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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1973-06-06, Page 10; $ , to, '.• „ ,•!1• I • • rt, ' • • .." ••••';' • -t '1•• ' ' ' • r , • : , • , 1.,•• ' • • 0 • • • • '; ' , - • 43 lo - 'THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO • Ordination Service For W. V. Wybenga At Chalmers `-%,V1-1ITECHURCH NEWS •$unday, June'3 at 3 p.M." at Chalmers Presbyterian Church. the Ordination of Mr. W. Victor Wybenga B.A. , M.Div. , was conducted by Rev. James R. Moderator of Pres- bYterY• Mrs, Donald Ross was in charge of the organ and choir. LUCKNOW UNITED • CHURCH Rev. Robert Nicholls, B.A. Minister JUNE 10th PenteCost 10:00 a.m.. • Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship U.C.W. IN CHARGE • POINT TO PONDER But the fruit of the spirit is • love, joy, peace, patience, kind- ness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control. Galatians 5 : 22 • Lucknow Presbyterian Church Rev. Glenn Noble, B.A., B.D. Minister Phone 528-2740 1973 IS CENTENNIAL YEAR • OFTHISCHURcH. THIS CHURCH ••JUNE 10th 10 a.m. Sunday School South Kinloss Anniversary Services (No service in Lucknow) JUNE 17th Special Father's Day Service Men's Choir The Centennial Book 'is available at The. Lucknow Sentinel, Fish- er's Barber Shop and from Mrs. Ena Henderson. LUCKNOW CHRISTIAN • REFORMED •CHURCH J. W. Van 'Stempvoort Pastor Services: 10:00 a.m. Service 2:30 p.m. Service (Dutch, 1st Sunday of the month) Hymn Sing, lst Sunday of the month, 8:00 p.m. varroRs WJELCOME The choir sang the anthem "How Great Thou Art". • Rev. Glenn Noble gave the narration of steps leading to Ordination and the Sermon. Miss Irene de Boer and Lorne Forster sang "Under His Wing". • This was an unusual Ordination Service in that the call to Mr. Wybenga came from another demonination. The Reformed Church of America and the congregation of Brantford. Be- cause of this Rev. S. Wilts from Harriston gave the charge to the minister. The Declaration of Ordination and Right Hand of Fel- lowship was given by Presbytery. Rev. W. Vic Wybenga gave the benediction.. The ladies of the congregation served lunch. 4\ Becoming A Christian By Alvin Shafer Pastor, , • , Whitechurch 'Mennonite Church "He came unto his own, and his own received him not. • But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Which were born. not of blood, nor of the Wilrof the flesh, nor of the will of man, butkof God" (John I: II -13). • • How does a person become a • child of God? We first find that it is not of blood. •A person may inherit some desirable character,- • istics from their parents, but no one is born a Christian. We do notdiscount the value of a good heritage, but nobody is a child of God because they were born into a Christian, family. It is not, of blood. • Next we notice that it is, not of the flesh. This means that we cannot become a child of God by self reformation. No one has . ever become a Christian by simply making up his mind to be one. Why would Christ have( gone to the cross if this were possible? Now it is a very good thing to make up our minds t� be a Chris- tian, but 'this. is not enough. No- body can atone for his own sin or become good enough to deserve, salvation. It cannot be earned or bought. No amount of ability or training will make a child of God. The right kind of triining is wonderful, but it takes more than this to make a child of God, because the Scripture says it is • not of the will of the flesh. In the third place we see that it is not the will of man. What does this, mean? It simply means that nobody can make a Christian out of us apart from our having met the necessary conditions. No•One has ever become a child of God. because he was baptized or received into church member- ship. Nobody but God can for- give sin. • We are saved by His, grace, or else we are not saved, because no one becoMes a child of God by the will of man. There is no such thing as be a Christian unless we recognize each of the forgoing facts. We are born into the , family of God but "not oftlood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of m'an. but of God". Trinity Church Marks Anniversary Anniversary service was held Sunday, June 3rd at Trinity United Church, Ashfield. The prelude was played by Wilma Hackett on the violin. accompan- led. by Mrs. Kenneth Alton on the organ. Rev. M. E. Reuber of Seiforth was guest speaker, taking .for his sermon'The worka the church". Harry Lear of Londesboro was guest soloist accompanied by his wife Gail on the organ: Choir Anthems were sung by the Junior Choir. "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow" and the Senior Choir "Somebody bigger than you and I". •• The organists for the day were Mrs. Kenneth Alton and Mrs. Douglas Raynard. There was a large attendance and many homes had guests fol- lowing the service. U.C.W. Workshop Held At Wiarton "A Day of Discovery" was the theme -of the Workshop held by i3ruce Presbyterial United Church Women at Wiarton United Church onMiy28th. • Mrs. Doris Hill, Pine River, • •Presbyterial President, opened the meeting and Mrs. Lorne Keays, Marton, welcomed the members. A Stewardship'skit was present- • ed by Mrs., Florence. • Kirkpatrick, Ripley; Mrs. Ron Slade, Kincardine; Mrs. Margaret Gemmell, Ripley and Mrs. Shel- don Wolfe, Clifford, and they also presented Stewardship infor- mation in the form of a "Reach For the -Top" :.Contest. A panel:made up of Mrs. Mar- garet Bannerman, Kinloss; Mrs. Ron. Neyvatte, Kincardine and Mrs, Vernon tlunter,,Lucknow , gave the Citizenship Workihop on. abortion and human rights. • Mrs. Ken Welch of Paisley led a sing song with Mrs. Hugh W. MCCulloch as pianist, ' A Leadership ,Division Workshop in the •form of a panel .discussion was given with the following members taking part - Mrs. Alex Heard, Port Elgin - Comrnunica- WEDNESDAY, JUNE' •• SOUTH' KINLOSS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. • 111th • :,Anniversory•':$errces.' • sundayi. MORNING SERVICE 11 A.M. EVENING SERVICE 7:30 P.M. GUEST MINISTER Rev. J. R. MacDonald, Roseville, Michigan SPECIAL MUSIC BY THE CHOIR •OLIVET FANSHAWE GRAD David Black, son of Mr. and. Mrs. Walter Black, graduated re- cently from•Fanshawe College, London with a course In communi, cations. Congratulations David! Miss Nancy McGuire participat- ed in the Junior Farmers Field Day in Ripley on Saturday. Several from this community •attended the reception for Mr. and Mrs. Howard Robb on Satur- day evening in the,Ripley District High School. Joan Osborne and Brian McGuire spent the week end with Mr. and tions; Miss Eleanor Lougheed, Chesley - Program: Mrs. Hugh W. McColloch, Paisley - Press and Publicity; Mrs. Helen Murray,. Harriston - Nominations Conven- er, and Mrs. Helen Eagles,. Southampton, as Moderator. The introduction to the Bible study and Summary was given by Mrs. Jean Brydon, Southamp- ton. The leaders of each group were Presbyterial members who attended the "Five Oaks" Lead- ers School in April. • The closing worship service was conducted by Mrs. Ron Neyvatte. • Mrs.' Francis Boyle and fad!' Purple Grove. The Boyles e tined several children from Sunday School classes of Si, Andrew's United Church, Rip , Mr. and Mrs-. Ralph Milli St. Thomas visited pn Saul with Mr. W. R. Hamilton a Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hamilton Wendy. Paula and Larry Hoffman • Lucknow 'visited with Mr, a Mrs. Ray Hamilton, Joanne Wendy and Mrs. W. R. Ha • on Sunday. • Little Allan White was abl return home on Saturday fro the Sick Children's Hospital London , where he spent a fe days undergoing tests. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bennett Burlipgton spent the week e •here at their summer home, Mr. and Mrs. Jack McG spent Friday evening visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Pewuess Whitechurch. BUYS' BOWERS FARM • Mr. and Mrs: Bob,Blackwg Streetsville have purchased' farm of the late Mr. and Mrs Shirt Bowers on the 15th sid Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hatnil and baby of Hanover vis' ited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton and family and R. Hamilton.. Ashfield Presbyterian Church 125T1 ANNIVERSARY • Sunday, June 17 Services At 11:00 A.M. and 8:00 -P.M. GUEST SPEAKER THE REV. GEORGE L. DOUGLAS • MUSIC Special numbers providedly the choir and former • s• male quartette HISTORY BOOKS AND CHURCH PLATES • WILL 13E AVAILABLE ON SUNDAY