Geranium Tea: From the Archives
In the not-so-distant past, the merry month of May was the season for the Wabash United Church Women's annual Geranium Tea. The event...
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Apr 1, 20211 min read
Break-in
The sacred space of the little church on the corner was invaded on Monday. A burglar or burglars broke into the church, leaving muddy...
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Mar 5, 20211 min read
A Shot in the Arm
One of the few perks of being old as the hills is an opportunity to be vaccinated against the Covid 19 Virus before all you young...
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Jan 22, 20211 min read
Sunday School Update
Sunday School deliveries by Wabash Pony Express are continuing in this season of Epiphany. In the most recent batch of envelopes that...
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Nov 9, 20202 min read
The Wabash Pony Express (a fleet of 2 yellow cars)
So many events in this old world move in cycles and it is not difficult to find an example right here at the little church. In the...
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Sep 22, 20201 min read
An Anniversary to Remember
I had been away from Wabash for 28 years when the September anniversary was held for the 106th time. Wabash United had joined a few years...
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Jul 28, 20201 min read
The Great Escape
*Editor's note: While Wabash United is on summer holiday, I have turned over the blog to Katrina, who began writing as a coping strategy...
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Jul 2, 20202 min read
Of Pets and Blessings
Dear Diary, Such anticipation as the little church on the corner held its first live service since the lockdown began. The weather was...
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Apr 19, 20201 min read
Online church service
The Rev'd Annalee and Eva Cryderman of Bothwell have created a lovely service for today, April 19th. Here's the link which will take you...
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Mar 31, 20202 min read
The Day I Met Billy Graham
There is no need to introduce Billy Graham, the best-known evangelist of the 20th century. His services in largest venues of the world's...
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Mar 18, 20201 min read
"...Changes and Chances of this Life.."
The events of the past week have reminded me of historic crises from my lifetime--the war years of childhood and the polio epidemic of...
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Mar 4, 20201 min read
"And when they make up their mind to have a good time, they have it."
Wabash United has a long running relationship with the local newspapers. In the spring of 1889, Dresden Times reported on this "Tea...
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Feb 4, 20201 min read
Family Matters!
Seldom does a christening bring four generations from both sides of the family together, but on Sunday, January 26 when Sloan Lillian...
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Jan 14, 20201 min read
Tell Me the Old, Old Story
How good it was to see the little church in all its twinkling glory, filled to capacity on Christmas Eve, in a combined service with...
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Dec 4, 20192 min read
Where are they now?
One of the pleasures of church life is to look about the congregation and see both new and familiar faces, including recent arrivals to...
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Nov 12, 20191 min read
Deck the Halls
As we approach the celebration of Christmas, the most meaningful and beautiful season of the church calendar rolls in: Advent. And as...
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Oct 22, 20191 min read
Would I find the Pumpkin Man?
With Anniversary and Thanksgiving behind us, the Sunday School has turned to Rally Day-- a special Sunday in the fall to welcome the...
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Oct 15, 20191 min read
What's New??
We've added a link to the United Church of Canada blog, "Round the Table" on the home page. This informative blog on the United Church of...
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Oct 1, 20192 min read
They say "you can't go home again"...
On Sunday September 29, at 10 am, the little church stood ready for its 155th birthday--the teal blue doors welcoming on the outside, and...
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Sep 12, 20191 min read
"Back to the Future"
Thamesville was not the only place that saw a weekend of historical reminiscence. In Wabash, our surprise visitor on Sunday, September 8,...
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