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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. St. Andrew's Society of Montreal Wee Weekly News June 9, 2021 This week's features A message from our new president Announcing the 2021 Montreal Highland Games—a virtual event! Watch the June 6 commemoration filmed in Pointe-Claire Tomorrow: Online celebration of Quebec's English-speaking community Celebrate Robert Burns with the Scottish Society of Ottawa Watch the Scotland-England Euro 2021 match at the Burgundy Lion Youth-focused Virtual Trivia Pub Night Buy your own Montreal 1642 tartan mask A message from the incoming St. Andrew's Society president I am honoured and delighted to serve as newly-elected president of the St. Andrew’s Society of Montreal. And pleased not only to follow in the steps of so many able presidents that have preceded me, but also to be well supported by our able Council, my fellow Society officers Scott Mackenzie and Iain Batchen, and of course, most importantly, Margo and her accomplice Sara who together make the Society actually function. Speaking of past presidents, I want first to pay tribute to our immediate past president Marilyn Meikle who led us magnificently through her two year term, not only navigating the challenges of the pandemic but continuing throughout to strengthen the Society by broadening our community outreach and growing our membership. Bravo Marilyn—I am delighted to be able to count on your continuing energetic and enthusiastic involvement! A quick word about myself, as many may be wondering. I am a first-generation Canadian born in the Townships (Lennoxville, Sherbrooke) to Scottish parents from Carnoustie and Perth. I moved to Ontario in 1973 and “emigrated” back to Montreal in 1986. My wife Sarah Ivory also has good Scottish heritage—Fraser on her mother Joan’s side (tracing back to the good ship Hector landing in Pictou, Nova Scotia), and her father was a Scot from Edinburgh who came here on assignment and made a new home. Like many, I have felt a growing attachment to Scottish culture and roots that often comes with the maturity and wisdom one acquires a bit later in life! Sarah and I are proud paents of Caroline and Charlie—and Caroline participated as a debutante at our last pre-COVID ball in 2019. Back to the affairs of your Society: I am pleased to say we are in terrific shape, and poised to resume full activities with flying tartan colours as and when able post-pandemic. We have an increasingly engaged membership, which was very much in evidence during our Annual General Meeting on May 10th where the virtual format permitted broad attendance and participation. We have expanded our financial support for community needs during this period, and the Society is in good health financially. We are extremely fortunate to benefit from an endowment which exceed our contributions from membership and other activities. Looking ahead, I will highlight three broad areas of interest and priority as your new president: Continuing to expand the profile and capacity of the Society, to support worthwhile community causes and also to promote Scottish culture and values; Further engaging the talents of our broad membership to support our range of activities, and also growing our sense of community among members and sharing our interests and experiences (including, for example, mentorship for our younger members); and In collaboration with the Scottish Affairs office in Ottawa, promoting and building where possible new links and areas of common interest between our community and communities in Scotland today. On behalf of the Executive, thank you for your support and suggestions, and we look forward to the year ahead as we anticipate resuming our full range of member activities! Yours aye, Guthrie Stewart Announcing the 45th annual Montreal Highland Games Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 6 p.m. A FREE online event! LIVE caber toss world record attempt • Solo piping competition • Highland dance performances • And much more!   Join us for an hour of Scottish fun LIVE on August 1, 2021 at 6 p.m.! ​This event is FREE and will be streamed live on the Montreal Highland Games YouTube channel. Subscribe today! For more information, visit the Montreal Highland Games website.   See us in 2021. See you in 2022!   June 6 commemoration in Pointe-Claire On June 6, the anniversary of the Normandy landings in World War II, the Last Post Fund held its annual commemorative ceremony at the National Field of Honour in Pointe-Claire. St. Andrew's Society member Justine McIntyre was one of the organizers of this event; among the participants, Councillor and Deputy Mayor Sterling Downey was guest of honour and Pipe Major Cameron Stevens served as piper. The ceremony was filmed by Peter Matulina. On the same day, the ceremonial unveiling of two new street names within the Field of Honour was also filmed, commemorating LCol Coulson Norman Mitchell and Sgt Léo Major. We will remember them.   Tomorrow! Online celebration of Quebec's English-speaking community Join COM-Unity online tomorrow, Thursday, June 10 at 12 noon for a celebration of Quebec’s English-speaking community. Exciting new videos and thought-provoking presentations created by six community groups over the past year will be debuted. These projects, involving hundreds of English-speaking Quebecers of all ages from around the province, were all inspired by the theme of Belonging. Discover how Quebec’s English-speakers see themselves in surprising artistic creations from youth, poignant videos from the Black community, touching interviews with seniors, and much more! For information and registration, visit the event website. Celebrate Robert Burns with the Scottish Society of Ottawa The BURNS225—Rest in Poetry Event Series commemorates the 225th anniversary of the death of Robert Burns, Scotland’s national bard, on July 21, 1746. Robert Burns’s life (25 January 1759–21 July 1796), while short, was globally impactful. Burns remains popular today largely due to the themes and language of everyday life in his work. His poems were humorous, focusing on small subjects to express big ideas. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, the Scottish Society of Ottawa will celebrate and examine Burns’s world-wide legacy, his influence on Scottish culture and the cultural heritage of Scots in Ottawa and area over the months of June and July. Events begin on June 17. For more details, please visit the Scottish Society of Ottawa website. Watch Scotland play England in the Euro 2021 at the Burgundy Lion Pub! On Friday, August 18 at 3 p.m. (Montreal time), Scotland takes on England in the 2021 UEFA European Football Championship tournament. Now that local restaurants are open again, you can watch the action live at the Burgundy Lion Pub, 2496 Notre Dame West. No reservations—first come, first served. Come out and cheer on the team! You can also watch Scotland play the Czech Republic on June 14 at 9 a.m. and Croatia on June 22 at 3 p.m..   Youth-focused Virtual Trivia Pub Night Feeling isolated and tired of lockdowns, stay at home orders and missing meeting new people? The St. Andrew's Society of Montreal Youth Committee has joined forces with the Scottish Society of Ottawa and the St. Andrew's Society of Toronto to invite fellow young Scots (ages 15 to 29) to connect on Zoom and enjoy some Scottish trivia and a fun get-together. Tell your friends, bring your drinks, some snacks and jovial spirit on Saturday, June 19 at 7:00 p.m.. Please RSVP to receive the Zoom link. Now available! Get your Montreal 1642 tartan mask The St. Andrew's Society is proud to announce that we are now offering face masks for sale! These finely tailored masks have been furnished by Glen Nobes of Henry Marks Ltd., and feature our signature tartan—a tartan which the Society designed and gifted to the City of Montreal in 2017. The masks are constructed in a shaped style with adjustable elastic straps, and are fully lined in a coordinating fabric. Price: $20 each To purchase, please visit our online store. Orders may be picked up from our downtown offices by appointment (delivery is also available for an extra charge). Quantities are limited—order yours today! Upcoming/ongoing events June 10, 12 noon Online event: Celebrating COM-Unity: This Is Us Presented by the COM-Unity Project More information> June 11, 11 a.m. Online talk: Debunking the Vaccine Hesitancy Myth Presented by the Scottish Studies Foundation More information> June 19, 3 p.m. (Montreal time) Online talk: Scotland's Most Popular Show—The Highland Games Post Pandemic Presented by Chicago Scots More information> June 19, 7 p.m. Youth-focused Virtual Trivia Pub Night Presented by the St. Andrew's Society of Montreal Youth Committee and the St. Andrew's Society of Toronto Registration> Deadline: July 1 Scottish Studies Chapbook Competition Presented by the Scottish Studies Foundation More information> August 1, 6 p.m. Montreal Highland Games Virtual Event More information>   We are pleased to introduce Scottish Affairs Canada as one of our partners. Scotland and Canada have enjoyed a special relationship for centuries. Please click on the #ScotlandIsNow logo and find out about some of the connections that bind our two countries together. Banner image: Charles Lees, The Golfers, 1847. National Galleries of Scotland. Founded in 1835, the St. Andrew’s Society of Montreal is a charitable society dedicated to the assistance of Montreal’s Scottish community, to education, and to the preservation of Scottish arts and culture. Support the St. Andrew's Society Copyright © *|CURRENT_YEAR|* *|LIST:COMPANY|*, All rights reserved. *|IFNOT:ARCHIVE_PAGE|* *|LIST:DESCRIPTION|* Our mailing address is: *|HTML:LIST_ADDRESS_HTML|* *|END:IF|* Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. *|IF:REWARDS|* *|HTML:REWARDS|* *|END:IF|*

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