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148 JAHRE
148 YEARS
87
3 - 2021
1
ISSN 0384-952X
January 2022 Nr. 605
Concordia Club,
429 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener,
Ontario, Canada N2M 3P6
(519) 745-5617
Fax 745-5141
concordiaclub.ca
Photo by Alexandr Podvalny from Pexels
CONCORDIA IN JANUARY 2022
OFFICE TELEPHONE
EXTENSIONS & INFO LINE
Group Events
Front Office 101
MONDAY
Membership 101
Halle 7.00-8.30 Gemischter Chor – Mixed Choir
Banquet Inquiries 101
8.30-10.00 Männerchor – Men’s Choir
Manager 102
Jaegerstube 6.00-7.00 Kinderchor – Children’s Choir
Payroll 103
7.00-8.00 Jugendchoir – Youth Choir
Accounting 104
Reservations 105
TUESDAY
General Inquiries 105
Halle 5.30-8.30 Kinder & Junoir Garde,
Ticket Sales 105 Senoiren Garde – Children,
Junior and Senior Guard
Portier/Doorman 106
Jaegerstube 8.00-10.00 Narrenzunft – Mardi Gras
Schenke 7.00-10.00 Skat Gruppe
You can call the extensions or announcements by using any
Beach Volleyball Evening from May - August
touch tone telephone
WEDNESDAY
Halle 6.00-10.00 Enzian Group
KLUB VORSCHAU/CLUB Jaegerstube 7.00
Ladies Group
(1st Wed. of Month)
EVENTS Weinstube 19.00 Tennisgruppe
(Jeden 2. Mittwoch
Due to the current COVID-19 virus outbreak, many events may
im Monat/
not be permitted until such time that Public Health will allow 2nd Wed. of Month)
for these events to occur. However, in an effort to keep every-
one aware of potential upcoming events should we receive
approval to move forward please check our website: THURSDAY
concordiaclub.ca Halle 8.00-10.00 Table Tennis Group
Jaegerstube 7.00-1.00 Schach/Chess
and/or postings at the club.
Eisstock 7.00-10.00 Eisstock-Gruppe
FRIDAY
Victoria Bowl 6:30 Bowlers
Jagerstube 8.00 Treffpunkt
(2nd Fri. of Month)
BERICHT DES PRÄSIDENTEN
Happy New Year Wir hoffen, daß die Concordia
Gruppen ihre Tätigkeiten aufneh-
Prost Neujahr
men können sobald wir das OK
Das wünsche ich Allen, mit Gesundheit und Glück! der Regierung haben. Wir werden
die Gruppen Präsidenten sofort
Wenn Sie Vorsätze haben, ein Versuch diese zu erfüllen, informieren! Auch hoffen wir, daß
lohnt sich immer! Das vergangene Jahr hat uns viele die Klub Veranstaltungen wieder
Veränderungen gebracht, wie schon im Jahr 2020! Ver- aufgenommen werden können!
suchen wir eine positive Seite zu erleben!
Wenn Sie interessiert sind im
Der Weihnachtsmarkt war sehr erfolgreich. Es wurden Hauptvorstand mitzuhelfen
viele schöne weihnachtlichen Ideen zum Verkauf bewerben Sie sich. Unterlagen
geboten! Auch der Klub hatte dadurch regen Besuch in erhalten Sie im Büro oder bei
der Schenke, es wurden insgesamt ca. 2000 Personen einem Vorstandsmitglied!
geschätzt! Auch der Verkauf war sehr gut! So war der
Weihnachtsmarkt im Klub zu aller Zufriedenheit! Leider war im Dezember Nachrichtenblatt etwas schief
gelaufen und wir hoffen, daß dieses mal kein Ver-
Ich hoffe, daß Sie unser festliches „Duck Dinner „ mit größerungsglas benötigt wird!
Familie und Freunden genießen!
Danke an alle Mitglieder für das Verständnis der letzten 2
Der Vorstand wird für das Jahr 2022 den Haushaltsplan Jahren und die Mithilfe, um den Klub zu erhalten!
erstellen. Es wird nicht einfach sein, da wir nicht wissen,
was noch auf uns zukommt. Die Geschäftsführung wird Ich hoffe, daß wir in unserem „normalem„ Klubgeschehen
bemüht sein, die Kosten so niedrig wie möglich zu halten, bald weiter machen können!
da keine weiteren finanziellen Hilfen, von der Regierung Ihr Klubpräsident
zu erwarten sind. Sollten nun die „schlechten Tage„
kommen, so sind wir gezwungen, unsere Reservegelder Rob Kerr
in Anspruch zu nehmen.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT again. This market was also very good for the business
in the restaurant as many of the people that attended
Happy New Year to all of you and I wish you much were able to enjoy our German cuisine.
health and happiness as we start this year. If you have
made any resolutions I hope that you will stick with I hope that you were able to experience the duck
them. This past year has been as trying and challenging dinner or a festive dinner with friends and family at the
as 2020 and every time we see a glimmer of hope there club. We thank all of you for your continued patronage
always seems to be a shadow that is cast on that light. of the Concordia Club.
It is you the members that take that negative energy
In looking forward to the coming year the board will
and transform it to a positive and lift each other’s
be meeting to set the budget and plan events for 2022.
spirits. Please continue to reach out to one another and
It will be hard once again to set the budget, as we are
spread that positive vibe.
not sure what type of restrictions will be imposed and
The Weihnachtsmarkt was very successful. The ven- where the Corona virus will take us. We will look at
dors that we had provided some great gift ideas, and preparing a few options for the budget plans to make
they were very impressed by the positive energy that sure we have the correct figures to guide us in the
the staff and patrons exuded. They were very happy next year. We will once again be keeping all expenses
with the sales for an event that was assembled in such to a minimum and there will be no major projects
a short time frame. The people that attended the event scheduled.
(and we had 2000 people pass through) were happy to
We have not been able to have Oktoberfest for the
be able to get out and experience an in person event
past few years and this has put a financial strain on the change in all of our lives.
Concordia Club. The profit that we make during Okto-
berfest allows us to offset the shortfall of everyday club I wish to thank all of the members and guests that
revenues as well as allows us to perform capital expen-
came to the club to enjoy Christmas with family and
diture projects. The grants that we have been able to
get from the government agencies have stopped and friends. It was definitely a much busier season than
we are going to have to start using the investments last year. Your ongoing support for the club is appreci-
that we had saved for the rainy days.
ated so much! Thank you all.
We are looking at the events for the coming year
and will update everyone once we have some plans With the uncertainty of what the coming months will
finalized. We are also hoping that we will be able to bring us, we will continue to adapt and pray for a more
commence with group events at the club in 2022 and
stable financial position for 2022. The board of direc-
will inform the group presidents once we have confir-
mation that we can do these in a safe environment. tors will be meeting this month to provide a budget for
We are constantly reaching out to the government the coming year. My hope is that this year we will be
agencies and like sports/entertainment facilities to
able to host our annual Oktoberfest celebrations which
ensure that we are following proper protocols as they
become updated. will definitely help us to accomplish our goals.
The club is looking for people to join the board and MEMBERSHIP FOR 2022
help steer this club in the upcoming years. If you feel
that you can help us with this endeavour please stop
As we enter the New Year the club would like to kindly
by the office and grab an application. We will accept
applications until Saturday, January 22/2022 at noon. If remind you that membership fees are due at the
you have any questions please feel free to reach out to beginning of each new calendar year.
myself, or any of the board members.
Below is a list of the membership rates including HST:
I apologize for the December bulletin as we had many
technical difficulties in preparing the new look (and we Family Membership $150.25
have heard your concerns) and I hope that this edition
is better and you are all able to read it without the use Single Person $104.50
of a magnifying glass.
Student w. Student Card $ 26.00
Thank you to all of the members for understanding
what we have had to do over the past 2 years as we
Senior Citizen after 5 years of membership $ 41.75
have had to change and pivot given the circumstances.
I hope that as we progress through this year we will be
Please ensure that you have your membership pay-
able to get back to a new normal.
ment to the office before Tuesday, January 11th as the
Your president,
grace period ends on that day. After that time, the use
Rob Kerr of your 2021 membership card will no longer be valid
for the members discount to be applied in the Schenke.
MANAGERS REPORT
BRIDAL OPEN HOUSE 2022
Happy New Year 2022 to all of
our Concordia Club family! With With the return to come kind of normal, we will once
the beginning of a new year, again be hosting our Bridal Open House on Sunday,
comes the hope that this coming January 16th from 1:00p.m. to 3:00p.m.
year will bring us much health
and happiness. I am sure that This afternoon has proven to be a very successful
everyone is hopeful that this year
way to promote the Club to so many newly engaged
will bring us back to some kind
of balance and more of what we all consider a normal couples looking for a wedding reception venue. Chef
life again. The ongoing pandemic has caused so much
Jeff and his staff will be preparing some wonderful
KG NARRENZUNFT
appetizers to showcase what we have to offer as well as CONCORDIA
some select vendors who will also be here to promote Happy New Year! We wish all the best for 2022!
their wedding business. The hall will be beautifully We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas with
decorated by Decorating Dreams. If you know of loved ones!
The Narrenzunft Concordia Group traveled by bus
anyone that is still looking for a wedding venue, please
to Zurich, Ontario for a wonderful meal at the Hes-
let them know that they are welcome to join us to see
senland Inn and Schatz Winery. We look forward to
what we have to offer! more adventures together!
Keep your Calendar open for our Maskenball on
February 26, 2022! We hope to be back in our nor-
With the ongoing trends for outdoor wedding ceremo-
mal routine and close our 55th Season with a great
nies over the past few years, our location has become Costume party!
even more attractive to prospective couples! We have The Narrenzunft members wish everyone a wonder-
hosted some amazing wedding ceremonies by our ful month
beautiful waterfalls ! Alaaf und Helau!
On behalf of the Narrenzunft Group
Until next month,
Secretary
Ruth
Joan Trautrim
“LET YOUR SMILE CHANGE THE WORLD. DON’T LET THE WORLD CHANGE YOUR SMILE.”
CONCORDIA CHOIR
HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone, hope you all had
HAPPY JANUARY BIRTHDAY TO THE FOLLOWING
a wonderful Christmas with family and friends, and
CHOIR MEMBERS
stayed healthy and safe. It was wonderful to see so Ilse Gessner Danuta Grigaitis Helen Majunke
many of you at our Christmas Dinner. It was a great Congratulations on 90 marvelous years. Martin
Patzold
evening to catch up with friends and talk about our
future as a choir. As of this writing Dec.2021 we still Hope we will sing together soon in the meantime
have not had a definite date for our return to regu- keep a song in your heart .Take care stay safe,
lar choir practices. As you now know Martin will not Beverley.
be returning as our conductor until it is safe to do Edeltraut Krans Bohnstingl
so. Marissa has graciously agreed to conduct to get
Eine werte Sängers Freundin seit beginn des
us started(if we are permitted). We will continue to Concordia Gemischten Chores starb im Riverside
Glen, Guelph
reassess our situation as we go along.
November 2, 2021.
Some Baby Boomer Humor - Songs you may
remember - HaHa Wir Sänger möchten uns mit diesen Worten
von Ihr verabschieden und mit Ihrer Familie das
Hermans Hermits — Mrs. Brown you’ve got a lovely
walker Leid teilen.
BeeGees —— How can you mend a broken hip? A TREASURED FRIEND
In the corner of our heart happy memories
Bobby Darin ———— Splish Splash I was having a
flash. grow, of many things so dear to us,
of many special friends we know, as our life unfolds
Ringo Starr ——————— I’ll get by with the help of so swiftly we learn to realize anew,
my Depend
how to embrace each special moment, remember-
Marvin Gaye—————Heard it from the Grape Nuts. ing a treasured friend like you.
Who will live on in our hearts for ever, with
Johnny Nash——————— I can’t see clearly now.
love your Concordia Choir Friends
Helen Reddy———— I Am woman hear me snore.
Submitted by Danuta Grigaitis
Please send all Group reports to
bulletin@concordiaclub.ca
Please have your reports submitted by the 8th of
the month.
If you have any questions, you
can contact me directly.
Kathryn Malcolm
CONCORDIA BOWLERS Everyone brought a Christmas ornament that was special to
them and told the story that went with each ornament. This was
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas
all rather touching moment. Later we played a card game in
and I hope this report finds all of you still in good health. Our
order to pick out a gift. After a few jokes and stories we ended
Turkey Roll took place on December 10th. The winners will be
announced in the next bulletin. We were also very fortunate to the lovely evening.
be able to have our Christmas Banquet at the Club on December Our first meeting of the year will take place on January 12th at 2
19th. It was a lovely afternoon and we are all grateful we could pm. Also, our group membership dues will be due then and also
celebrate with our fellow bowlers as well as social members. our club membership.
Don’t forget our Annual General Meeting on January 14th!
As January is more or less soup month, I thought the following
recipe would be a good and easy recipe.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE 2021-2022 BOWLING SEASON
January 14th Annual Meeting
(at Bowling Alley) SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN MEATBALL SOUP
February 11th Fun Night 16 oz frozen cooked Italian meatballs, thawed
April 29th Last Day of Bowling 1 3/4 cups beef flavoured broth
(32 weeks)
1 cup water
May 6th Closing Banquet
(this is a Friday - 5:30p.m.) 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes with basil, garlic and oregano,
undrained
1 can (19 oz) cannellini beans, drained – P.S: I rinse my beans
Finally, best wishes go out to our bowlers who are celebrating a 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
birthday this month:
Steps
January
1. Spray 3- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray (or use
margarine).
14. Helen Majunke
2. Mix all ingredients except cheese in cooker.
15. Wilma Schmidt
3. Cover and cook on low heat setting for 8 to 10 hours.
Until next time,
Monica Kauck 4. Garnish individual servings with cheese.
Throw everything together in the morning and enjoy at supper.
LADIES GROUP So easy.
Happy New Year! The Ladies Group celebrated with a Christmas Elisabeth Rowsel
Party last month and had a wonderful time. We first had a dinner
starting with a Spinach Salad, followed with Chicken Cordon
Blu, Herbed Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans Almandine. This
delicious meal was washed down with the silk flow of good wine.
To end our meal we had a lovely dessert of Rote Grütze. We would
like to thank Chef Jeff for the perfectly cooked meal and Martina
for the excellent service.
Wilma Schmidt was presented with a “40 Year Membership Certif-
icate” in the Ladies Group. Congratulations Wilma.
Thank you Maria and Ursula for the lovely treat boxes and the
Christmas cards that you both made so lovingly for us. They were
all so beautiful.SKAT GROUP
b) you can set up an account by selecting :log in and
follow the instructions to set up an account for free.
Once you are on the website, you can enter a table of
The Skat Group wishes everyone a very Happy New Year.
players listed on the left (a dash represents an open
The Skat Group enjoyed a well attended Christmas
seat) or you can start a “new game table” by clicking
dinner at the Club this year November 28th. A Merry
the icon at the top left of the page. You can select
Christmas to all.
the number of hands and the minutes of play when
We hope everyone is keeping well, staying safe and
setting up a game table. If it is your first time playing
staying healthy.
on line, I would suggest that you choose a (15m, 12
hands) game to start.
Upcoming events:
For those who would like to play Skat with other
The annual Skat meeting is Saturday,January 8th at 1:00
members of our Skat group, you can arrange a time to
p.m. in the Jaegerstube.
play with each other. Or, you can play with other Skat
We do not have any news from the Concordia Club
players from Germany, Poland, USA, Canada etc..
regarding when we can start playing Skat at the club.
If you are interested in playing on-line Tuesday
evenings at 7:00, please email me at nancykessler@
Membership:
rogers.com and I can help organize the event. If this
As we enter the New Year, your club membership fees
becomes popular, we can meet virtually weekly. If you
are once again due. In order to be a member of any
are having trouble setting up an account, you can call
individual group, including the Skat group, you must be
me at 519-747-9012 and I can help you get started.
a member of the club. You can pay your club member-
Gut Blatt
ship by phoning the office at 519-745-5617 with your
Nancy Kessler-Agnew, Secretary
credit card information. Alternatively, you can arrange
to come by in person (please call in advance to make
sure the office is open) or you can mail in a check.
Playing Skat online:
CONCORDIA 150TH
Just a reminder, while we are waiting to play Skat in ANNIVERSARY
person:
COMMITTEE
You can practice online for free at playok.com. Playok is
a website of classic board and card games that allows The 150th Anniversary of the Concordia Club is fast
you to play online against live opponents in real-time. approaching (2023) and we are considering putting
There are 28 different games including Skat, Chess, together a cookbook book with recipes from our
Checkers, Euchre and many more. members! So, we are going to be running a contest
to get your favorite recipes into our 150th Anniversary
cookbook. If your recipe is chosen your name and
How to begin playing these games: recipe will be included in the cookbook!
1. Type “playok.com” in your browser To enter please submit your recipe by sending an
email to: concordia150anniversary@gmail.com
2. Select the game you want to play
Be sure to include ingredients, instructions, and a
3. You can now either select:
picture!
a) guest - you will enter the list of players with a generic
name, orTREFFPUNKT Wishing you all a beautiful holiday season as the weather has changed and snow has fallen. Over the past month, Treffpunkt has welcomed the holiday season and found opportunities to safely gather to spread some cheer and comradery amongst the group . What a great success the first year of our club’s Weihnachtsmarkt was! It was so great to see so many people out to support local vendors and gather safely to spend time amongst friends. Thinking back on how our world changed so much over the past year due to the unforeseen pandemic, it has taught us resiliency, adaptation and a stronger sense of community, through opportunities like this. In December, like many others, Treffpunkt was fortunate to gather as a group at the club to enjoy a phenomenal meal prepared by the amazing staff at our club. Many thanks go to all for their tireless effort in planning, organizing and preparing such a beautiful event in The Weinstube. Photos to be shared in the next newsletter. Lastly, as always, our group continues to reach out to the club at large and request your help with reaching our blood donation goal of 40 donations for the 2021 year. Thus far we have successfully secured 31 donations and continue to climb and we can’t do it without your help. Our Partners for Life number is CONC010846 or you can just say you are donating on behalf of the Concordia Club. We look forward to surpassing this goal, but cannot do it without your help. Please consider making a trip out to your closest donation center and contributing, if you feel safe to do so. bis zum nächsten mal
CONCORDIA CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2021/2022
President: Rob Kerr Entertainment Michelle Zimmer
Kathryn Malcolm
1st Vice President: Mike Matich Alexandria Thoene
2nd Vice President: Alexandria Thoene Farm Committee Mike Matich
Peter Bergen
1st Secretary: Monica Gaertner Rob Krauskopf
2nd Secretary: Rita Eisbrenner Finance Committee Harald Schwegel
Rob Kerr
1st Treasurer: Harald Schwegel Peter Bergen
Holger Fischer
2nd Treasurer: Peter Bergen
Float Committee Rob Krauskopf
Directors: Kathryn Malcolm
Michelle Zimmer German Culture Monica Gaertner
Martin Patzold
Robert Krauskopf Honorary Member Martin Patzold
Holger Fischer Alexandria Thoene
Manager: Ruth Rajna Long Range Planning Harald Schwegel
Rob Kerr
Committee Members: Mike Matich
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Rob Kerr Martin Patzold
Mike Matich
Membership Michelle Zimmer
Archives Alexandria Thoene
Rita Eisbrenner Miss Concordia Alexandria Thoene
Bulletin Kathryn Malcolm Nominations and Bylaws Karl Braun
Rita Eisbrenner Rob Kerr
Mike Matich
Christkindlmarket Peter Bergen Alexandria Thoene
Michelle Zimmer
Martin Patzold Oktoberfest Chair Mike Matich
Club Buildings Rob Krauskopf Oktoberfest Inc. Harald Schwegel
Holger Fischer Rob Krauskopf
Holger Fischer
Club Historian Monica Gaertner
Sales and Marketing Mike Matich
Club Ombudsman Mike Brasch Martin Patzold
Club Rental Properties Rob Krauskopf Security Alexandria Thoene
Holger Fischer Rob Kerr
Concordia Seniorenhaus Mike Matich
Peter Bergen
Employee Liaison Monica GaertnerYou can also read
