HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2014-03-05, Page 15Wednesday, March 5, 2014 • News Record 15
Community coffee time starts Wednesdays in March
Londesborough News
Brenda Radford
During the children's time at the front
at Londesborough United Church on
Sunday, March 2, the conversation cen-
tred around different languages. Minis-
ter Terry Fletcher was born in Wales and
March 1 is [King] David's Day, a day of
celebration. The Welsh flag features a
large red dragon and Terry taught the
children the Welsh word for dragon.
Then he unrolled a strip of paper on
which was printed another Welsh word,
a word of 58 letters that was the name of
a town in north Wales.
The children of today recognize that
people around the word speak many dif-
ferent languages and that learning a new
language is difficult. But Terry pointed
out to the children that when they pray
to God He understands their particular
language. God understands and hears
prayers in all the languages of the world.
"Reliable Witnesses" was the title for
the message to the adults that morning,
Transfiguration Sunday, also known as
HP Presbyterial annual meeting
focus on guidance in life
The annual meeting of the Huron -Perth
W.M.S. Presbyterial was held on February
10, 2014 at Knox Presbyterian Church,
Monkton. The theme for the day was.
'Guided by Star & Compass.' The ladies
were welcomed by Rev. Sarah Thompson,
minister at Knox Church, and by Eldeen
Ward of Monldon W.M.S. Group.
The meditation for the moming session
was given by the President of the Presbye-
rial, Mary Duffin. She reflected on the
theme of the Wise Men being guided by a
star to worship the Christ Child.
A brief memorial service was led by the
Listowel Wallace W.M.S. who paid tribute
to seven deceased members.
Reports were then given by the follow-
ing: an overview of the happenings in the
Huron -Perth Presbyterial was given by
Winnie Walters of Goderich; Historical
report given by Nancy Schneider of
Listowel Wallace group; Children and
Youth report by Elaine Scott of Listowel
Britton W.M.S.; Publicity report on her
work during the year by Kate Tormey of
Atwood W.M.S.
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Ethel Corry of Britton W.M.S. gave her
Literature report; and finally the Treasur-
er's report by Lois Kipfer.
The list of new officers for the coming
year was read, and those officers were
Installed by Shirley Aitchison, of Stratford.
This was followed by an interesting book
review by Ethel Corry, prior to display and
sale of those items.
A delicious lunch was served by Monk -
ton W.M.S. and enjoyed by all!
The afternoon session began with a
hymn sing, and devotions were led by the
St.Mary's Friendship Aux. They continued
on the theme of the day by - Christians are
to be a light to the world.
The guest speaker was Lillian Kluka, a
Great Lakes Captain and Marine Pilot,
who spoke of her experiences during 25
years plying our Great Lakes, through the
Seaway system, and from the Arctic to
Mexico. She supported her talk with slides
of the various ships she captained!
Final courtesies were offered by Robina
Alexxander (Listowel Britton W.M.S. and
the meeting adjoumed with prayer.
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"Christian Feast Day": The sup-
porting scriptures were Matt.
17:1-9 and 2 Peter 1:16-21. Both
scripture passages spoke of the
time on the mountain with the
disciples when Moses and Elijah
appeared with Jesus.
Minister Fletcher revealed to
the congregation that he collects
old postcards. He remarked that
postcards are reliable witnesses
of the times in which they were
sent. First, the pictures on the
cards have recorded the world as
it was. Secondly the short mes-
sages on the back are a kind of
`byte' of time in the lives of the
senders.
The message on a postcard
needs be short as space is lim-
ited. Similarly the writers of the
books of the Bible needed to be
succinct for paper was in short
supply. Therefore one can
surmise that when four different
writers of the New Testament told
the Transfiguration Story they
were reliable witnesses; it was an
important story of Christ that
needed to be told for our faith.
Biblical stories such as these
are powerful evidence of God's
interaction with Jesus, the disci-
ples and the Christian world. We,
too, through our interactions
must be reliable and faithful wit-
nesses to our faith. The event ful-
filled the prophesy of Christ's
coming and gave Jesus one final
sign that God was wanting Him
to proceed into Jerusalem.
The senior choir will gather for
practice prior to the service on
Sunday, March 9.
Mark your calendars for
Songfest set for the evening of
April 6.
The Sunday school invites the
community to their annual skat-
ing party on Saturday, March 15,
the second Saturday of March
Break at the Blyth Community
Centre. You and/or your family
can skate from 4 to 5 that after-
noon and then enjoy chili and
finger foods from 5 to 6. Families
are encouraged to donate the fin-
ger food items.
Ever since the restaurants
closed in Londesborough I've
heard folk bemoaning the fact
that there is no longer a place to
gather for coffee and conversa-
tion. During the month of March,
as a trial, a small group has
decided to hold a `Koffee Klatch'
on Wednesday mornings at 9:30.
Coffee is free. You bring the
conversation and a friend and
your own mug if you wish. This is
a new initiative for the commu-
nity so come and enjoy.
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