The Galley, Media Club of Ottawa         Page 2       January,  2010
Eating at Church

 
About the book
Eating at Church: A Book of Recipes from Aylmer & Eardley United  by Margaret Virany.
 
 The cooks of these 175 superlative recipes are volunteers, bubbling over with good will, know-how and friendliness. They embody commensality -- the act of building community by sharing a table. Some dishes are prepared at home in a well-organized flurry, since they have to get to church on time. Others are cooked in the church-basement kitchen by a close-knit team who love what they’re doing, since it’s for others. If you find a recipe is imprecise, please feel free to join in creatively and look at a related one nearby. As a child of the church in the thirties, the author cherishes memories of a perpetual cycle of strawberry socials, harvest suppers and silver teas. And those memories, coded in recipes like these, still stir up the intangible ingredients poured in by the hearts of those earlier 'Eating at Church’ chefs.

Seeking Information about Lotta Dempsey

A recent e-mail from club member Dawn Monroe, of Cochrane, Ontario, asks for help from club members. "I am working on a brief bio of Lotta Dempsey for my website," wrote Dawn. "Does anyone know her birthday? I have the year but not the month nor the day." In case you haven't seen Dawn's website, check it out at www.famouscanadianwomen.com
Citizenship

By Christina Pulido-Vielma
On July 1, Her Excellency Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, and   Her Honour Judge Suzanne Pinel conducted the citizenship ceremony at the Canada Aviation Museum.

They delivered very moving speeches about the significance of becoming part of this country where some find freedom and a new home, stressing on our new rights and responsibilities.

The GG also acknowledged that the road to come to Canada may have been difficult and she thanked us for choosing it as our new home
100 new Canadians from 37 countries, in honour of the Canadian centennial of powered flight took the oath.

I received my Canadian citizenship on Canada Day and only that will make it memorable forever. Among friends after, I looked back and I am still not sure of one thing: Did I fill in my electoral enrollment?


N E W S
 about members and former members
 
 June Coxon  and Rosemary Tayler recently met with Borgny Pearson,long-time member and former president of the Media Club.

Barbara Florio Graham won First Prize in the annual poetry contest held by Ottawa Independent Writers this year. Rosaleen Dickson won Second Prize. This particular contest is held in conjunction with the OIW Christmas party, and this year there were more than 60 people in attendance who voted on the winners. Bobbi's prize-winner was a set of two linked sonnets called String Theory.