they bring,
These are a few of my favourite things.
Back pain, confused brains and no need for sinnin',
Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin',
And we won't mention our short shrunken frames,
When we remember our favourite things.
When the joints ache, When the hips break,
When the eyes grow dim,
Then I remember the great life I've had,
And then I don't feel so bad.
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Jennifer Hume, Jessie Shannon |
Avis Anderson, Nan Cameron |
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