eleven and one-half years. It was a special part of our church and many of its members have fond memories of their days spent with Bob and Edith. United Church Couples' Club In the winter of 1976, seven young couples of the Lot 16 United Church decided to become acquainted with their new minister Rev. Bill MacDougall and his wife, Pat, who lived in the manse in North Bedeque . These couples were Willis and Dorothy MacLean, Anna and Allison Noye, Arlene and Bannerman Craig , Thane and Shirley Barlow, Eddie and Ruby Clark, Edith and Winston Yeo, and Dale and Helen Muttart. Since all of the couples had young children requiring baby¬ sitters, it was decided to meet once every three weeks follow¬ ing the 7:30 evening service of worship. The group which be¬ came known informally as the Couples' Club would meet in the individual homes where the host and hostess would lead a discussion and serve lunch. When the newly-formed Junior Choir of the church required gowns, the Couples' Club purchased the material and several evenings of sewing produced the blue and gold gowns. Scraps of material remaining from the gowns gave rise to an idea to make a quilt. It was quilted by the ladies of the club in Dale and Helen's dining room. The quilt was sold for $100 at the Gift Shop. The group also sponsored fundraisers: bake sales, con¬ certs, pot luck suppers, and Christmas and New Year parties. Over the years, they were able to purchase an Electrolux Couples Club, L-r: Thane Barlow , Anna Noye , Willis MacLean , Rev. Bill MacDougall (child is Lynne Craig), Eddie Clark , Dorothy MacLean , Arlene Craig, Pat MacDougall , Ruby Clark , Allison Noye . 181 The Working of The Church