{"id":5909,"date":"2026-05-18T09:55:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T13:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp268347.wpdns.ca\/?page_id=5909"},"modified":"2026-07-05T09:12:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T13:12:03","slug":"diner-des-fetes-2016","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/diner-des-fetes-2016","title":{"rendered":"2016 Holiday Luncheon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On December 3, 2016, the Messier Family Association held its first Holiday luncheon at the *Table champ\u00eatre* (country-style restaurant) of Ferme \u00c9quinoxe in Saint-Pie. Once again, chef-owner Jeannine Messier and her husband, Marc Lambert, welcomed us warmly with a seasonal menu.<\/p>

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The gathering was scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Upon arrival, guests were greeted by Board members who served them a cocktail, specifically, a glass of wine from the \u00ab Domaine des 3 F\u00fbts \u00bb vineyard in Drummondville, owned by Richard Messier and his partner, Jacinthe Morissette. The organizer, Nycole Messier, had arranged for appetizers (festive mini-bites) to be served during the cocktail hour. This was a wise decision, as it allowed many participants to meet and chat with other Association members who had accepted the invitation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

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Around 12:30 p.m., the 24 participants were invited downstairs to take their seats. After the president\u2019s welcome address, Richard Leonardo recapped the events of 2016 and briefly outlined the activities planned for 2017. Afterward, Jeannine presented the menu. Although the dishes differed slightly from the traditional fare usually served in our own homes at this time of year, everyone enjoyed the combination of duck confit *tourti\u00e8re* and pork loin stuffed with turkey. It was absolutely excellent. And what can be said about the blueberry cheese tarts served for dessert? I know a few Messiers who thoroughly enjoyed them! We must also highlight the excellent service provided by Jeannine\u2019s staff.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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At the end of the meal, Jean-Marie (22) played a few pieces from his repertoire on the violin, a moment greatly appreciated by the guests!<\/p>

They say a picture is worth a thousand words\u2026 To recap 2016, our secretary-treasurer, R\u00e9jean Messier, presented a photo montage of the year\u2019s various activities. You can view this montage on our website by visiting the \u00ab Events \u00bb page and clicking the \u00ab 2016 in Photos \u00bb button.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It is often said that it is better to give than to receive\u2026 During the meal, we asked the members present: \u00ab To whom would you like to gift a one-year membership to the Messier Family Association? \u00bb We had arranged that the nominee would receive a digital copy of every issue of \u00ab La Moisson des Messier \u00bb published between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2018, while the member who made the suggestion would receive a bottle of wine from Domaine des 3 F\u00fbts. We received several interesting suggestions and held a draw. As luck would have it, our president\u2019s suggestion was the one pulled from the hat. Consequently, his cousin, Marcel Boucher, will become a member of the Association starting this coming April 1st.<\/p>

There was just one downside\u2026 the day before the event, our organizer injured her foot and was unable to attend and see the proceedings of the event she had planned so well.<\/p>

Shortly before 5:00 p.m., everyone departed, satisfied with this final activity of 2016.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

D\u00eener des F\u00eates 2016 Samedi, 3 d\u00e9cembre 2016 Le 3 d\u00e9cembre 2016 avait lieu, \u00e0 la Table champ\u00eatre de la ferme \u00c9quinoxe \u00e0 Saint-Pie, le premier d\u00eener des F\u00eates de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5909","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5909"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8047,"href":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5909\/revisions\/8047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/famillemessierfamily.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}