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Servant Committee helps those in need
I have talked with neighbours in
Auburn who remark to me about the
many cars parked at Huron Chapel
on a Sunday morning. It is true and
kind of bizarre how the population
of Auburn will literally double on a
Sunday morning as people come to
church.
The people making the Sunday
morning observations don't always
ask, but sometimes they do, "Why
do so many come, how are you
doing it, what are you doing
differently?" Well, if you know me
and you have read my columns, then
you know I will sincerely and
humbly tell you there is nothing
special about us. You can visit our
church and find out this is to be true
for yourself. However, there is
something supernaturally incredible
about the Lord we lift up and point
to week after week. It is so good to
hear stories from our people about
how Jesus impacts their lives as we
seek Him.
We are coming up to our annual
meeting at Huron Chapel where we
celebrate what God has done in our
midst over the past year. We sit
down together as church members
with some coffee and dessert and
review our past year as well as look
ahead. We are celebrating this year
the fact that there were 51 people at
Huron Chapel, who we know of,
who made a conscience decision in
2016 to ask Jesus into their life as
their Lord and Saviour. A lot of
these were children which thrills me.
Repeated studies have shown us
again and again that a vast majority
of Christians ask Jesus into their life
before the age of 18.
We had six people who publicly
declared their faith in Jesus and were
baptized down at the Maitland River.
In 2016, we had four babies
dedicated to the Lord. This is where
parents come forth on a Sunday
morning and publicly recognize that
their child is a gift from God. They
want to publicly dedicate their child
back to God declaring their desire to
raise them to know Jesus. Our
church family also plays a part in
this ceremony by affirming
the parents' decision and offering
them our support as their
church family
I won't share and bore you with all
the figures but there is one I
particularly find interesting that I
think reflects both the love of Christ
and the rural context of being a
Church. We have something at
Huron Chapel called The Servant
Committee that doesn't behave like a
committee, which is a good thing. I
find most committees like to meet
and talk about an issue or problem
but hardly ever get around to
actually doing much about the
problem. This committee, however,
is more about being the hands
and feet of love than sitting
around a table and just talking
about it.
The Servant Committee will step
in when a family is going through
some sort of crisis like a death in the
family or when a family member is
hospitalized. They will arrange for
bring meals to be brought their
homes to lighten the load for them.
When someone is ill, I have know
the Servant Committee to arrange
meals for a family weeks on end.
They will offer babysitting to
parents when they need to be at the
hospital with another one of their
children. I love this committee.
We keep rolling on here at Huron
Chapel here in Auburn. On Sunday
we had to pull out more chairs for
our morning service. We had men's
Good job
Members of the Blyth Broomball Association handed out their year-end awards on Sunday
night at a special celebration at the Blyth and District Community Centre. A number of Bantam
and Midget players were honoured for their efforts over the course of the season. Back row,
from left: Paige Bull, Most Improved Midget; Lauren Hayter, Most Dedicated Midget; Tanner
Boven, Most Dedicated Midget and Ethan Ducharme, Most Improved Midget. Front row, from
left: Samantha Moon, Most Improved Bantam; Azana John, Most Improved Bantam; Robyn
MacPhee, Most Dedicated Bantam; Travis Wilts, Most Dedicated Bantam and Benjamin Buttar,
Most Improved Bantam. Absent was Sadie Squires, Most Dedicated Bantam. (Vicky Bremner
photo)
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breakfast this past Saturday and I kid
you not, there were lamb chops,
salmon, sausage along with all the
other good breakfast stuff one would
expect. We celebrated 50 years of
marriage for a couple in our church,
John and Jean Sutcliffe, this past
week. We held our bi-monthly
prayer summit last Sunday night
with over 40 attending to share and
pray together. It was awesome to
hear how God is at work in our
people's lives.
As I write this, I will be joining 63
other people who signed up for our
second instalment of financial peace
on Monday nights at the church.
This course has been very successful
in helping people get out of debt and
live in financial peace. It has been
busy and it has been good.
FROM AUBURN
NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS
in the Municipality of
Morris-Turnberry
2017 Dog Tags and Licences are now available:
(Monday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
and Fridays 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
at the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Municipal Office
41342 Morris Rd., PO Box 310,
Brussels, ON NOG 1H0
***Tags can be picked up in person or
ordered by telephone ***
All dogs must be licensed in compliance with By-law No. 80-
2013.
A copy of the complete By-law is available for review at the
Municipal Office.
All dogs must be identified by means of a tag and licence, issued
for a (1) one year period by:
Friday, April 28, 2017
The fee schedule shall be as follows:
1. All Dogs (except those listed in #2)
- male, females and spayed females
FIRST DOG
ALL OTHERS
$20.00 per dog
$30.00 per dog
2. Pit bulls, Pit bull crosses, Staffordshire terriers
FIRST DOG $100.00 per dog
ALL OTHERS $110.00 per dog
3. Kennel Licence Fee $85.00
(for a kennel of dogs that are registered or
eligible for registration under the Animal Pedigree Act)
4. Late Payment Charge $20.00 per dog
(Shall be assessed in addition to the licence fee,
if the licence and/or tag is not purchased by April 28)
Excrement:
The By-law requires dog owners to forthwith remove excrement
left by a dog, from property other than the premises of the owner
of the dog.
Any person contravening this provision is subject to a $125 fee.
For further information contact:
The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry
Telephone: 519-887-6137 Ext. 24
Fax: 519-887-6424
E-mail: mail@morristurnberry.ca
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