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Refresh Your Patio

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Dreams Into Realities

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Spider-Man:

Far From Home

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Powerful Cleanser

“ Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your unfailing love … Wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.”

—Psalm 51:1-2

In the laundry room, stains are enemy No 1. Grass skids, coffee spills and ground-in dirt—it’s hard to get clothes clean. Some stains lie buried beneath the surface.

In a spiritual sense, sin leaves a black mark in our lives that is difficult to erase. Fortunately, there is a “powerful cleanser” in Jesus Christ. If you are harbouring a secret sin, He can bring healing and forgiveness. Jesus loves you, no matter what you’ve done.

If you want to be stain-free, pray about it, seek help from a pastor or trusted friend and resolve to live in a way that is pleasing to God. When you surrender to Him, He’ll wipe away the stains of sin.

If you would like to learn more about a relationship with God, email us at faithandfriends@can.salvationarmy.org or visit your local Salvation Army church.

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LOVE & LIFE 5 I’m (Not) #1

Once we realize that, we’ll have discovered the key to lasting friendships.

COMMON GROUND 8 Divine Interruption

Our church had a choice: get irritated or help a needy soul.

CAMP TALES 10 Of Canoeing and

Clean Tables Santiago will never forget his summer at The Salvation Army’s Lac l’Achigan.

11 A Welcome Getaway

Single mom finds renewed strength at summer camp.

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Back in Action

In Far From Home, will Spider-Man come to the rescue?

The Sound of Music

Thanks to The Salvation Army’s Canadian Staff Band, a couple turned to God.

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SOMEONE CARES 19 From Dreams to Realities

Salvation Army assists 30 refugee families in finding a new home in Canada.

LITE STUFF 20 Eating Healthy With Erin

Sudoku, Quick Quiz, Word Search.

NIFTY THRIFTY 23 The Great Outdoors

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FROM THE EDITOR

“Wow!” Moments

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uring a recent classical concert in Boston, the Handel and Haydn (H+H) Society had just finished a performance of Mozart’s Masonic Funeral Music.

In the moment of silence that followed, a child in the audience exclaimed, “Wow!” The awe and wonder in his voice made the entire audience applaud in enthusiastic agreement.

“It was one of the most wonderful moments I’ve experienced in the concert hall,” said orchestra CEO David Snead.

The moment went viral when the clip was posted on Twitter. The nine-year-old was eventually identified and he and his family were invited to attend another Mozart concert when the 2019-2020 season opens.

That’s the power of music, which can stir hearts in ways that could never be imagined.

David and Diane Shatto didn’t see a purpose for religion in their lives. That is, until they decided to take in a performance by The Salvation Army’s Canadian Staff Band, then on tour in California.

In the middle of the service, a soloist sang It Is Well With My Soul.

“And that’s when everything changed,” says David. “Since that morning, life has never been the same.”

David and Diane’s story is on page 16.

Elsewhere in this issue of Faith & Friends, you can see our take on the new Spider-Man: Far From Home movie and find out how Salvation Army summer camps make a difference in the lives of children in Canada and Bermuda.

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LOVE & LIFE

Once we realize that, we’ll have discovered the key to lasting friendships.

by Phil Callaway

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y library consists almost entirely of borrowed books.

One that I must return is jam-packed with random quotes from the world of sports. Like this from Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench: “I was thinking about making a comeback, until I pulled a muscle vacuuming.”

NBA executive Pat Williams said, “We can’t win at home. We can’t win on the road. I just can’t figure out where else to play.”

Former NBA centre Chuck Nevitt told the press, “My sister’s expecting a baby, and I don’t know if I’m going to be an uncle or an aunt.”

Hall of Fame NFL receiver Jerry Rice said, “I feel like I’m the best, but you’re not going to get me to say that.”

Well, we’d all like to be the best. To hold the trophy high and chant, “I’m number 1!” Most of my sports career was spent saying, “I’m number 12,” which is not something

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you shout loudly.

The truth is, I’m not number 1.

God comes first, others next, then me. Philippians 2:3-4 tells us, “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too” (New Living Translation).

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the greatest key to lasting relationships: selflessness.

“She Means It” David Ireland was dying from a crippling neurological disease. His wife was expecting when he wrote the book Letters to an Unborn Child.

David would never take that child to a ball game or on a camping trip, but that child would know he was loved.

Here’s what David tells his child about his wife: “Your mother is very special.

Taking her out to dinner means she

When you arrive at that moment of realizing you’re more concerned with giving than receiving, you have struck gold. PHIL CALLAWAY has to dress me, shave me, brush my teeth, comb my hair; wheel me out of the house and down the steps, open the garage and put me in the car, take the pedals off the chair, stand me up, sit me in the seat of the car, twist me around so that I’m comfortable, fold the wheelchair, put it in the car, go around to the other side of the car, start it up, back it out, get out of the car, pull the garage door down, get back into the car, and drive off to the restaurant. And then, it starts all over again.

“Finally, we sit down to dinner, and she feeds me throughout the entire meal. And when it’s over she pays the bill, pushes the wheelchair out to the car again, and reverses the same routine. And with real warmth she’ll say, ‘Honey, thank you for taking me out to dinner.’ I never quite know what to answer.

“When I have to wash my hair; this involves sitting with my shirt off in front of the sink. There’s a mirror there and I am able to look at myself, the muscles and flesh having slowly disappeared, I begin to feel depressed.

“Joyce will say, ‘Oh, don’t look! I’m

going to take that silly mirror down if you don’t stop admiring yourself.’

“Then, your mother will sit down, place my hand in her lap and say, ‘You’re so handsome to me. You’re the most handsome man in the world. I love you so much.’

“And somehow, out of the ancient well of our experience together, I know she means it.”

Sacrificial Love This is love, my friends. We need to hear about such people, don’t we? I admire the skills of athletes, but we must never elevate the stars above the servants. Because of Huntington’s disease, a hereditary illness that occurs on my wife’s side of the family, I have brothers-in-law who show the sacrificial love, integrity and good humour of the amazing caregiver you just read about.

Speaking of integrity, I’d better return this book. But I have time for one more quote from boxing legend Rocky Graziano: “I quit school in Grade 6 because of pneumonia.

Not because I had it, but because I couldn’t spell it.”

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Welcome!

“What’s more worshipful than helping someone in need?” asks Jeanette Levellie, here with her husband, Kevin

Divine Interruption When an unkempt stranger wandered into our church service, we had a choice: get irritated at the interruption or help a needy soul.

by Jeanette Levellie

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stared in shock and almost stopped leading the congregation in singing Nearer, My God, to Thee as she walked through the door of our little country church. Long, stringy hair hung into her eyes, her slight frame lost in baggy clothes. She stood in the doorway, looking around the crowd as if searching for help.

What is she doing, interrupting our church service? I thought. Can’t she see we are worshipping God here?

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Stumbling Into Worship My husband, Kevin, the pastor, stood up from his place at the piano and gently guided the stranger into the foyer. We continued with our worship. But every eye was on the door, waiting to see if Kevin would return with or without the stranger.

After a long five minutes, both of them re-entered the sanctuary.

Kevin took his seat at the piano and the lady sat down in the second row.

From my place at the podium, I noticed she sang the hymns without a book, never missing a word. She even participated in the praise and prayer time. “My name is Tammy, and I’d like you to pray for my only

He wasn’t available to help Tammy.

But Fred and Grace, a couple known for their generosity, gave Tammy a cheque to cover her car repair. She thanked us profusely and went on her way.

Where did she come from? Why is she here?

I couldn’t help but wonder. JEANETTE LEVELLIE brother, Joel, who needs a heart transplant.” Tammy went into great detail about Joel’s health issues, as if we all knew him.

Where did she come from? Why is she here? I couldn’t help but wonder. Our church building is located kilometres away from the nearest town and on the way to almost nowhere. Rarely does anyone just stumble into a service on a Sunday morning.

Doing Versus Being In between shaking hands and chatting with our congregants as they left, Kevin shared with me that the brakes on Tammy’s car were failing and she needed a mechanic.

Someone had told her there was a mechanic in our congregation, so she came when she knew that someone would be here—during church!

It’s true that one of our deacons, Stan Hopper, is a superb mechanic.

At lunch, I confessed to Kevin that my priorities were out of order.

“I was offended that Tammy interrupted our worship,” I said. “Yet what’s more worshipful than helping someone in need? Aren’t we called to not only gather, sing praises and hear preaching but also to reach out to ‘the least of these’ like Tammy?”

I knew the answer to my own question. I could even quote Jesus’ words in Matthew 25:40, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of Mine, you did for Me.” From now on, I’d have a different view of strangers in our midst.

Tammy’s visit was six months ago. She’s not been back to worship with us since. But I’m grateful for the gift she gave me, that divine interruption. It changed my thinking from “doing” church to “being” the church.

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The Salvation Army Lac l’Achigan summer camp

Of Canoeing and Clean Tables Santiago will never forget his summer at The Salvation Army’s Lac l’Achigan.

by Bramwell Ryan

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s summer approaches, 10-year-old Santiago is counting down the days to summer camp.

Three years ago, Santiago and his family came to Canada from Colombia. During their first summer in Gatineau, Que., they connected with their local Salvation Army community and family services department. Santiago’s mom, Shirley, learned about summer camp but was nervous to send her youngest away.

“Santiago was excited to go,” says Shirley. “He loved camp and can’t wait to go back. When he heard he could go again, he couldn’t wait.”

Decades of Serving The Salvation Army’s summer camp

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in Quebec is located on the shores of magnificent Lac l’Achigan in the Laurentians. The camp, which The Salvation Army owns and operates, has served the population of Quebec since 1933. Themed weeks include adventure camps and moms-andtots camp.

“The lake was my favourite part—canoeing and paddle boating,” Santiago says. “I made lots of new friends—some spoke Spanish like I did. And twice, my friends and I won the trophy for the cleanest table. That made me really happy.”

For decades, The Salvation Army has provided weeklong and day camps for children. Last year, more than 4,000 children attended Canadian Salvation Army summer camps.

A Welcome Getaway Single mom finds renewed strength at summer camp.

by Linda Leigh

“I’m Not Alone” Tammy is grateful for the support of The Salvation Army

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owntime, memories, friends, activities. The Salvation Army’s moms-and-tots camp, located at Jackson’s Point on the shores of Lake Simcoe, Ont., is for mothers and children to enjoy a break, spend time together and refresh in a restful, relaxing setting.

“Camp is a fantastic getaway,” says Tammy, 38. “It is the perfect opportunity to have a small vacation without having to worry about making meals and planning activities. It’s a wonderful time to build friendships and experience the joys of camp with my son.”

Tammy is raising her son, six-yearold Ethan, on her own. Ethan’s father

left when Tammy learned she was pregnant and her extended family is far away.

“Sometimes I feel like giving up, but camp helps me clear my head and find strength to deal with stuff that comes with being a single parent,” says Tammy. “At camp, our stories are often similar, which means people understand my challenges and frustrations. Their support reminds me I’m not alone.”

“Only Me” While Tammy enjoys activities such as swimming, painting and jewelry making, Ethan receives quality care with engaged and competent staff.

Stories, crafts and games are some of the fun things he does.

“At home, Ethan has one or two friends. At camp, he has 10 to 20.

He loves the activities and every year pesters me to go back,” Tammy chuckles.

“I never went to camp as a child,” she says. “I’m grateful to The Salvation Army for a week at camp that leaves me refreshed, encouraged and inspired. This is big, because at home there is only me.”

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Back in Action

IN FAR FROM HOME, A GROUP OF MYSTERIOUS CREATURES IS WREAKING HAVOC ACROSS EUROPE. WILL SPIDER-MAN COME TO THE RESCUE?

by Kristin Ostensen

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and enjoyed a lighthearted take on the genre with Shazam!

The superhero streak continues this month, as fans get a second instalment in Marvel’s Spider-Man series with Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Photos: Courtesy of Marvel Pictures

High Flyer Even while on summer vacation, Spider-Man (Tom Holland) finds himself in the middle of action

Under Attack In the first film in the series, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man (Tom Holland), learns the crime-fighting ropes from Iron Man (Robert

Downey Jr.), while trying to keep his superhero identity under wraps.

At the end of the film, however, his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) discovers who he really is, and as Far From Home gets underway, we see faithandfriends.ca I JULY 2019

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Friend or Foe? Does Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) have his own agenda when it comes to working with Spider-Man?

how Spider-Man is using his newfound fame for good. His aunt recruits him to lend a hand at a Salvation Army fundraiser she has organized in support of people who are homeless. It seems our web-slinging hero is just as committed to defending the vulnerable as he is to defending the world.

But, at heart, Peter is still just an awkward teenager. And at the beginning of Far From Home, he is ready for a vacation. Leaving the Avengers and his spider suit behind, he heads off to Europe on a highschool class trip, making stops in London, Venice and Prague.

“I just want to go on a trip with my friends,” Peter says. “Europe doesn’t really need a friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man.” But it turns out, Peter is wrong.

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enforcement agency, shows up in his hotel room. Fury wastes no time in recruiting Peter to fight against the Elementals, a mysterious group of four world-destroying creatures.

“I think Nick Fury just hijacked our summer vacation,” Peter laments.

Luckily, his Aunt May has packed the spider suit for him.

Joining Spider-Man and Fury in the fight is Quentin Beck, aka Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal), who was also recruited by Fury because of his supposed expertise on the Elementals. Comic book readers will recognize Mysterio as a classic Spider-Man villain. So is he really friend or foe? Peter doesn’t know.

Despite Peter’s desire for a break, it’s clear that staying out of the fray isn’t an option. People are suffering.

The fate of the world hangs in the balance.

“You’ve got gifts, Parker,” Fury tells him. “But you have a job to do.

Are you going to step up, or not?”

“ You have a job to do. Are you going to step up, or not?” NICK FURY The Right Path Peter Parker is hardly the first person to want to run away from a tough mission. As Peter tries to avoid his superhero duties by going on vacation, the Bible is full of people who tried to run away from what God wanted them to do.

When God asked Jonah to share His message with the people in Nineveh, Jonah hopped on a ship and went as far in the other direction as possible (see Jonah 1:1-3).

When God told Moses to confront the Pharaoh in Egypt and demand that he release the Israelite people from slavery, Moses said, “Send someone else” (see Exodus 4:13).

It’s a good thing that God is patient and He never gives up on us.

Sometimes He shows up in the most unexpected places, to “hijack” our lives and put us on the right path.

Though they were initially reluctant, both Jonah and Moses stepped up and obeyed God, and countless people were saved as a result.

Everyday Heroes It doesn’t matter who you are—you don’t have to be Spider-Man to be a hero. But there’s something to that “friendly neighbourhood” part.

What are the needs in your neighbourhood? How can you love others

and make a difference in the world around you?

It could be supporting a Salvation Army homeless shelter, as SpiderMan does in Far From Home. It could be welcoming a family of newcomers on your street, or volunteering at the local food bank.

As Mother Teresa once said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.”

Be an everyday hero. The world is waiting.

Giving Hope Today It’s no surprise that Spider-Man would be a supporter of The Salvation Army.

Across Canada and Bermuda, and in 131 countries worldwide, the Army is giving hope to people in need.

More than 1.7 million people were helped

by The Salvation Army in Canada and Bermuda last year.

3.2 million free meals were served at shelters and in feeding programs.

7,300 shelter, addictions, detox and mental-health beds were provided each night.

21,000 people were helped when an emergency or natural disaster struck.

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THANKS TO THE SALVATION ARMY’S CANADIAN STAFF BAND, A COUPLE TURNED TO GOD.

by D avid and Diane Shatto

David remember sitting in my room when I said, “I renounce Christianity.”

I had become an agnostic. I was skeptical there might be a God, and I fundamentally felt no connection with Him. People have used the name of God to do horrendous things, I thought, such as the Crusades. It seemed to me that Christianity was a propaga-

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tion of human oppression of others.

I felt I had been brainwashed by the institution of the church.

When I decided to renounce Christianity, I realized my plan for my life had to change. God wasn’t in control anymore, and so plan B for my life was to immerse myself in science and technology.

UCLA became my secular cathedral of greatness. My first job there was as a programmer-analyst in

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the Institute for Geophysics and Planetary Physics. But I’d achieved everything I’d wanted to. I didn’t see any real meaning for life after that.

I wondered what I should do.

Should I just grind out a few more years of service and retire? I didn’t see true purpose in life.

My wife and I were going to cultural events. We were doing things to try to find a sense of purpose in the world.

it was an overpowering experience.

I didn’t have arguments that held up against that experience.

Since that morning, my life has never been the same.

Even if you’re achieving all of your goals, all of your dreams, there’s something more that human beings need, and that is to have a relationship with God. To atheists and agnostics I’d say: “You’re missing something that

“ To atheists and agnostics I’d say: ‘You’re missing something.’ ” DAVID SHATTO In May 2016, The Salvation Army had an international band celebration in Long Beach, California. I got tickets for it because I thought, Wow. That has got to be the pinnacle of brass band music.

The next day, the Canadian Staff Band was at The Salvation Army’s church in Torrance, California, and my wife and I decided to go.

In the middle of the service, there was a soloist who sang It Is Well With My Soul.

When I heard the song, I realized, all was not well with my soul. And that’s when everything changed.

God told me, “That’s what you’ve been missing. That’s what you’ve been looking for.” He wanted to have a relationship with me. The walls I had against God just fell down, and

affects your soul. If you realize that all is not well in your soul, look to Jesus. A relationship with Him can make you well.”

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lthough I considered myself a Christian, and I raised my daughter as a Christian, I rejected the church. I just thought the church was a social institution.

I saw the people outside the church as more authentic than the people inside it.

My husband and I had reached the point where we found our meaning in secularism. But deep down, I was still living in confusion, wondering where I belonged in all of this. Where did I fit?

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Agnostics’ Progress When the Canadian Staff Band played The Pilgrim’s Progress, it changed the lives of David and Diane Shatto

and the conductor said, “We’re not here to show off our musical talent.

We’re here to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ,” I was thinking, Is this propaganda? But my soul was being stirred.

When the band played a piece called The Pilgrim’s Progress, that moment changed my life. Wow, I The Canadian Staff Band Though a Salvation Army territorial band has been in existence since the 1880s, most of the band perished during the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence River in 1914. While attempts were made to restart the band shortly after, it was not until 1969 that the group was reformed, and as they celebrate their 50th anniversary this year, the Canadian Staff Band sets the example for all aspects of Salvation Army banding in the Canada and Bermuda Territory. Throughout the past five decades, the band has both led and participated in countless worship services, congresses and concerts, in Canada and around the world.

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thought. It’s describing my journey.

I thought God was working in my heart to tell me the church is more than just a social institution. It was as though He was saying, “I want you to know I’m in the church. There are people in the church I’m working in. You don’t have to feel like you don’t belong there.”

Perhaps there are some people who are involved in religion for the wrong reasons, or see the church as just a social club. But God wanted me to focus beyond that, to see the power of God in people who worshipped Him in spirit and truth.

It took me back to the days when all the people that I knew in the church were sincere. The people who truly believed in what they were doing and saying, who loved me and taught me about God. Ultimately, the concert changed the course of our lives, and I will be forever grateful.

David and Diane Shatto are now studying to become Salvation Army pastors.

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SOMEONE CARES

From Dreams to Realities Salvation Army assists 30 refugee families in finding a new home in Canada.

by June Li

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hen 30 families from Nigeria and Ethiopia arrived in Toronto last summer, The Salvation Army welcomed them with open arms at their Peel Family Shelter in Mississauga, Ont. The shelter operates on a “housingfirst” approach that prioritizes finding permanent affordable housing as quickly as possible for those experiencing homelessness.

“When someone has a safe, stable home, they can feel at peace,” says Kenton Davis, the shelter’s director.

“When we provide supportive services after a family has been housed, the rate of success of them staying housed increases and the rate of them returning to homelessness decreases.”

A Better Tomorrow Every family that walks through the doors of the shelter is assigned a stabilization housing worker to help them navigate community resour-

Doing Better: Kenton Davis (fourth from left) with some of the staff at The Salvation Army's Peel Family Shelter in Mississauga, Ont.

ces. From taking families to meet landlords to offering workshops on immigration policy, the Army walks alongside them. Finding a place to call home is not just a dream but a reality.

Once a family is housed, support doesn’t end. An after-care program is put into place to help families maintain their housing. “We offer counselling, job search assistance, referrals to local food banks and medical services as well,” says Kenton.

“Despite the stereotypes about homelessness and shelters, we are all people and we can all do better,” he concludes.

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Eating Healthy With Erin BAKED BRIE ARTICHOKE SPINACH DIP TIME 1 hr MAKES 6 servings SERVE WITH tortilla chips, bread or pita

1. Preheat oven to 190 C (375 F).

Lightly grease a 22 x 22 cm (9 x 9 in.) baking pan with butter. Set aside.

2. Melt butter in small saucepan over medium-high heat.

Sprinkle some flour on top of butter and, once bubbling, add remaining flour and whisk.

Add diced garlic and onion.

Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently with spatula.

3. Using food processor or blender, add drained artichokes, sour cream, brie, mayonnaise, garlic and onion.

Pulse lightly until ingredients are mixed together but the artichokes still remain in small chunks.

4. Transfer to greased pan and stir in fresh spinach and spices.

5. Add grated Parmesan to top and bake for 45 minutes.

6. Remove from oven and allow to stand for 10 minutes.

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Recipe photo: Erin Stanley

30 ml (2 tbsp) butter 45 ml (3 tbsp) flour 1 garlic clove, minced 60 ml (¼ cup) white or sweet onion, diced 400 g (14 oz.) artichokes, drained 250 ml (1 cup) sour cream 250 ml (1 cup) brie cheese 60 ml (¼ cup) mayonnaise 750 ml (3 cups) fresh spinach 2 ml (½ tsp) dried oregano 2 ml (½ tsp) dried parsley 1 ml (¼ tsp) paprika 1 ml (¼ tsp) salt 1 ml (¼ tsp) black pepper 60 ml (¼ cup) Parmesan cheese, grated

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NIFTY THRIFTY

The Great Outdoors Refresh your patio this summer.

Is your outdoor space feeling a little drab? After a few seasons of exposure to the elements, a patio can take a real beating. If you want a refresh, but aren’t sure how to do it, start with these budget items from your local Salvation Army thrift store.

Tray. The perfect patio accessory.

While great for serving food, it can also be combined with an ottoman to create a tabletop. Find one that will work outside—for example, a tray made of metal or rattan.

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Candle holders. A nice design touch that also provides lovely ambient lighting. Look for large candlesticks or lanterns.

Potted plant. Add greenery or colourful flowers to your patio. Plants will make your space feel cozy.

Adding these three key pieces of decor to your patio will give the space new life. A small amount of spending can have a big impact, thanks to the Salvation Army thrift store.

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(left) Tijana Popovic is the frugalista behind A Plentiful Life, a lifestyle blog that shows readers how to live their best life on a budget.

She is also a creative expert for The Salvation Army’s thrift stores. Find a thrift store near you at thriftstore.ca.

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