by: Melanie Vaillancourt

            On Friday March 16th, the Missions Task Force (MTF) hosted a karaoke and games night.  The theme was the 1960s, and some people “got all decked out” for the event.  The chapel was well-decorated with a variety of things representing the 60s.  These included 60s confetti, colourful flowers and records hanging on the walls.  There were also words posted on the walls to represent the 60s, with phrases like, “Wiggin’ Out” and “Groovy”. 

            Fun was had by all who were there.  Some of the many fun games played include: Boxers or Briefs, Apples to Apples, Yahtzee and Urban Myth.  Stephanie Vincent started the Karaoke portion of the night off with “Circle of Life”.  Jamie Knight then touched all hearts with his rendition of “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling”, which he dedicated to Drew Peterson.  There were a few performances by Graham Sweet, one of which – “Help” – he jokingly dedicated to his homework.  Andrew Wallin and Trevor Creech performed “Here comes the Sun” while Amanda Gray did an interpretive dance to the song.  One of the more interesting performances of the night involved Brian Blake, Stefanie Parsons, Amanda Gray and Jason Edgar.  They sang a song called “I am the Walrus”, after which Erin Morley commented, “This is what drugs does to you”.  Sarah Capeling and Stephanie Vincent performed “In Christ Alone” because they, according to Stephanie, “wanted to harmonize”.  Trevor Creech enlightened us with the knowledge of his favourite song when he sang “We wish you a Merry Christmas”.  The two final performances were “Can you feel the Love Tonight?” by Howie Allen and “Ha Kuna Ma Tata” by myself, Melanie Vaillancourt, and Heather Marion.  Many of the performers should be relieved that this was the not the Gong Show, because they surely would not have been allowed to finish their performances.  Luckily it was all in good fun, and singing talent was not a pre-requisite to get up on stage.

            In the midst of all these performances was an auction.  There was a delicious Farmer’s Apple Pie that was wanted by many.  After an intense competition between Wesley Hague, Jason Edgar and Andrew Wallin as the main bidders, the pie went to Andrew Wallin for $25.  Hopefully this can help to buy some books for a school in Nigeria.

[See the Photo Gallery for pictures of this event.]