Church suppers and community dinners have always brought communities together – and not just to share a meal.
Just ask the guests at Gilford United Church’s annual Gilford Steak Barbecue on Saturday evening.
It was an opportunity for neighbours to meet and exchange news, sharing details of a recent trip or the newest grandkid, and reunited old friends and former residents – drawn back to Gilford by the promise of a perfectly barbecued steak, corn on the cob and home-baked pies.
It was easy to tell the ‘regulars.’ They came early to get the best seats, at the long tables set out under the trees.
And like Stewart Fisher, who was mayor of Innisfil in the 1990s, they brought their own steak knife.
As the volunteers grilled steaks and husked the corn, the crowds began to arrive for a community get-together, and a Gilford tradition.
Coming up:
Steak BBQ Dinner: Trinity Anglican Church, 62 Church St. in Bradford, is hosting a Steak BBQ Dinner on Friday, Sept. 13, from 4:30-7 p.m. Adults pay $20 for a dinner of steak, baked potato, corn on the cob, coleslaw, home-made pies – while kids 10 and under get a hamburger dinner for $10. Purchase tickets in advance by contacting Sheryl MacPhail at 905-775-3134 or Lorna Oldrieve at 905-853-8170.
Thornton Cornfest: The Thornton Community Centre (246 Barrie St., just off County Rd. 27 in Thornton) hosts Cornfest on Sept. 8 from 3 to 6 p.m.
