HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-06-30, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2016. PAGE 3.
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From Marilyn's Desk
Through her lens
Wendy Orr ran into some difficult times while preparing for her show, "Quiet Time" at the Blyth
Centre for the Arts. Orr's pieces, according to her, changed from an exterior focus to an
introspective time. The show opened on June 17, the same day as the official opening of the
Blyth Festival's 2016 season, and runs until July 9. (Denny Scott photo)
Community service set July 17
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, June 26
were Donna Moore and Marilyn
Craig. Ushering were Laurie
Sparling and Lissa Kolkman.
Marilyn Scott was pianist and Katie
Dockstader was choir director. Rick
Elliott ran the power point.
Emily Phillips welcomed
everyone to church on this very hot
Sunday. She also welcomed the
directors of Camp Menesetung,
Mary Ross and Clayton Peters. She
drew everyone's attention to the
announcements printed in the
bulletin. Special mention was that
next Sunday, church will begin at 11
a.m. She also reminded everyone
that on July 17 there will be no
church service at Blyth United in
order that the congregation can join
in the community service at the
Lions Park and to bring a lawn chair.
Rev. Gary Clark invited Taylor
Wharton to come to the front and
light the Christ candle and the other
candles on the altar table. The first
hymn "Lord Prepare Me to be a
Sanctuary" was sung. The opening
prayer was said responsively with
sign language in the response.
Rev. Clark invited everyone to
greet one another and to tell of a
camp experience if you went to
camp. The hymn "Praise Ye The
Lord" was sung with Mary Ross
leading one side of the congregation
and Rev. Clark leading the other
side. The scripture reading was from
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 — the story of
Elijah, the teacher and Elisha the
student. The choir sang the anthem
"A Thousand Voices to Sing."
Rev. Clark's message to the
congregation was "Swing a Little
Lower Sweet Chariot." Elijah and
Elisha encountered three times
schools of 50 people along the way.
Camp sometimes conflicts with
other things going on, like Vacation
Bible School. Mary Ross and
Clayton Peters both talked about
their experience at camp. Mary went
from a camper to a camp councillor
to a co-director. Camp is a place to
discover ourselves and to know that
God is near. We learn to be open to
new ideas and we learn many songs.
Both Mary and Clayton thanked
all the churches that support the
camp because without them the
camp would be struggling to exist. If
you ask kids what they need, they
often say that church should be like
camp. Camp is a place with open
skies, the trees provide protection,
Sign here!
(F.B. Meyer, "The Blessed Life")
Dear Christian reader, seek some quiet spot, some still hour, and yield
yourself to God.
Make a definite consecration of yourselves to God. With most it would
be sufficient to write out Miss Havergal's hymn, "Take my life, and let it
be," and to sign your name at the bottom.
Take my life and let it be --consecrated, Lord, to Thee.
Take my moments and my days --let them flow in ceaseless praise.
Take my hands and let them move --at the impulse of Thy love.
Take my feet and let them be --swift and beautiful for Thee.
Take my voice and let me sing --always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be --filled with messages from Thee.
Take my silver and my gold --not a mite would I withhold.
Take my intellect and use --every power as Thou shalt choose.
Take my will and make it Thine --it shall be no longer mine.
Take my heart it is Thine own --it shall be Thy royal throne.
Take my love my Lord, I pour --at Thy feet its treasure store.
Take myself and I will be --ever, only, all for Thee!
Sign here
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
you can hear the birds singing, you
can hear the waves lapping at the
shore and God seems closer at camp.
God comes a little lower just like the
chariots of fire. Mary sang a song
that she had written about life at
camp.
The hymn "Worship the Lord"
was sung as a round. The offering
was received with the loose change
going to help send a child to Camp
Menesetung followed by the singing
of the response "Your Work, 0 God,
Needs Many Hands," the offertory
prayer, the prayers for the people
and the singing of the Lord's Prayer.
The last hymn "We Are One" was
sung the way we would sing it at
camp followed by the benediction
and the singing of the response "God
Be With You 'Ti We Meet Again."
Everyone was invited for coffee
and treats and to talk with Mary and
Clayton.
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
Happy Canada Day to everyone.
Have a safe and happy holiday
weekend.
Happy birthday to Larry Blake
who celebrates, July 2; Eileen
Barrie, Kitchener, and Stephen
Thompson, July 3.
Community Vacation Bible
School is coming up July 11-14 at
the Blyth Christian Reformed
Church. This year's theme is
"Following Jesus the Light of the
World."
Kids in the Kitchen and
Masterchef return to Blyth United
Church from July 11-15. Contact the
church at 519-523-4224 or Kathy
Douglas at 519-523-4380 for more
information.
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