Museum Musings: Spring News From CCCM

Christ Church Community MuseumEvents
Written By Patti McAllister

Behind the scenes at CCCM, our committee is hard at work gearing up for the 2024 summer opening.  This will be a memorable season, as heritage stone mason John Laundry and his team undertake the stone restoration of the 1853 bell tower.  We have been fundraising for this project for the last three years and one of our most popular musical events to raise money has been ‘Irish Millie’.  Millie returns on Friday, May 3rd at 7 p.m. for another concert.  If you haven’t seen this young fiddling sensation and entertainer, now is your chance.  Tickets are available at Happenstance Books and Yarns in Lakefield for $20.00 and seating is limited.

CCCM Committee is excited to welcome back our friends and volunteers to our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May 23rd at 7 p.m.  Learn about the accomplishments of Christ Church and the museum over the last year and future plans for exhibits and ongoing maintenance. Pam Hart, a representative of the Kawartha Truth and Reconciliation Support Group, is our guest speaker for the evening.  She will talk about a very special and unique quilt that commemorates the legacy of residential schools in Canada.  I am sure that her heartfelt presentation on ‘quilt stories of reconciliation’ will foster healing, education and conversation.  We also celebrate over 30 volunteers and committee members who keep our village’s ‘little gem’ open and operating with their generous support of time and gifts.  Refreshments will be served and there will be time for volunteers to sign up for guiding at the museum this summer.  This year CCCM will be open daily, Monday, July 1st to Monday, September 2nd from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.  Please plan to join us and bring friends and family who may be interested in learning more about CCCM, volunteering as a guide or joining our committee, and the opportunity to hear Pam’s extraordinary quilt talk.

We are very pleased that Reverend Gloria Master will carry on the summer tradition of supporting three services at Christ Church on the Sundays of the long weekends - June 30th, August 4th and September 1st at 8:30 a.m.  Please accept our warmest invitation to attend.

Christ Church Community Museum is available for weddings, baptisms, life celebrations and other special events.  For further information contact Patti at pattimcallister4@yahoo.ca

Patti McAllister

Patti is a Lakefield local and has a deep connection to St John’s, with multiple generations of her family worshipping at the church throughout its history. Patti is now Chair of Christ Church Community Museum where she runs tours, oversees museum operations, and manages bookings for the historic chapel.

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