Thanks to Barb MacIntyre for researching the purchase of new choir gowns. The congregation approved the purchase from the Memorial Fund on November 9th, so we may have the new burgundy gowns in time for Christmas. St. David’s is considering ordering new gowns at the same time. If they do so, a choir director’s gown will be included at no extra charge. The total cost for St. Mark’s gowns will be in the range of $2600-$3000. The Iceland Meets Cape Breton Concert in June raised about $1,600 for this purpose, but was deposited in the General Fund, so the net cost to St. Mark’s will be around $1,000-$1,400.
On July 13th, we conducted the service at St. David’s. Even though it was in the middle of summer, most of the choir members participated and the service was appreciated.
Emma Barss has graduated and gone to university, leaving a gap in our numbers. We miss Emma’s contribution and wish her well.
For the Remembrance Day service on November 9th, we sang ‘In Flanders Fields’. Al could not find suitable music, so he wrote a magnificent version himself! We tried hard to do it justice!
Dave Chapman
