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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2014-02-05, Page 13Through the stained glass window Innocence Restored Written by Ryan Jantzi Pastor, Kingsfield-Clinton Neither flinching nor blinking, her face remained a scene of tranquility as the snapping BBQ tongs came within milli- metres of her little button nose. I can be a bit of a pest some- times. My hope was that by being a playful nuisance, I would receive a cute and dramatic reaction from my then nine- month old daughter. Instead, I received nothing but an unfazed glance of pleasant content. What struck me at this moment was the innocence and naivety that my little girl displayed. It did not even cross her mind that potential danger was approaching when, like the pinchers of a crab, the BBQ tongs clipped toward her. At this point in her young life, Gracie was not yet aware of the bro- kenness of this world. Innocence is a beautiful thing. The sad part of this is that it is only a short matter of time before little Gracie joined the rest of us in the jaded, skeptical and guarded approach we take to life as we wrestle with the evil and pain that abounds within and around us all. We live Clinton Shuffleboard results Ladies' High: Ethel Walker, Marg Kuiper, Nancy Turner Men's High: Murray Forbes, Alan Lavis, Hank Johnston Ladies' High: Tina Van Dyke, Nancy Turner, Lucy Sage Men's High: Otto Dannenberg, Murray Forbes, Burt Greidanus All -You -Can -Eat! Pancake & Sausage Supper Huron Christian School 87 Percival Street, Clinton FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Admission by donation Test your skills in the Games Room (Proceeds to Ottawa/Montreal Trip) More Information? CaII 519-482-7851 in a broken world. Pride and sin has run rampant. Pain and distrust have resulted. As hard as it may be to believe, there was a time when truth, beauty and the presence of God was all that the human race knew. Knowing God and cultivating His creation was the totality of Adam and Eve's experience in that original utopia, the Garden of Eden. And then it all came crashing down, not through a gradual awareness of evil, as is the case for our chil- dren today. Rather, innocence was ripped away through that initial act of prideful disobedience. And the world has never been the same. Oh, how my heart aches to return to that experience of innocence! And it is at this point that I find hope in the great story of God. The story of Him relentlessly pursuing His children with love. The incarnation story of God coming to walk among us as a man. The story of Jesus restoring his creation through his saving work in the cross and resurrection. Evil was defeated. Guilt was washed away. Hope was returned. For all who believe, the full human experience of beauty, truth and good- ness was made possible again. And so it is with hopeful rejoicing and a yearning heart that I read God's promise for the future to all of the faithful in Rev- elation 21:3, 4. "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people... He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away" (NW, 2011). This is a return to the place of innocence. Just as my daugh- ter had seen the world with unjaded and hopeful eyes, one day we too will anticipate only what is good. For the people of God, we will not live with an expectation of evil and broken- ness. Just as a little baby, with innocence we will experience life without pain, with no need to flinch or shrink back in fear. Jesus has restored the innocence and beauty that we have lost. Birthday Club ayden Cummings icholas McAsh Mackenzie McAsh Benjamin Ohm id Kiara McGregor Griffin McGregor Tyler Stewart Colin Alexander Noelle McLellan Connor Hallahan Amy Brinke Alistair Barfoot Ella Snell Eva Snell Natalie Stewart Feb 6th Immo Feb 7th Feb 7th Feb 7th Feb 7th Feb 7th 111111111 Feb 7th Feb 8th Feb 8th Feb 8th Feb 10th Feb 10th Feb 10th Feb 10th Feb 10th 1 Call our In -Store Bakery to Order BIRTHDAY CAKES OR ANY SPECIAL OCCASION CAKE • MAGIC CAKES • CHARACTER CAKES • • BIRTHDAY CAKES • Moore,SMade to your specification. ✓ o0 UND 6 Mary St., Clinton • 482.9341 Wednesday, February 5, 2014 • News Record 13 NOTICE OF ANNUAL AND SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING The 137th Annual Meeting of the Members of MCKILLOP MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY will be held at the office of McKillop Mutual 91 Main Street South, Seaforth, Ontario Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at 7:OOp.m. To receive, consider and approve the 2013 financial statement and auditor's report. The statement will be available on the Company's website at www.mckillopmutual.com and a member may request a copy by contacting the head office in Seaforth, Ontario at least 14 days before the Meeting. To consider and if thought fit, to adopt, with such amendments as may be made at the Meeting, those amendments to the Company's By-law 1 as are passed by the Board of Directors on February 19'h, 2014. A summary of the amendments that will be considered by the Directors follows. A complete text of By-law 1 showing the amendments is available for review by all members at the head office during regular business hours, or will be provided upon request. To elect two qualified Directors for a term of three years. Any qualified member wishing to seek election must file his or her intention to stand for election in writing with the Secretary of the Company at least twenty-one days in advance of the Annual Meeting. To appoint Auditors for 2014 and authorize the Directors to fix their remuneration; By order of the Board of Directors McKillop Mutual Insurance Company Seaforth, Ontario Rob Moorehead, CIP Corporate Secretary SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAW 1 (The numeric references herein correspond with the section numbers of the General By-law) 7 Date of Annual Meeting to be as determined by Board in accordance with the Corporations Act. 10 Notice of members' meetings to be given in accordance with the Corporations Act. 12 Annual Statements to be made available to members in accordance with the Corporations Act. 16 Members not in arrears of premium payments entitled to vote at meetings. 18 Representative of insured partnership eligible to vote. 19 Applicants for insurance are not entitled to vote. 20 Number of Directors to be reduced from 9 to 6. 22 President, director of another insurer and family member of ineligible person not eligible to be a director. 25 A Director may be removed from office by special resolution of the Members. 28 If director removed from office, vacancy is to be filled. 34 President shall be chief executive officer of the Corporation. 35 Board may fix their remuneration. 38 The Board shall establish an 'Audit Committee" and a "Conduct Review Committee': 39 Corporation to appoint agents and set policies relating to duties. 40 Persons authorized by the Board may execute documents on behalf of the Corporation. 42(d) Deleted 43 Directors shall formulate investment policies and review same as required by the Insurance Act. 45 Risks may be reinsured in accordance with the Insurance Act. 46 47 Specific provisions dealing with insurance contracts deleted. 50 Applications for insurance to be approved by authorized persons. 52 Claims to be paid in accordance with policies determined by the Board. 53 Refunds from surplus may be paid. 54 Specific provision dealing with office operations deleted. 57 By-laws may be amended in accordance with the Corporations Act. • Section numbers of By-law to be renumbered upon Members' approval of amendments .