Donald Teuma-Castelletti

LADYSMITH March 3, 2019

Flapjacks and plenty of pork were on Sunday’s menu at the TCRA, where volunteers from the Area Parish of Renfrew-Pontiac served up full plates for a favourite community meal.

With syrup flowing and pancakes stacked high, the annual breakfast serves as a popular fundraiser for the local Anglican churches, not to mention an eagerly awaited gathering for the hungry guests.

“People have started looking forward to it,” said Joyce Schock, one of the meal’s organizers. “Last year, [guests] were asking to make sure it comes back again.”

The meal had been an annual event for a number of years, but was missing from the area for a few years when it was decided to give it a break. Since its return three years ago, the pancake breakfast has seen consistent support and a great turnout.

Before the church crowd let out, the volunteers had already served up over 75 meals. They expected much more once the locals had built up their hunger while praying in the pews.

All volunteers from the event are a part of the Anglican community and were happy to see so many continue to support the meal.

Money raised by the breakfast will benefit the Area-Parish of Renfrew-Pontiac, which encompasses Anglican churches from the Ottawa Valley through to Kazabazua.