The Citizen, 2016-09-01, Page 14THE CATHOLIC PARISHES OF NORTH HURON AND NORTH PERTH
CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO ATTEND HOLY MASS.
OUR SUNDAY LITURGIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Brussels:
St. Ambrose
Saturday
6:00 p.m.
17 Flora Street
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Wingham:
Sacred Heart
Sunday
9:00 a.m.
220 Carling Terrace
Listowel:
St. Joseph's
Sunday
11:00 a.m.
1025 Wallace Avenue N.
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From the Minister's Study
Summer's over, back to work says Versteeg
By Pastor Andrew Versteeg
Brussels Community Bible
Chapel
The summer holidays are almost
past and soon it will be back to
school again. On Sunday morning it
was good to see our Sunday school
class full again. Throughout the
summer there were enough Sundays
when only half of the class was
present; the others were away
camping, visiting, etc.
When I mentioned to the class that
full attendance again is an indication
that summer is winding down, there
were not a lot of cheerful faces;
mostly downcast looks and muffled
groans.
The thought of books,
assignments, early mornings and
deadlines does not make a lot of
school children happy. School
means work. Studying, completing
papers and writing tests is not an
easy task. We all know that learning
requires effort, and yet those of us
who have completed our schooling
will testify that it is all very
worthwhile.
Where would we be if we could
not read or write? Many of our jobs
require training or maybe post-
secondary education and we are
thankful that we have those
opportunities. We know that it has
taken some effort, and that is
generally the way it always is.
Unfortunately it is the required effort
to study and learn that often
discourages us and causes us to
groan a bit when it is time to take up
the books again. We like the break of
summer and we sometimes wish life
could always be like that. We need to
be wise and see the long term
benefits of learning and apply it to
ourselves now.
It is like this at church as well.
Summer is a time that some of our
ministries take a break. But just like
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at Threshers' Sept. 9-10!
Evangelical Missionary Church
10:30 a.m. - Worship & Sunday School
at 308 Blyth Rd. (former Church of God)
Pastor: Ernest Dow - 519-523-4848
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school, with September many new
learning opportunities are starting
again. There are programs for the
children, the teens and the adults that
are opportunities to learn about God.
The church exists to spread the
knowledge of God in the world and
so we teach God's word. Just like
learning math or science, learning
about God takes effort. We need to
prioritize some time, maybe attend
some classes and do some reading
and memorizing.
What are the benefits of learning
about God? There are many, but the
best way to understand this is to see
what happens when we neglect to
know about Him. About 700 B.C.
God sent the prophet Hosea to the
Israelite people to warn them
about their departure from the
knowledge of God. Their lack of
knowledge led directly to the
breakdown of social order. This is
what God said through the prophet
BRUSSELS
United Church
WORSHIP SERVICE
AND SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00 am
Everyone Welcome
Minister: Rev. Gary Clark, BA, M.Div.
Bulletin notices: 519-523-4224
blythunited@tcc.on.ca
Church bookings: 519-887-6377
Other concerns: 226-963-1175
Hosea: "The Lord has a case against
the inhabitants of the land, because
there is no truth or loyalty or
knowledge of God in the land. There
is swearing, deception, murder,
stealing and adultery. There is
violence, so that bloodshed follows
bloodshed. Therefore the land
mourns, and everyone who lives in it
languishes. ... My people are
destroyed for lack of knowledge"
(Hosea 4:1 - 6).
Without the knowledge of God,
evil increased and life in that land
became miserable. Violence and
insecurity ruled the day. Because the
people ceased to know God and
obey Him, He turned His blessings
away from them and He was against
them instead of for them.
Knowing God and obeying His
revealed will leads to many
blessings for our society. Blessings
such as peace, joy, faithfulness,
honesty, justice and security flow
ANGLICAN PARISH OF NEW BEGINNINGS
BLYTH
Trinity
6.,9:15 am
Church Office
519-357-4883
BRUSSELS
St. John's
11:15 am
Church Office
519-887-6862
Everyone Welcome!
COME WORSHIP WITH USI
MELVILLE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BRUSSELS
Rev. Elwin Garland
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
We invite you to join our church family in:
Worship & Sunday School - 10 am
Coffee & Snacks - 11 am
Fridays 11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Soup & More 2
- a free community meal held in Melville's basement, and
made possible by the Brussels churches working together.
Nursery care available
519-887-9017
Discover Why We Are Growing
Huron Chapel Baptism
Sunday August 28th
when God is honoured. Society
experiences God's blessings when
men know and love their Creator.
We need to remember that this has to
start with us as individuals. We need
to make `knowing God' a priority,
and there are many opportunities to
do this in our local churches, starting
again this September.
God promises however, that the
greatest blessing will be for our
souls. The majority of society may
not take God seriously, but if you do,
you will be blessed. In short you will
find life with God that begins now
and extends beyond the grave and
into eternity. John 17:3 says, "This is
eternal life, that they may know You,
the only true God, and Jesus Christ
whom you have sent."
Now is the time to know God. It
will take some effort, but the return
for your life and soul will be far
greater than the investment.
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SUNDAYS
Morning Service 10:00 am
Evening Service 7:30 pm
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BLYTH CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
Minister: Pastor Gary van Leeuwen
Hwy. 4, Blyth www.blythcrc.ca 519-523-4743
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You're Invited
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with us
Sunday, September 4
Brussels Business & Cultural Centre
at 10:30 a.m. and at various homes at 6:30 p.m.
from July 3 to Sept. 4
Sunday School for children
4 to 12 years of age at 9:30 a.m.
Childcare provided for infants and preschoolers during
the sermon.
Coffee & cookies after the morning service.
For additional details please contact Pastor Andrew Versteeg 519.887.8621
Steve Klumpenhower 519.292.0965 Rick Packer 519.527.0173
Blyth United Church
Est. 1875
Worship Service & Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.
Sunday, September 4
Blessing of the
Backpacks
MINISTER: Rev. Gary Clark, BA, M. Div.