The girls of the Trinity United Church Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) and Explorers clubs will be donning wings and halos and heading out into the community to perform Christmas telegrams on Nov. 28. There’s a fee for the service, though it’s by donation, but the funds raised are going to the church’s efforts to sponsor two Syrian refugee families.
Isabelle Arsenault is a choir member at the church and one of the vocalists. She’s excited about the prospect of singing with her friends at doorsteps of a few strangers.
She just loves to sing, said Isabelle, no mater where it is.
“It kind of gives me courage to be able try new things and feel good about myself at the same time,” she said.
Catherine Dickson is a group leader with Summerside CGIT and has been helping the girls brush up on their caroling skills.
“They’re lovely little songbirds,” said Dickson.
“So with that gift we thought … what if we went around bringing some Christmas cheer.”
They’ve been preparing for about a month.
They’ll also be handing out some handmade Christmas cards from the Sunday school kids at the church.
The girls already have five telegrams booked, with space for another seven. Anyone interested can contact Dickson at 902-436-0005.
Trinity United Church is spearheading a campaign to raise funds for two Syrian refugee families they’ve received permission to sponsor. It’s expected those families will arrive on P.E.I. around Christmas or early in the new year.
They’ve recently launched an online campaign at www.gofundme.com/syriatosummerside with a goal of $30,000.
While sponsored refugees receive some limited financial assistance from the federal government for the first six months they’re in Canada, it falls to the sponsor groups themselves to provide almost everything else.
A third Syrian family is also destined for the city as the Summerside Community Church announced this week it has also received approval to sponsor one family.
Groups in other Island communities are also in various stages of sponsoring more families.
@JournalPMacLean
The girls of the Trinity United Church Canadian Girls in Training (CGIT) and Explorers clubs will be donning wings and halos and heading out into the community to perform Christmas telegrams on Nov. 28. There’s a fee for the service, though it’s by donation, but the funds raised are going to the church’s efforts to sponsor two Syrian refugee families.
Isabelle Arsenault is a choir member at the church and one of the vocalists. She’s excited about the prospect of singing with her friends at doorsteps of a few strangers.
She just loves to sing, said Isabelle, no mater where it is.
“It kind of gives me courage to be able try new things and feel good about myself at the same time,” she said.
Catherine Dickson is a group leader with Summerside CGIT and has been helping the girls brush up on their caroling skills.
“They’re lovely little songbirds,” said Dickson.
“So with that gift we thought … what if we went around bringing some Christmas cheer.”
They’ve been preparing for about a month.
They’ll also be handing out some handmade Christmas cards from the Sunday school kids at the church.
The girls already have five telegrams booked, with space for another seven. Anyone interested can contact Dickson at 902-436-0005.
Trinity United Church is spearheading a campaign to raise funds for two Syrian refugee families they’ve received permission to sponsor. It’s expected those families will arrive on P.E.I. around Christmas or early in the new year.
They’ve recently launched an online campaign at www.gofundme.com/syriatosummerside with a goal of $30,000.
While sponsored refugees receive some limited financial assistance from the federal government for the first six months they’re in Canada, it falls to the sponsor groups themselves to provide almost everything else.
A third Syrian family is also destined for the city as the Summerside Community Church announced this week it has also received approval to sponsor one family.
Groups in other Island communities are also in various stages of sponsoring more families.
@JournalPMacLean
