There was no hesitation on the part of all choir members to work on the committee to host a concert with Al and Thor Kristinsson. Barb MacIntyre and Lorna MacRury acted as co-chairpersons and plans began enthusiastically. The choir sold tickets and provided the cheesecakes. St. Mark’s and West Bay Pastoral Charge churches shared the responsibilities and funds. Money raised was for the purchase of choir gowns for St. Mark’s.
Tickets were sold out before they were printed. Everyone knew this was going to be a spectacular evening of music and indeed it was! Thor’s career as a performer and songwriter was very much appreciated. (He has since released his first original solo album.) Thor was accompanied by Al Fougere, whose many musical talents are known and appreciated in our community.
The community sponsors: Ivan Mackenzie, The Law Firm of Evans, Mac Isaac, Mac Millan and Tri-Mac Toyota provided the start-up funds for this spectacular evening and friends gathered from around Cape Breton and Iceland. The great coverage for this event by 101.5 the Hawk gave all in the area a preview of the evening’s music.
The church and hall were beautifully decorated for the occasion and the evening ended with luscious sweets served to over 350 persons. The concert raised $3,200.00. This amount was divided between St.Mark’s and the West Bay Pastoral Charge. Our $1,600.00 for new gowns was put into the General Fund to help defray the summer debt. On November 9th, the congregation approved the withdrawal of the money from the Memorial Fund to purchase the gowns.
Special thanks to Al and Thor for giving our community their time and talents so generously for this delightful evening.
Barb MacIntyre
To see photos of this event go to the Blog posting June 22, 2008.
