Sewing and other lessons in Shediac
by Cathy Laskey
On Thursday, January 6, three young people and two adults had an epiphany — they realized that they can indeed sew! An event very fitting on the day of the Feast of the Epiphany, when we commemorate 
the wise men's realization of the boy child Jesus as the Christ.
People of all ages were invited to gather at the Young Smith Church Hall in Shediac Cape to begin to learn how to sew. This event was coordinated by the Anglican Parish of Shediac’s Parish as a Family of Faith Programme. Sewing machines were borrowed from parishioners, material and supplies obtained and expertise shared through the efforts of many. It made for an afternoon of fun, excitement, fellowship and sharing.
Participants learned not only how to operate a sewing machine, but how to make dresses for Haiti — a project of the Deanery Anglican Church Women. A previous batch of dresses made by many ACW members from the congregational families of St. Andrew’s Sunny Brae, St. Mary’s Hillsborough and St. Martin’s in-the-Woods Shediac Cape were sent to Haiti in December.
Some participants took material and other supplies to make some more dresses at home. This sewing idea event came out of a suggestion made by a parishioner and blossomed into so much more. It is certainly a story of sowing gifts within our Lord's ministry.
The Rev. Cathy Laskey is associate priest and family life coordinator in the parishes of Shediac and Kent.
