Weekly Social Event at the Knox Presbyterian Church Brings Much Joy to Seniors in Waterloo

We are forutnate to be able to travel regularly to the city of Waterloo, Ontario. Having a place to stay overnight in this university town of around 150,000 residents allows us to participate in community events more regularly.

  One of the events we enjoy tremendously is the weekly social event run by the wonderful people at the Waterloo Knox Presbyterian Church. It usually starts at around 11:30 a.m. when seniors are starting to arrive at the church. They register at the reception desk,pay the Can.$ 10.00, pick up their name tags, and head towards their seats.

  We try to make it to this event whenever we are in Waterloo. After paying the cost of the lunch, we go for a cup of coffee/ tea, head to our usual table and start chatting with our friends already sitting there.

  Lunch starts shortly after 12p.m. after some announcements and sharing by the chairperson. We enjoy the homemade lunch by the kitchen volunteers who cook with love and care. One week lunch could be a variety of sandwiches, or lasagna; the next week it could be pasta with chicken or chili. Each lunch comes with salad or carrot/ celery sticks and yes, always with delicious homemade cookies and some kinds of great desserts! Lunch is always an enjoyable event when accompanied by good conversation with other friendly seniors at the table.

Besides great food and conversation, what makes this weekly lunch event very special and enjoyable is the weekly speaker who shares his/ her special interest and knowledge on a certain interesting topic.

 The topics we had for the past few months covered a wide range of subjects such as beekeeping, walking the Camino, chocolate making, photography, meeting the housing needs in the city, preventing frauds etc.

  On some special occasions such as St. Patrick's Day, Christmas season, there were musical performances by the local musicians or talented individuals in the community.

  Last week, we had the final lunch meeting for the first half of 2026. A brass musical group was brought in and entertained the lunch crowd. Before the musicians played each piece, one of the musicians introduced and explained the meaning or the story of the piece so that the audience could have a better understanding of the music.

It was educational and interesting. We have been so fortunate and blessed to have this wonderful lunch event happening weekly!

  Thank you to the wonderful volunteers working hard and dedicating their time to serve the senior in the Waterloo community! We look forward to this Lunch Program as it brings people together and we have fun and learn something. We love you and appreciate your commitment to this great program!

  RT, Waterloo, Ontario

  042026